Liam Noble

• Name — Liam Noble • Birthplace — London, UK • Born — 15 November 1968 • Instrument — Piano • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician, composer, arranger, educator • Years Active — 1990s–present • Website — liamnoble.co.uk

Noble was born in London on 15 November 1968. He studied music at the University of Oxford and the postgraduate level at the Guildhall School of Music.

After his studies, Noble played with saxophonist Stan Sulzmann in duo and quartet performances. He then played in several bands, including those led by Harry Beckett, John Stevens and Anita Wardell. In 1997, Noble joined Bobby Wellins' band. In 2002, he received a commission from Birmingham Jazz to write a song cycle. Noble's 2004 recording Romance Among the Fishes was a quartet album, with Phil Robson (guitar), Drew Gress (bass) and Tom Rainey (drums). Noble and Robson had often played together, but the four had been put together earlier the same year for an appearance at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Noble's 2009 trio album, Brubeck, was described by the dedicatee, Dave Brubeck, as "an inspiration and a challenge for me to carry on in the avenues that you [Noble] have opened". In 2010, Noble accompanied vocalist Christine Tobin on the album Tapestry Unravelled, a reworking of Carole King's Tapestry from four decades earlier. In 2015, Noble will release the solo piano album A Room Somewhere. Noble teaches at the Royal Academy of Music, Trinity Laban, the Birmingham Conservatoire and the University of Kent.

• Year recorded — Title — Label — Personnel/Notes • 1994 — Close Your Eyes — FMR — Solo piano • 2001* — In the Meantime — Basho — Quintet, with Stan Sulzmann (tenor sax, soprano sax, flute), Chris Biscoe (alto sax, soprano sax, alto clarinet), Mick Hutton (bass), Paul Clarvis (drums) • 2004 — Romance Among the Fishes — Basho — Quartet, with Phil Robson (guitar), Drew Gress (bass), Tom Rainey (drums) • 2006* — Let's Call This... — Babel — Duo, with Ingrid Laubrock (sax) • 2009* — Brubeck — Basho — Trio, with Dave Whitford (bass), Dave Wickins (drums) • 2010* — Tapestry Unravelled — Trail Belle — Duo, with Christine Tobin (vocals) • 2015* — A Room Somewhere — Basho — Solo piano • 2015 — The Day I Had Everything — Edition — As "Malija"; trio, with Mark Lockheart, Jasper Høiby • 2017 — Instinct — Edition — As "Malija"; trio, with Mark Lockheart, Jasper Høiby • 2017 — Brother Face — Own release on Bandcamp — With Shabaka Hutchings; in concert • 2019 — The Long Game — Edition — With Tom Herbert, Seb Rochford • 2020 — Climbing in Circles — Ubuntu — With Matthew Herd, Will Glaser • 2023 — Lucky Teeth — FMR — Duo, with Geoff Simkins • 2024 — Disappearing Worlds — FMR — With John Edwards, Mark Sanders, Paul Dunmall • 2026 — Distant Plains — Caliban Sounds — Duo, with Alcyona Mick (piano)

• Year recorded — Leader — Title — Label • 1994 — Sax Pax for a Sax — Atlantic • 1998 — Harrison — Outside Inside — Slam • 1998–99 — Tim — Personal Standards — Home Made • 1999 — Trevor — The Cats Hide Under the Bed When I Play My Gary Windo Records — Wriggly Pig • 2000 — Arnie — Cold Cherry Soup — Forged • 2000 — Bobby — The Best Is Yet to Come — Jazzizit • 2004* — Savage Utopia — Exitstencil Sound • 2007 — Tim — Too Young to Go Steady — Home Made • 2007 — Ingrid — Sleepthief — Intakt • 2008* — Christine — Secret Life of a Girl — Babel • 2009 — Mark — In Deep — Edition • 2010 — Julian — Urban Theme Park — Basho • 2010 — Ingrid — The Madness of Crowds — Intakt • 2011 — Ingrid — Zurich Concert — Intakt • 2011* — Zhenya — Smiling Organizm — Whirlwind • 2012* — Rachel — Tatterdemalion — Babel • 2013 — Alex — Andromeda — Whirlwind • 2014* — Jim — Triplicity — Pavillon • 2019 — Mark — Days on Earth — Edition Main source: