Monday February 27th 1st Set 8pm MaxMo 2nd Set 9pm Pen Island Miles Thomas _x0013_ Drums Gerard Masters _x0013_ Piano Brett Hirst _x0013_ Bass Pen Island present a unique approach to standards, combining an eclectic range of influences in the traditional piano trio format. This high energy trio, led by Miles Thomas on drums, Gerard Masters on piano and Brett Hirst on bass released their first album _x001C_ Just Blowing_x001D_ on the label Ladder Recordings in July 2011. Monday March 5th The Burrow (2 Sets) _x001C_ Original music orbiting 'round 2 double basses, guitar, drums, laptop, gameboy, a typewriter and a dot matrix printer. Jazz meets electronica and gets on fine._x001D_ Lyndon Gray _x0013_ Double Bass Sam Zerna _x0013_ Double Bass Hugh Harvey _x0013_ Drums Hugh Stuckey _x0013_ Guitar Seb Tomczak _x0013_ Electronics The Burrow is a project of SA double bassist Lyndon Gray that explores the unique instrumentation of two double basses, guitar, drums and electronics. The existing two sets of music consist of equal measures of through-composed and improvised content, exploiting the strengths and contrasts of the Jazz and Electronic styles. The sonorities of the two double basses (Lyndon Gray and Sam Zerna) is at the centre of the sound with the composer_x0019_ s intimate knowledge of the instrument conjuring up some unique effects. Drummer Hugh Harvey and guitarist Hugh Stuckey complete the core quartet but their roles are not as strictly defined as in a regular jazz quartet allowing greater scope for their creativity. Seb Tomczak in his role as music technologist adds a further dimension to the group with his manipulation of Gameboy sounds, dot matrix printer noises and white noise. The program was premiered in 2010 as part of the Jazz SA Artist in Residence program where it was performed over three nights. All the performers involved have performed nationally and internationally in their own right and have collaborated with elite improvising musicians here and abroad.
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