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Jarrett meets Ciarla (Germany & Italy) + Trichotomy

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Saturday 28 February 2015

Doors at 7.30pm for 8pm performance (times may vary)

Book now for this once in a lifetime gig! Brisbane’s most loved Jazz Trio Trichotomy will be supporting Chris Jarrett and Luca Ciarla in concert at the Old Museum in Brisbane on Saturday 28 Feb 08:00 pm.

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Internationally acclaimed composer and pianist Chris Jarrett meets up with worldwide busy improviser and magician of the violin Luca Ciarla for a unique duo along the borders of contemporary music and jazz. Luca Ciarla’s spritelike playing and the quick-fingered expressivity of Chris Jarrett’s improvisations met, hugged, collided; sometimes following parallel paths and other times going in different directions only to meet at the common goal. A fascinating blend of the accessible and the challenging with a magnetic musical appeal. “A concert event experienced by an enthusiastic audience who had a chance to admire the versatile Chris Jarrett and the original and surprising Luca Ciarla in an atmosphere opulent with musical colors…an exclusive event that will stay alive in the historical musical memory of Naples.” La Gazzetta dello Spettacolo (Italy)

CHRIS JARRETT piano LUCA CIARLA violin

Supported by Trichotomy

In their first concert for 2015 Trichotomy present a selection of new material, a taste of what is to come from the band on their new album. The trio hit the studio mid this year in a follow up their critically acclaimed 2013 release, “Fact Finding Mission”. For this performance audiences can expect to hear the groups signature sound of dense rhythmic interplay merged with captivating melodies.

Sean Foran – piano
John Parker – drums
Sam Vincent – bass

A State of Change – Trichotomy & String Quartet

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Friday October 10th, 7pm @ Brisbane Steinway Piano Showroom

Venue: Brisbane Steinway Piano Showroom

            Theme & Variations Piano Services

             60 Commercial Road, Newstead

PROGRAM

Jazz trio Trichotomy will present their suite of works for piano/bass/drums and string quartet, these pieces featuring the trio’s signature intensely rhythmic and dynamic style merging with cutting edge string parts. Included will be a new work written specifically for DeClassified Music 2014, this suite being followed by a performance of the jazz-influenced work Facing Death for amplified string quartet by Dutch composer Louis Andriessen.

 

State of Change – Foran

Dancing about Architecture – Parker

The Spiral – Foran

Acre of Time – Foran

Life gets in the Way – Parker

New Commissioned Work for DCM 2014 – Parker/Foran*

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Facing Death – Louis Andriessen

*inspired by an artwork by Yvonne Mills-Stanley courtesy of FireWorks Gallery

Sean Foran  

piano

John Parker  

drums

Sam Vincent 

acoustic bass

Sarah Curro

violin

Bec Adler        

violin

Bernard Hoey 

viola

Dan Curro      

cello

OutoftheDarkSky150x150cm-oilonlinenYMS2011 copy

Yvonne Mills-Stanley 2011 Out of the dark sky oil on linen 150x150cm – inspiring Trichotomy’s new work for DCM

Courtesy of the artist and FireWorks Gallery 

Sun Rai with Ben Vanderwal – This Sunday (21st September) – Jazz Upstairs – 7pm.

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Sun Rai with Ben Vanderwal – This Sunday (21st September) – Jazz Upstairs – 7pm. 

Sun Rai (Rai Thistlethwayte in solo jazz mode) and drum-gun Ben Vanderwal are touring Australia in September for their most extensive tour yet! In April, the musically elastic duo sold out Venue 505 and their gig at the Perth Int’l Jazz Festival and received rapturous responses everywhere they went. This run will be be no different – especially with the addition of 2 big shows as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival, of which Rai is an Ambassador. Expect a night of serious musical telepathy, intricate beats, and some gratuitous synth bass action!

Sun Rai (pronounced “sun ray”) is the moniker chosen by Rai Thistethwayte for his latest musical endeavors. The new name represents a fresh start for Rai… plus it’s a whole lot easier to spell.

Rai grew up in Sydney, Australia. His mother was a classical piano teacher, and his father was a language teacher who played bass and guitar in local rock bands. Influenced by his parents, Rai developed an appreciation for a wide variety of music, including classical, rock, pop and jazz.

After high school, Rai was awarded a scholarship to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where he studied jazz piano. But before he could finish the program, Rai came to the attention of Columbia Records in the US, and signed his first record deal.

Before his first album was released, however, Columbia Records experienced a management shake-up, and Rai was released from his contract. He returned to Australia and started Thirsty Merc, a rock band which over the next ten years would release three successful albums (one platinum, one 2x platinum in Australia).

After the third album with his band, Rai decided to take a break to focus on writing music that incorporated jazz and his other early influences. Thus, Sun Rai was born. In 2012, Rai came to Los Angeles and started writing and performing. His music soon attracted the attention of the LA music community including tastemakers like Chris Douridas of KCRW.

Sun Rai has released three EPs, and has performed extensively, landing opening slots on tours with Bernhoft and Oh Land.

Rai divides his time between Los Angeles and Sydney. He’s planning to release more Sun Rai music in the coming months. And later this year he’ll return to Sydney for the relase of a new Thirsty Merc album.

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