Keyboard playing
As a keyboard player, Howard Moody crosses the worlds of both classical and improvised music on piano, harpsichord and organ, recording for ECM, Chandos, Guild, SDG and the BBC. He studied at New College Oxford and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and was prizewinner in both diplomas of the Royal College of Organists. He plays regularly with Orchestra of St John’s and is also a principal keyboard player with English Baroque Soloists. Concerts and projects include collaborations with artists as diverse as David Watkin, Ken Aiso, Jan Schmolck, Jack de Johnette, Marianne Faithfull, Matthew Barley, Mark Padmore, Marc Almond, Richard Chew, Terza Rima, David Freeman, Shuang Zou, Ian McMillan, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, John Lubbock, Paco Peña and legendary saxophonist John Surman.
Recordings, Recitals & Music Theatre
‘Tales of Transatlantic Freedom’, Edinburgh Fringe 2022 with Andrea Baker in collaboration with Yard Heads International
A new show in the series celebrating African diasporic music and tales, uncovering transatlantic relationships between Scotland and North America across the centuries.
Howard Moody has featured as a pianist on numerous recordings, including two collaborations with cellist David Watkin:
Farewell to Hirta: Cello & Piano music by Francis Pott
Tenor Mark Padmore and Howard Moody recently performed together in a recital at Trafalgar Park to raise money for La Folia’s work with children with special needs: view images
Image with Jan Schmolck (above) by Adrian Harris, 2018
English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir
As a principal keyboard player for the English Baroque Soloists, Howard Moody has taken part in numerous performances and recordings with John Eliot Gardiner, including the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage in 2000 and Mass in B Minor (2015). Image by Chris Christolodou, 2013
Improvising with John Surman
Howard Moody has worked extensively as an improviser with the legendary saxophonist John Surman, including their duo album Rain on the Window (ECM), their Proverbs and Songs project in Salisbury (1997), and performing together in many of the major international jazz festivals. Image by Paul Herwin, 2008
Header image by Adrian Harris, 2019