Liane Carroll was born in London and raised in Hastings, where she currently lives with her husband, bassist Roger Carey. She started playing the piano at the age of three, under the tutorage of concert pianist Phyllis Catling, but soon developed a deep passion for everything jazz, soul and beyond. Both of her parents were singers and, following their divorce when Liane was six, she stayed with her mother and sister at her grand-parents' house, where she was lovingly encouraged to carry on making as much of a racket as possible. In Hastings, at the age of 15, she started to appear with various bands both as a singer, pianist and composer. ...show more

Liane Carroll was born in London and raised in Hastings, where she currently lives with her husband, bassist Roger Carey. She started playing the piano at the age of three, under the tutorage of concert pianist Phyllis Catling, but soon developed a deep passion for everything jazz, soul and beyond. Both of her parents were singers and, following their divorce when Liane was six, she stayed with her mother and sister at her grand-parents' house, where she was lovingly encouraged to carry on making as much of a racket as possible. In Hastings, at the age of 15, she started to appear with various bands both as a singer, pianist and composer.

In 1988 she joined Trevor Watts' 'Moire Music' featuring Liam Genockey, Nana Tsiboe and Simon Picard, where they would embark on several world tours. After leaving the band, she appeared with many varied line-ups, including the Dave Holdsworth band, featuring bassist Roger Carey, and drummer Dave Trigwell. In 1990, she formed her own trio, married Roger Carey, now the resident bass player in the band, and continued to work with many visiting outfits, including two recordings and a tour with Gerry Rafferty, two tours with US guitar legend Jerry Donahue, and many European tours with the legendary Long John Baldry. At the same time, she met and started working and touring with guitarist/songwriter Peter Kirtley and joined the band alongside Steve Lamb (bass) and Greg Leppard (drums).

As a unit, they would later record a charity song, 'Little Children' (written by Kirtley) for the children of Brazil, with Sir Paul McCartney. Since 1993, Liane has appeared as a headline act at the legendary Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club, where she has also recorded two live CD's for their Jazz House label. She continues to be a regular at the celebrated 606 Club, in Chelsea. In 2001, as well as keeping busy with her trio and solo work, she joined the live Drum & Bass outfit, 'London Elektricity.' They would later tour New Zealand, Brazil (where they headlined to 50,000 people) and Glastonbury Festival, 2005. ...show less