He has also released music as part of Fragile State, the Green Nuns of the Revolution, and the Neil Cowley Trio.
With his trio, he appeared on Later... with Jools Holland in April 2008 and won the 2007 BBC Jazz Award for best album for Displaced.
[4] He began as a classical pianist and performed a Shostakovich piano concerto at the age of 10 at Queen Elizabeth Hall.
In his late teens Cowley moved into being a keyboardist for soul and funk acts Mission Impossible, the Brand New Heavies, Gabrielle and Zero 7.
[2] The trio reunited in 2024 to release an album "Entity" which has been supported by UK and European tour dates in 2024 and 2025.