The first of our popular Jazz Showcase events for 2010 will feature a number of Conservatorium staff as well as all of the jazz program's student groups. This time there are TWO special guest groups: Roil and the Eric Dunan Quintet

AND IT'S FREE!

Eric Dunan Quintet

Eric Dunan - trumpet. Jeremy Rose - saxophone, Jens Hoppe - guitar, Abel Cross - bass, Alex Masso - drums

AND

Roil

Chris Abrahams - piano, Mike Majkowski - bass, James "Pug" Waples - drums

Date: Friday 26 March 2010

Time: 6pm

Venue: Wollongong Conservatorium of Music

FREE CONCERT

ROIL is a collaboration between pianist Chris Abrahams (The Necks), bassist Mike Majkowski (The Three Omegas, ex-The Vampires, Wollongong Conservatorium staff), and drummer James Waples (Mike Nock Trio, Bernie McGann Quartet).

Formed in 2007, this Sydney-based trio has been developing their own approach to jazz improvisation. There is a controlled elegance to Roil’s music -- not that this precludes the energetic. The music has an eddying quality that moves between group utterance and multi--stranded counterpoint, a weaving of textures that coagulate to form unified phrases before dispersing once more into the churning invention. This performance will be part of their first Australian tour, celebrating the release of their debut album Meaning.
 
"Recorded with great clarity, this essay in sound challenges preconceptions..." (Roger Mitchell)
 
"A beautifully weighted trio, full of delicacy, mesmerizing accumulations of detail and engulfing power " (John Clare)

"...bright piano, rich bass and bass drum packing a mighty punch." (John Shand)

Eric Dunan is well known in Wollongong as a pioneer of jazz education and live music, and when he assembles a group of professional musicians around him it's always worth having a listen.