Exciting new jazz project with strings. Monday Jan 19th 8pm.
December 19th, 2008 § 1 Comment
Perth Saxophonist Troy Roberts has written a suite for jazz quartet and string quartet called “The Xen-Den Suite”. It features some of Perth’s finest classical and jazz musicians.
The CD launch was on Monday, 19th January 2009 at the Perth Jazz Society.
XenDen launch at PJS 19th Jan '09
The string quartet at the launch will be Semra Lee and Stephanie Dean on violins, Alex Brogan on viola and Eve Silver on cello. The jazz quartet is Troy Roberts on sax, Daniel Susnjar on drums, Pete Jeavons on bass and Konrad Paszkudski on keys.
The album was written, arranged and produced by Troy Roberts and includes guest appearances from Gary Keller (flute), Libby Hammer (vocals) and Alex Millier (bass clarinet).
To hear a sample from “The Xen-Den Suite” visit Troy’s myspace or http://cdbaby.com/cd/troyroberts2.
If you’d like to make a tax-deductible donation to the launch, go to the ABAF website.
The Ellington Jazz Club
September 8th, 2008 § Leave a Comment
The Ellington now provides Perth with a chic, dedicated jazz venue.
A venue similar to (but in my view, better than) Bennetts Lane in Melbourne means a real change for the brilliant jazz musicians that WA seems to generate. Some international jazz artists wonder if there’s something in the water here to create such a great pool of talent.
Check out their website for details.
I’m now a very proud “Duke” member there at 191-193 Beaufort Street, Perth.
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Jazz fans can also continue to keep track of all the other happenings around town via the JAZZWA website.
