The Jazz Collective is my working group. It’s a chance for me to play charts I enjoy, and that I think work well in a live setting. The group is typically a quintet with trumpet, tenor/alto, piano, bass and drums.
I brought a group into the studio in May 2010 to record what I thought would be a few tunes for the purpose of making a demo recording for club work. After listening to a few of the recordings I felt that we had something more. A few sessions later we had the songs for Playtime recorded and mixed. Newmarket Records in Melbourne liked the record and offered distribution support, so here we are. Have a listen, and if you like what you hear please come see the band and help support independent artists by purchasing a copy on iTunes. Thanks for listening, and please support live music.
Thanks to ABC Jazz in Australia for supporting and playing the record.
Here’s a couple of reviews for Playtime:
1. Scene Magazine, Melbourne.
2. Jazz Scene Magazine, Adelaide.
Playtime Song Samples
(click song title to play)