Luke Howard (musician)

Luke Howard is an Australian composer and pianist.[1]

Luke Howard
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentPiano
Member ofLuke Howard Trio
Websitelukehoward.com

A piano student growing up in Melbourne, he was encouraged to develop his first improvisations by his piano teacher, Nehama Patkin. Later he studied at the Victorian College of the Arts.

His album The Sand That Ate The Sea saw him nominated for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019.[2] It is the soundtrack to a film by Matthew Thorne that looks at the opal mining town Andamooka, South Australia.[3]

Howard fronts the Luke Howard Trio with Jonathan Zion (bass) and Daniel Farrugia (drums).[4]

  1. ^ Ford, Andrew (18 August 2019), "Pianist and composer Luke Howard", The Music Show, Radio National
  2. ^ "Paul Kelly, Tame Impala Lead 2019 ARIA Artisan Awards Nominations", The Music, 24 September 2019
  3. ^ Green, Ricki (17 August 2019). "THE SAND THAT ATE THE SEA: FILM SCREENING AND EXHIBIT BY THE POOL COLLECTIVE'S MATTHEW THORNE" (Press release). Campaign Brief.
  4. ^ McBeath, John (29 January 2011), "Music reviews", The Age