Some of Australia's most exciting up and coming musicians will collaborate with members of the Australian Art Orchestra (AAO), during a month-long Hard Core on the Fly residency every Thursday night in August at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club curated by Scott Tinkler. Renowned saxophonist George Garzone (USA) will join the ensemble in Melbourne on 21 August and Perth on 28 August.
This third series of Hard Core on the Fly will again be completely improvised with no set rules or formats for solos, duos or trios. There will be a different combination of players each week who will meet sometimes for the first time one hour directly before the gig, for set up and discussion, followed by two hours of free flowing improvised music.
Hard Core on the Fly was conceived by trumpeter Scott Tinkler and debuted in 2012.
"The idea behind these performances is to broaden the musician base of the AAO and introduce new energy and ideas into the improvising culture of AAO members, creating new musical relationships and recognising established ones.
"Each of the established artists involved have very strong ideas about improvisation and varied but well practiced approaches. Each week will see some well established musical relationships with the added excitement of brand new ones lurking.
"It is my hope that in the course of collaboration through performance that every one involved is challenged to find ways to relate and communicate with the other artists. My ultimate hope is that each week the joy of exploring music through improvisation is experienced by the artists. Audiences in past years have delighted in witnessing and sharing this experience and we look forward to welcoming them again," series curator Tinkler said.
Lineup:
7 August • Peter Knight – trumpet, electronics • Adrian Sherriff – trombone • Adam King – drums • Brett Thompson – guitar • Matthias Schack-Arnott – percussion • James Macaullay – trombone | 14 August • Scott Tinkler – trumpet • Anthony Burr – clarinet • Erkki Veltheim – violin • Ren Walters – guitar • Dave Beck – drums • Jenny Barnes – vocals |
21 August • George Garzone (USA) – saxophone • Simon Barker – drums • Scott Tinkler – trumpeter • Samuel Pankhurst – bass • Stephen Magnusson – guitar • Scott McConnachie – saxophone | 28 August • Geoff Hughes – guitar • Eugene Ball – trumpet • Harry Shaw-Reynolds – drums • Joseph O’Connor – piano • Marty Holoubek – bass • James Macaullay – trombone |
The series will tour Bennetts Lane Jazz Club (Melbourne) and the Ellington (Perth).
For the first time the AAO will also conduct private workshops specifically on improvisation at WAAPA (Perth), the Western Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra (Perth), and Southern Cross University (Lismore). Facilitators include Scott Tinkler, Stephen Magnusson, James Greening, Gian Slaterand Carl Dewhurst.
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EVENT DETAILS
Dates: Thursday 7, 14, 21 and 28 August
Times: Doors open 8:30pm at each concert
Venue: Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne
Cost: $20 / $15 + booking fee for each concert
Bookings: https://www.bennettslane.com/gigs.php?eID=1317
Website: www.aao.com.au
Also touring The Ellington, Perth on 28 August. See Ellington Jazz website
ABOUT SCOTT TINKLER
Award-winning Australian trumpeter Scott Tinkler has been performing professionally since 1983 and is recognised as an exceptionally powerful and daring improviser. Tinker has recorded and toured with the Mark Simmonds Freeboppers, The Paul Grabowsky Quintet and The Dale Barlow Quintet as well as with international artists such as Mark Helias, Joe Lovano, Betty Carter, Branford Marsalis, Han Bennink, Billy Harper, Arthur Blythe, Cindy Blackman, Guru Kaaraikkudi Mani and more. Tinkler is not only one of Australia's leading trumpet players but also a major force in contemporary music.
ABOUT GEORGE GARZONE (USA)
A veteran jazzman, saxophonist George Garzone has appeared on over 20 recordings and is a member of The Fringe, a jazz trio founded in 1972 that includes bassist John Lockwood and drummer Bob Gullotti. In addition Garzone has guested in many situations, touring Europe with Jamaaladeen Tacuma and performing with Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano, Jack DeJohnette, Rachel Z and John Patitucci among others. Garzone is well-known as a sought-after jazz educator, currently teaching at the Berklee College of Music. His students have included Joshua Redman, Branford Marsalis, Teadross Avery, Luciana Souza, Mark Turner, Donny McCaslin, Doug Yates and Danilo Perez.
