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Joy Ellis

Joy Ellis is a jazz pianist, singer and composer based in London and an alumni of Guildhall School of Music & Drama. In March 2022 Joy released her third album with long-time collaborators Henrik Jensen on double bass and drummer Adam Osmianski. Recorded at the end of May 2021 her new material has a relaxed and minimalist vibe in keeping with the album’s title, ‘Peaceful Place’.

Moving through the pandemic Joy felt there were no words she could sing to capture the grief and sense of loss that she and other people she knew had experienced. Therefore she decided to compose an album with no vocals at all using her other instrument and first love, the piano.

Joy has toured all over the UK supported by the Arts Council, England performing her original music at various venues and festivals including Manchester, Cheltenham and London Jazz Festivals and Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club. The release of Peaceful Place is generously supported by Help Musicians Do It Differently Fund.

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Joy Ellis: Peaceful Place

Read "Peaceful Place" reviewed by Peter Jones


The best piano trios are often those that have played together for many years, a notable example being the Marcin Wasilewski Trio, whose members have collaborated for more than two decades. These musical relationships become telepathic, creating the impression for the listener not of three musicians but of a single entity. Joy Ellis and her trio have been working together since 2014, and such is the comfortable rapport they have established that, yes, the music seems to be the product ...

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‘Evocative, completely immersive, and unapologetically beautiful.’ Mike Gates, UK Vibe ★★★★★

‘Stylish maturity of composition and playing.’ Tony Benjamin, Jazzwise ★★★★ (Editor’s Choice)

‘The best recording she’s made to date’. Peter Jones, All About Jazz ★★★★1/2

‘Sparkling new album’. Jez Nelson, Jazz FM

‘A shimmering triumph’. Chris Philips, Jazz FM

‘Peaceful Place variously reminds of Keith Jarrett, Brad Mehldau and Bill Evans. Its unbroken atmosphere is testament to the trio’s chemistry, their musicianship never overwhelming the material’. Andy Cowan, MOJO Magazine

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