Luke Howard (musician)

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Luke Howard is an Australian composer and pianist.{{Citation | last = Ford | first = Andrew | date = 18 August 2019 | title = Pianist and composer Luke Howard | periodical = The Music Show, Radio National | url = https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/musicshow/luke-howard-australian-pianist-composer/11417246 }}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Luke Howard

| origin = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

| occupation = Musician, composer

| instrument = Piano

| current_member_of = Luke Howard Trio

| website = {{URL|lukehoward.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.{{Citation | date = 24 September 2019 | title = Paul Kelly, Tame Impala Lead 2019 ARIA Artisan Awards Nominations | periodical = The Music | url = https://themusic.com.au/news/paul-kelly-tame-impala-lead-2019-aria-artisan-awards-nominations/Hx07MzI1NDc/ }} It is the soundtrack of a film by Matthew Thorne that looks at the opal mining town Andamooka, South Australia.{{Cite press release | last = Green | first = Ricki | date = 17 August 2019 | title = THE SAND THAT ATE THE SEA: FILM SCREENING AND EXHIBIT BY THE POOL COLLECTIVE'S MATTHEW THORNE | publisher = Campaign Brief | url = https://campaignbrief.com/the-sand-that-ate-the-sea-film-screening-and-exhibit-by-the-pool-collectives-matthew-thorne/ }}

Howard fronts the Luke Howard Trio with Jonathan Zion (bass) and Daniel Farrugia (drums).{{Citation | last = McBeath | first = John | date = 29 January 2011 | title = Music reviews | periodical = The Age }}

Discography

=Albums=

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scope="row"| The Meadowlands
(as Luke Howard Trio)

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  • Released: November 2010{{Citation | last = Mitchell | first = Roger | date = 7 November 2010 | title = CD reviews | periodical = The Sunday Mail }}
  • Label: Which Way Music (WWM007)
  • Format: CD, digital download
scope="row"| Open Road
(with Janos Bruneel)

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  • Released: June 2011{{Citation | last = Shand | first = John | date = 29 July 2011 | title = luke howard and janos bruneel | periodical = The Sydney Morning Herald }}{{Citation | last = McBeath | first = John | date = 25 June 2011 | title = Music reviews | periodical = The Australian }}
  • Label: Which Way Music (WWM011)
  • Format: CD, digital download
scope="row"| A Dove, A Lion, A Coast, A Pirate
(as Luke Howard Trio)

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  • Released: 2012{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/a-dove-a-lion-a-coast-a-pirate/1011219735|title=A Dove, A Lion, A Coast, A Pirate – by Luke Howard Trio on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: Which Way Music (WWM018)
  • Format: CD, digital download
scope="row"| Sun, Cloud

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  • Released: May 2013{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/sun-cloud/1452500180 |title=Sun Cloud – by Luke Howard on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: Lukktone (LH001)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
scope="row"| Two & One

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  • Released: 2014{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/two-one/1452385491 |title=Two & One – by Luke Howard on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: Lukktone (LH003)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
scope="row"| Ten Sails
(with Nadje Noordhuis)

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  • Released: March 2015{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/ten-sails/1499900454 |title=Ten Sails – by Luke Howard & Nadje Noordhuis on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: Lukktone (LH004)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
scope="row"| The Electric Night Descends
(as Luke Howard Trio)

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  • Released: 2015{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-electric-night-descends/1499916346 |title=The Electric Night Descends – by Luke Howard Trio on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: Lukktone (LH005)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
scope="row"| Two Places

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  • Released: 2016{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/two-places/1452599007 |title=Two Places – by Luke Howard on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: Lukktone (LH006)
  • Format: 2xCD, LP, digital download
scope="row"| Open Heart Story

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  • Released: May 2018{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/open-heart-story/1359099454 |title=Open Heart Story – by Luke Howard on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: Lukktone, Mercury KX (00602567041542)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
scope="row"| The Sand That Ate the Sea

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  • Released: August 2019{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-sand-that-ate-the-sea-deluxe-edition/1476098233 |title=The Sand That Ate the Sea – by Luke Howard on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: Hobbledehoy (HOB056)
  • Format: LP, digital download
scope="row"| All That is Not Solid (Live at Tempo Rubato, Australia / 2020)

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  • Released: July 2020{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/all-that-is-not-solid-live-at-tempo-rubato-australia-2020/1509689803 |title=All That is Not Solid (Live at Tempo Rubato, Australia / 2020) – by Luke Howard on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: Luke Howard
  • Format: digital download
scope="row"| The Sanctuary
(as Luke Howard Trio)

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  • Released: September 2021{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-sanctuary/1579687875 |title=The Sanctuary – by Luke Howard Trio on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: Lukktone
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
scope="row"| All of Us

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  • Released: April 2022
  • Label: Mercury KX
  • Format: CD, digital download

=Extended plays=

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scope="row"| Night, Cloud

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  • Released: April 2014{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/night-cloud/1442986265|title=Night, Cloud – by Luke Howard on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: Lukktone (LH002)
  • Format: digital download
  • Note: Remix EP
scope="row"| Forgotten Postcards

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  • Released: March 2016{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/forgotten-postcards-ep/1452275630 |title=Forgotten Postcards (EP) – by Luke Howard on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: 1631 Recordings (MDC030)
  • Format: CD, digital download
scope="row"| Eighty-Eight Days

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  • Released: June 2016{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/eighty-eight-days-ep/1452339807 |title=Eighty-Eight Days (EP) – by Luke Howard on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: 1631 Recordings (4815524)
  • Format: digital download
scope="row"| More Heart Stories

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  • Released: December 2018{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/more-heart-stories-ep/1444377878 |title=More Heart Stories (EP) – by Luke Howard on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: Mercury KX (7720249)
  • Format: digital download
scope="row"| Beating Heart Stories

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  • Released: May 2019{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/beating-heart-stories/1463122190 |title=Beating Heart Stories– by Luke Howard on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: Mercury KX
  • Format: digital download, streaming
  • Note: Remix EP
scope="row"| The Shadow
(as Luke Howard Trio)

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  • Released: 20 April 2020{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-shadow/1503961103 |title=The Shadow – by Luke Howard Trio on Apple Music |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 September 2021}}
  • Label: Lukktone (LH007) / Hobbledehoy (HOB059)
  • Format: CD, digital download

Awards and nominations

=ARIA Awards=

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

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! scope="row"| 2019

| The Sand That Ate the Sea

| Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album

| {{Nominated}}

| {{cite web | url = https://ariaawards.com.au/news/2019/2019-aria-awards-nominated-artists-revealed | title = ARIA Awards: 2019 ARIA Awards Nominated Artists Revealed | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | date = 10 October 2019 | access-date = 10 October 2019 }}

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! scope="row"| 2020

| All That Is Not Solid (Live at Tempo Rubato, Australia / 2020)

| Best Jazz Album

| {{Nominated}}

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! scope="row"| 2022

| All Of Us

| Best Classical Album

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/2022-aria-awards-nominees/|title=Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)|website=The Music Network|date=12 October 2022|access-date=12 October 2022|author=Lars Brandle}}

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=Music Victoria Awards=

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

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| 2016

| The Electric Night Descends

| Best Jazz Album

| {{nom}}

|rowspan="1"| {{Cite web|url= https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-nominees|title= Previous Nominess| website=Music Victoria|accessdate=13 August 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners|title=Previous Winners| website=Music Victoria|accessdate=13 August 2020}}

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