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A really rare opportunity is coming to
Bunbury and if you want to play along with
some of the best Jazz musicians in the nation,
and learn just a skerrick of the stuff they
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think seriously about attending this Workshops
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Western Australia has produced four James Morrison
Scholarship winners since 1999, which is a testament
to the jazz education and talent that exists in
our state. At last year's 20th Anniversary Celebration
Concert for WAYJO, James Morrison had the opportunity
to perform with all four of the recent winners,
and was so impressed by their talent that he promptly
decided to form a new group.
Trumpet and piano player Mat Jodrell, saxophonist
Troy Roberts, electric bassist Dane Alderson and
drummer Andrew Fisenden (respectively 1999, 2001,
2002 and 2003 winners) were invited to travel
to Sydney to record a new album with James in
front of a live audience at the Sydney Opera House.
The album, entitled "On The Edge", was
released in October 2003, and the group travelled
to Europe in the same month to promote the album,
joined by Simon Stockhausen (son of contemporary
classical composer Karl-Heinz Stockhausen) on
keyboards.
As part of the highly popular 2004 JAZZ WINDOWS
Series, JAZZWA invited the four James Morrison
Scholarship Winners, Mat Jodrell trumpet, Troy
Roberts sax, Dane Alderson bass and Andrew Fisendon
drums, together with virtuoso guitarist Freddie
Grigson, to open the series. The result was outstanding,
with the boys in fine form following their sensational
year of recording and touring with James.
The band has a couple of really interesting things
on for the weekend of 11 - 13 February. They'll
be headlining at the opening of the South Western
Times Survey on the evening of Friday, February
11, and Saturday 12 they'll be in Busselton as
part of the festivities for Geographe Bay's Yacht
Club's race week, but to us probably the most
important thing is the chance for young people
to attend and learn through the workshop series.
Whatever genre you're into, this is a chance to
spend time with people who've started to make
a living from their art, they're awesome at what
they do, and they can show you at least some of
what makes that work for them.
This band represents some of the finest musicianship
in the country, and JAZZWA is delighted to be
able to present the James Morrison Scholarship
Winners Tour and Workshops, made possible through
additional funding support from Country Arts WA.
The Tour will take the scholarship winners to
Bunbury Fri 11- Sun 13 Feb, Albany Fri 18- Sun
20 Feb, Cowamarup Sun 27 Feb and Pemberton (dates
to be confirmed). With leading guest supporting
artists musicians including Libby Hammer, Freddie
Grigson and Glyn MacDonald, this is a musical
opportunity not to be missed.
Cost will be $80 plus GST. Clearer details should
be gained by contacting Glyn MacDonald, JMSW Tour
Coordinator, 182 Surrey Road, Rivervale, WA 6103
Tel: (08) 9470 5789 mobile: 0412 932963. He'll
be able to make sure you get registration forms.
February 2005
