Joe Webb (pianist)

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Joe Webb | birth_place = Basingstoke, Hampshire, England | origin = Neath, Wales | genre = Jazz | occupation = Musician, composer, educator | instrument = Piano, Hammond organ | years_active = 2010s–present | label = Edition Records, Ubuntu Music }}

'''Joe Webb''' is a Welsh jazz pianist, composer and educator based in London. He leads the Joe Webb Trio, whose album ''Hamstrings & Hurricanes'' (2024) was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize.<ref name="MercuryShortlist2025">{{cite web |title=2025 Shortlist – Joe Webb: Hamstrings & Hurricanes |url=https://www.mercuryprize.com/2025-shortlist |website=Mercury Prize |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="GuardianMercury2025">{{cite news |title=CMAT, Pulp and PinkPantheress among Mercury prize shortlist light on new names |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/10/mercury-prize-shortlist |work=The Guardian |date=10 September 2025 |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Webb was born in Basingstoke and grew up in Neath, South Wales.<ref name="LJN2017News">{{cite web |title=NEWS: Crazy Coqs Announce Line-up For Week Long Jazz Festival (Apr 2-8) |url=https://londonjazznews.com/2017/03/21/news-crazy-coqs-announce-line-up-for-week-long-jazz-festival-apr-2-8/ |website=London Jazz News |date=21 March 2017 |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref> He began playing piano at the age of 12 and studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama before moving to London in 2013.<ref name="JazzmannSummerChill">{{cite web |title=Joe Webb – Summer Chill |url=https://www.thejazzmann.com/reviews/review/joe-webb-summer-chill |website=The Jazzmann |date=30 June 2022 |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref>

==Career== After relocating to London, Webb became active on the city's jazz circuit and performed at venues including Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.<ref name="LJN2017Review">{{cite web |title=Review: Tord Gustavsen Trio and Joe Webb Trio at the Ronnie Scott’s International Piano Trio Festival |url=https://londonjazznews.com/2017/08/27/review-tord-gustavsen-trio-and-joe-webb-trio-at-the-ronnie-scotts-int-piano-trio-festival/ |website=London Jazz News |date=27 August 2017 |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref> He has performed with the London jazz collective Kansas Smitty's House Band.<ref name="JazzmannSummerChill" />

Webb leads a trio with bassist Will Sach and drummer Sam Jesson. In 2022 he released the album ''Summer Chill''.<ref name="JazzmannSummerChill" /> In 2024 the trio released the EPs ''Collblanc'' and ''SET'' on Edition Records.<ref name="EditionCollblanc">{{cite web |title=Joe Webb – Collblanc |url=https://editionrecords.com/releases/joe-webb-collblanc/ |website=Edition Records |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="EditionSET">{{cite web |title=Joe Webb – SET |url=https://editionrecords.com/releases/joe-webb-set/ |website=Edition Records |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref> In October 2024 the trio released the album ''Hamstrings & Hurricanes'',<ref name="AAJ2025">{{cite web |last=Duggan |first=Neil |title=Joe Webb: Hamstrings & Hurricanes |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/hamstrings-and-hurricanes-joe-webb-edition-records |website=All About Jazz |date=4 October 2025 |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref> shortlisted for the 2025 Mercury Prize.<ref name="MercuryShortlist2025" /><ref name="ReutersNominees2025">{{cite news |title=Pulp, Wolf Alice and CMAT among 2025 Mercury Prize nominees |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/pulp-wolf-alice-cmat-among-2025-mercury-prize-nominees-2025-09-10/ |work=Reuters |date=10 September 2025 |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref>

The Royal Academy of Music announced in 2025 that Webb had joined its faculty as a jazz professor. He has toured with Jamie Cullum and Jools Holland.<ref name="RAM2025">{{cite web |title=Academy Jazz Professor Joe Webb shortlisted for 2025 Mercury Prize |url=https://www.ram.ac.uk/news/academy-jazz-professor-joe-webb-shortlisted-for-2025-mercury-prize |website=Royal Academy of Music |date=10 September 2025 |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref>

==Musical style== In an interview with ''NME'', Webb described drawing on influences including 1990s Britpop alongside jazz traditions.<ref name="NME2025">{{cite web |title=How Oasis, Damian Lewis and Lionel Messi shaped Joe Webb’s Mercury Prize nominated ‘Hamstrings & Hurricanes’ |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/how-oasis-damian-lionel-messi-shaped-joe-webbs-mercury-prize-nominated-hamstrings-hurricanes-3891737 |website=NME |date=11 September 2025 |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref> ''All About Jazz'' noted the album’s incorporation of stride piano and ragtime alongside modern influences.<ref name="AAJ2025" />

==Discography== ===As leader=== * ''Daydreamer'' (EP, 2019)<ref name="BandcampDaydreamer">{{cite web |title=Daydreamer by Joe Webb |url=https://joewebb5.bandcamp.com/album/daydreamer |website=Bandcamp |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref> * ''For Everything Else'' (EP, 2020)<ref name="BandcampFEE">{{cite web |title=For Everything Else by Joe Webb |url=https://joewebb5.bandcamp.com/album/for-everything-else |website=Bandcamp |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref> * ''Summer Chill'' (2022)<ref name="JazzmannSummerChill" /> * ''Collblanc'' (EP, 2024)<ref name="EditionCollblanc" /> * ''SET'' (EP, 2024)<ref name="EditionSET" /> * ''Hamstrings & Hurricanes'' (2024)<ref name="AAJ2025" />

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Award !! Category !! Nominated work !! Result |- | 2025 || Mercury Prize || Album of the Year || ''Hamstrings & Hurricanes'' || {{nom}}<ref name="MercuryShortlist2025" /><ref name="ReutersNominees2025" /> |}

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==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.joewebbmusic.com/}}

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Joe Webb (pianist)

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