Stonnington Jazz 2009
Biographies

Simon Barker - Drummer - Vince Jones & Friends / Peter Sculthorpe

Simon studied at the Manhattan School of Music with John Riley and Keith Copeland. Since returning home to Sydney in 1990 he has performed throughout Australia, Europe, Asia and the US including a 17-city concert tour of Russia with the Mark Isaacs trio.

In addition to regular performances with Australian groups such as Vince Jones, Scott Tinkler's Drub, James Muller Qt and The Band of Five Names, he has also played with many international touring artists including Claire Martin, Sheila Jordan, Gary Smulyan, Carlos Ward and John Hicks. His interest in contemporary Asian music has led to many collaborations with Korean musicians including Kim Dae Hwan, Kim Gyong Min, Won Il and Kim Ki Moon as well as performances with Guitarist Eugene Powell (HK)

Bennetts Lane Big Band - Andrea Keller & Gian Slater

The Bennetts Lane Big Band (BLBB) was conceived in 2001 as a vehicle to develop and present new works for large ensemble.  A uniquely diverse selection of Melbourne's most celebrated emerging and established improvisers and composers, the BLBB traverse an eclectic musical terrain, from the traditional/post-bop to the free/avante guarde.  While eluding direct categorisation, audiences of the BLBB can be assured an experience steeped in humour, veiled in beauty and blistering with risk.

The BLBB have played major festivals including the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, The Melbourne International Festival of Jazz, Jazz in the Vines and the Melbourne Women's International Jazz Festival. The Bennetts Lane Big Band has released its first recording The Snip on ABC Jazz.

Tim Wilson - alto sax, clarinet & flute
Phil Noy - tenor sax & clarinet
Ian Whitehurst - tenor sax
Adam Simmons - baritone sax, sopranino sax, bass clarinet, clarinet & flute
Damien Maughan - trumpet
Eugene Ball - trumpet
Shannon Barnett - trombone
Adrian Sherriff - bass trombone
Andrea Keller - piano
Nick Haywood - bass
Rajiv Jayaweera - drums

Allan Browne - Allan Browne's Australian Jazz Band Plays Jazz Classics

Allan Browne formed the Red Onion Jazz Band in 1960, with tours Internationally to various festivals. Has lead the contemporary group Onaje and has worked for 20 years in the Paul Grabowsky Trio (2 Aria awards), while accompanying many international musicians such as Phil Woods, Herb Ellis, Milt Jackson, Barney Kessell, Mal Waldron, Urbie Green, Jay Mc Shann and Johnnie Griffin.

Since 1990 Allan has been leading the Rascals, his Australian jazz band, a quintet and collaborative trios with Tim Stevens, Nick Haywood, Andrea Keller, Tamara Murphy, Geoff Hughes, Eugene Ball, Dave Rex, Ben Robertson, Gary Costello, Steve Grant, Aaron Choulai, and Barry Duggan. He is also a regular in groups lead by Paul Rettke. Allan's life in music is documented on some 100 CD's and albums (eight shorlisted for Arias) and in 2000, Allan won the Australia Council's prestigious Don Banks award . Current CD's include one with his Australian Jazz Band Five bells and Other Inspirations (Newmarket music), which features new music inspired by the poetry of Kenneth Slessor and one with colleagues Andrea Keller and Tamara Murphy (Jazzhead records) titled Carried by the Sun.

Allan is also working in collaborative trios with Shannon Barnett, Jex Saarelaght, Sam Anning and Marc Hannarford. Currently he is promoting his CD Allfrey St. and preparing a new contemporary trio release with Sam Anning and Marc Hannaford. Allan was awarded the Bell Hall of Fame at the Australian Jazz Awards. In 2008, Allan was awarded a Citizen of the Year award by The City of Stonnington.

Artists include:
Stephen Grant - trumpet/piano
Jo Stevenson - clarinet/bass sax
Margie Lou Dyer - piano/vocals
Michael MCQuaid - reeds
John Scurry - banjo/guitar
Howard Cairns - double bass

Don Burrows

Don Burrows is an icon of Australian jazz.  He has been playing for more than 60 years now, he is still playing saxophone, clarinet and flute superbly.

A household name in Australia, Don is renowned for his musicianship and his enthusiastic support for the music, whether as a performer, educator or advocate. Born in 1928, Don grew up in the swing era, listening to, and then playing in, big bands. In the post-War era, he led his own bands, featuring such names as John Sangster, George Golla, Ed Gaston and Alan Turnbull.  Through the '70s, he toured around Australia in a duo with George Golla and in the '90s, he led a band with Golla, Julian Lee, Craig Scott and David Jones.

His career highlights include being the first Australian jazz musician to play at the renowned Newport (USA) and Montreux (Canada) jazz festivals in 1972, receiving an MBE, an Order of Australia and an Australian Creative Fellowship. Don played a key role in establishing the Jazz Studies course at the NSW Conservatorium in the mid '70s, and headed the course for several years in the '80s. He has toured constantly, everywhere from China to Brazil.

ENSEMBLE MUNDO directed by ALEX PERTOUT with NILUSHA BAEDER and special guest singer-songwriter KUTCHA EDWARDS

This eclectic large ensemble gathers regularly to develop and perform material from many lands. The ensemble features an array of instrumentalists and vocalists to produce its special global sound, which also pays tribute to the music of this land by featuring works by indigenous composers. For this performance the ensemble is proud to feature the outstanding artist Kutcha Edwards in a program covering works by Edwards, Pertout, Lewis. Geia, Santamaria and Jobim.

Kutcha Edwards

Kutcha is a Mutti Mutti man, born in Balranald, New South Wales, Australia. He was 'stolen' at 18 months and denied his birthright to grow with his family, to experience his culture and to live his identity. As a teenager he was reunited with his family and so his journey began to retrieve his identity and reclaim what was denied him, his family and his community.

Throughout his youth Kutcha looked for opportunities to be informed about his history and involved in his community. Being a keen sportsman Kutcha quickly became a valued member of the Fitzroy Stars Football Club and was selected for the Victorian 'All Stars' at the age of 18. His sense of community was heightened as another pathway presented itself to him through Koorie Kollij.  For the last 19 years Kutcha has worked in the community at various organisations and during this period Kutcha developed a strong interest in working with Koori youth. The key issue that motivates his work is to empower youth with a strong sense of self worth, self-expression, self-belief and self-determination.

In recent years Kutcha has experienced personal success through his music. For many years he was the lead singer in Blackfire and has since formed Kutcha Edwards and Band. His motivation is simple...to heal the spirit, strengthen community and family. What Kutcha shares with his people is a connection, a belonging. It is his gift that in his own journey of healing he is able to help heal others.

ENSEMBLE TONOS directed by GEOFF HUGHES

Originally a guitar ensemble set up to introduce improvising guitarists to a wide range of composed repertoire, Tonos has evolved into a performing ensemble that explores the vast melodic, and textural possibilities that emerge from the combination of acoustic guitars, electric guitars and effects. The repertoire ranges from works by Steve Reich and Astor Piazzola to more experimental and free platforms. For this performance will feature eight players especially selected from the larger ensemble

Nichaud Fitzgibbon - Mood Swing

Nichaud Fitzgibbon Melbourne's favourite jazz stylist performs at The Stonnington Jazz Festival to showcase her signature sassy sound on new material from her latest CD Mood Swing, which features a selection of Australian pop compositions by Ross Wilson, Nick Cave and Paul Kelly. As always you will hear some great ballad singing and a mixed bag of Blues and Grooves and a touch of Bossa. She swings, she moves and she always grooves. Come and hear her new stuff and some old favourites. Don't miss this special performance.

Frock            "Father Son Holy Ghost" 

The music ensemble that goes under the banner of Frock continues to develop even into its 12^th year of existence. The group has recorded five CD's to date, toured Europe and Singapore twice (including the Montreux Jazz Festival), played gigs in Sydney, Adelaide and the Wangaratta Jazz Festival as well as countless residencies at Bennetts Lane. Mainly known for its highly original composing and instrumentation, Frock is about to record a CD of covers by three artists, though not all Australian, who had their formative years writing and performing in Australia. They are Don Walker, Neil Finn and Nick Cave, all diverse and individual musicians and performers in their own right. The recording to be released on the ABC Jazz label will see Frock exploring new territory adding its own style, humour and a deep sense of respect to 12 great Australian songs, which will have audiences seeing the songs in a new and fresh light. The performance at the Stonnington Jazz Festival will be the premier of "Father Son Holy Ghost".  

Tony Gould

Pianist and composer Tony Gould is one of Australia's most respected musicians. His career has embraced many styles of music, not least jazz and other improvisatory musics in addition to traditional and contemporary classical music. He gives many concerts each year and for fifty years he has been involved in an extraordinary number of recording projects both as pianist and composer and has been at the forefront of music education in Australia via various tertiary institutions in Melbourne and throughout Australia.

Recent awards include:
APRA / Australian Music Centre (AMC) Classical Music Award for "Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education" (2005)
Australia Council Music Board Fellowship (2006-2007)
Distinguished Artist residency at Arthur Boyd's artist's studios in Bundanon (2007)
Order of Australia (AM) (2007) 

Paul Grabowsky and Megan Washington

A new musical collaboration - part indie, part folk, part jazz- between 23 year old singer songwriter Megan Washington and pianist and composer Paul Grabowsky is one of Australia's most exciting partnerships.

Melbourne artist Megan Washington has won a swag of accolades that belie her youth. A graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, she is, influenced by the likes of Rufus Wainwright, The Magnetic Fields, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and Billie Holliday. 

Paul Grabowsky is one of Australia's most distinguished artists. He is the Artistic Director of the Adelaide Festival of Arts for 2010.  He is founder and director of the Australian Art Orchestra, which he established in 1994. The AAO is regarded as one of Australia's truly unique and important contemporary ensembles, and is renowned for its collaborations with musicians from India, Bali, and, most recently, traditional song-men from Arnhem Land.  He has recorded in London, New York and Munich.  He has received numerous awards, including 4 ARIA awards, an AFI award, two Helpmann awards and a Deadly. He was Sydney Myer Performing Artist of the Year in 2000. He has released numerous recordings, from his debut in 1985 until the critically acclaimed 'Always' in 2006. His trio is considered one of Australia's most influential contemporary jazz groups. He has within the last few years collaborated on various projects with artists as diverse as Branford Marsalis, William Barton, Paul Kelly, Archie Roach, The Goldner String Quartet and Diana Doherty.

Grabowsky first heard Washington perform when she was still a student at the QLD Conservatorium of Music and the two have been collaborating on this project since early 2006.

The Washington/Grabowsky Project

Featuring:
Paul Grabowsky - Keyboards
Megan Washington - Vocals
Steve Magnusson - Guitars
Sam Anning - Bass
Niko Scauble - Drums
Shannon Barnett - Trombone
Jamie Oehlers - Saxophone

Geoff Hughes - Ensemble Tonos

Improvisation (Guitar)

Since his arrival in 1994, guitarist Geoff Hughes has performed and recorded with many of the country's finest jazz artists. He is a regular member of the Michelle Nicolle Quartet and has received critical acclaim for his work with the Hughes, Robertson, Browne Trio. He has also performed with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, The Main Event Orchestra, and records regularly for ABC Radio.

Geoff graduated from the Koninglijk Conservatorium in The Hague in 1989 where he studied and performed with Pat Metheny, Herb Ellis, Michael Brecker and Dave Leibman. During this time he led his own group recording for Dutch television and radio and performed with the North Holland Philharmonic Orchestra.  Geoff is also a VCA Lecturer.

Vince Jones  - Vince Jones & Friends

Singer, trumpeter, songwriter and bandleader Vince Jones is Australia's favourite jazz singer. What is most remarkable about his success over the last twenty-five years is that he has made it on his own terms, without ever compromising his musical goals or standards. Vince's first album was released in 1981, and his career took off from there. He has long been established as a headline act at festivals around Australia, he has toured in Europe, and has released 13 albums; the most recent is 'Moving Through Taboos' (Suitable/Universal).

Like his albums, Vince's concerts have increasingly emphasised his own songs, which tell stories or suggest ideas about the world we live in.  These are balanced with standards drawn from the jazz, blues, folk and pop traditions, rearranged to become very personal, heartfelt vehicles for Vince. 

Andrea Keller - Bennett Lane Big Band

Convinced from a young age that she would make a career in classical music, her aspirations took a different direction after she discovered jazz at the age of 14. After receiving her A.Mus.a with Distinction on piano, Andrea attended the University of Wollongong, and then continued her studies at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne.

Andrea has performed with Australian jazz greats such as Allan Browne, Barry Duggan, Sandy Evans, Dale Barlow and Brian Brown. She is a member of contemporary ensembles 'Keller/Murphy/Browne', Jamie Oehler's 'Small World Ensemble', the Geoff Hughes Collective, Tim Wilson/Andrea Keller duo, and the Bennetts Lane Big Band (an 11-piece ensemble which performs the eclectic compositions of it's members). Her performance experience encompasses all major Australian jazz festivals including the Melbourne International Jazz Festival (VIC) and Wangaratta Festival of Jazz (VIC).

In 2001 Andrea was the inaugural winner of the MCA/Freedman Foundation Jazz Fellowship, enabling her to perform throughout the Czech Republic (including Karlovy Vary Jazz Festival), Scotland and Ireland (2002, 2003). In 2006 she performed with the Australian Art Orchestra at the Mt Niseko/Kutchan Jazz Festival (Japan). In 2007 she performed with her quartet at the Moers Festival (Germany), Copenhagen Jazzhouse (Denmark) and in Prague (Czech Republic).

Steve Magnusson - guitar - The Washington/Grabowsky Project

Winner of National Jazz Award 2000. 

For many years Stephen lived in Switzerland performing with his bands SNAG and Face Lifter at major festivals and clubs throughout Europe. During this time in Europe, Stephen was awarded the Swiss Diagonal Arts Grant and the Pop Kredit award with the band SNAG and also received rave reviews for his performances. Stephen spent time studying with Mick Goodrick and Jerry Bergonzi at the New England Conservatory.  Stephen returned to Australia in 2000 to perform and record with his trio at the Wangaratta Jazz Festival. He was co-winner of the National Jazz Award and began playing again with Julien Wilson in a bass-less trio.

Stephen performs regularly in Melbourne with many ensembles as well as recording and performing his original material with his two bands Face Lifter and Trio.

Chris McNulty (Paul Bollanbeck) - Michelle Nicolle Septet

Chris McNulty has been moving audiences since her emergence on the international jazz scene in 1985. With a touch of Sarah, a hint of Ella, and a whole lot of vibe, McNulty is blessed with an exquisite instrument. She combines a rich, expressive voice with a deep sense of swing; a natural feel for the blues and an impressive ability to improvise that comes straight from the heart.  

McNulty settled in New York 1988 after being awarded an International Study Grant from the Australia Council. Since then Chris has collaborated and performed with some of the finest musicians on the jazz scene today including: Gary Bartz, Paul Bollenback, Gary Thomas, Mulgrew Miller, Ugonna Okegwo, John Hicks, Frank Wess, Ingrid Jensen, Terri- Lyne Carrington, Tim Garland to name a few.

Chris's debut recording in the States, Waltz For Debby (Discovery) was released in 1990. In 1994 Chris was also honoured to be selected as one of the six exceptional new jazz singers on the New York scene to be featured on the Venus recording, "Big Apple Voices". She has gone on to record several CD's since then and her most recent release is Whispers the Heart (Elefant Dreams 2006).

Chris toured Russia with Paul Bollenback in 2002, 2003 and appeared in 2004 for the very first St Petersburg Jazz Festival. Their magnetic and captivating performances have led to ever increasing festival dates around the world. Following the release of her highly acclaimed Dance Delicioso, Chris returned from successful festival appearances around the world. Her music has also been a major feature in Australia on ABC's nationally broadcast program, On Paul Bollenback's 6th release Brightness of Being, released March 2006, Chris' vocalese work is featured amongst a stellar cast of jazz luminaries including David "Fathead" Newman, Tim Garland, Gary Thomas, Terri-Lyne Carrington, James Genus and Ari Hoenig.

Matt McMahon - Vince Jones & Friends

Matt McMahon is a Sydney based pianist and composer who has been active on the Sydney scene since 1993. Matt, along with Simon Barker and Phil Slater co-leads the Band of Five Names having released three well-respected albums and performing internationally and locally. He also leads bands featuring his own compositions. He has taught piano and ear training at the Sydney Conservatorium of music since 2004.

Matt released his debut album, Paths and Streams in 2006 to critical acclaim" and his trio album Ellipsis in 2007. His 2008 duo with Guy Strazz 2@1 was nominated for an Air Award, When Matt isn't performing with his own groups he can be heard as the pianist and musical director for the Vince Jones band, having co-written and co-produced his latest album Moving through Taboos. He has worked with many of Australia's finest singers including Katie Noonan, Jackie Orszaczky, and Tina Harrod. He has performed in the bands of some of Australia's most distinguished jazz musicians Dale Barlow, Guy Strazz, Steve Hunter, Dave Panichi, Sandy Evans/ Andrew Robson, Carl Dewhurst, and Phil Slater among others, with these musicians he appears on over fifty albums.

Michelle Nicolle - Michell Nicolle Septet

Mo Award 2001, 2003 & 2004 (Australian Entertainment Industry), National Jazz Award (1998) winner and A.R.I.A Finalist 2001, 2004 (Australian Recording Industry), Michelle Nicolle is a jazz musician whose chosen instrument is Voice. Known for her ability to get right to the heart of a song, as well as being an in the moment improviser, Michelle has continually developed and nurtured her art form with the help of her quartet. As well as releasing 5 CDs the MN Quartet has toured extensively throughout Australia and internationally - in 2005 performing at the North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland.

Leading her band with a quiet dignity, Nicole's apparent ease at clever, difficult, and varied improvisation, bring to mind the skills of singers like Betty Carter, Mel Torme or Ella Fitzgerald. But this exceptionally talented woman sounds like none of those singers. What she does hold in common is being true to her artistic self, having an incredible 'ear' as well as being a serious jazz musician and lyricist. Her clear tone and impressive breath control indicate hard work and dedication to her art form.

The Michelle Nicolle Septet includes Geoff Huges (guitar), Tom Lee (bass), Ronny Ferella (drums), and guitarists Stephen Magnusson, Sam Lemann and Ben Hauptmann.

Alex Pertout - Faculty of the VCA and Music Showcase Ensemble Mundo  with NILUSHA BAEDER and special guest singer-songwriter KUTCHA EDWARDS

Alex Pertout is one of Australia's leading percussionists and with credits on hundreds of albums, soundtracks and jingles is undeniably one of Australia's most recorded musicians. Born in Santiago, Chile, he lived in Italy before settling in Australia in 1972, where he graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts with distinction in performance and composition in 1983.

Diversity is certainly one of his greatest attributes and so far his career has awarded him credits on albums, motion picture and television soundtracks, jingles, with television and theatre orchestras, as a musical director, as a record producer and engineer, and in countless live performances. He has also established himself as a respected educator and is currently head of the Improvisation Department at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia.

Alex has toured Europe and Asia with the Australian Art Orchestra, has performed as a soloist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and has recording, performance and television orchestra credits with wide range of artists such as Powderfinger, Brazilian artist Badi Assad, Tina Arena, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Chaka Khan, Commodores, Japanese fusion band Casiopea, John Tesh, Tom Jones, Merril Bainbridge, Little River Band with John Farnham, Hunters & Collectors, James Morrison, Mark Seymour, Archie Roach, Daryl Braithwaite, Brian Brown, Tim Finn to name only a few.

His latest release From The Heart with guests including Mike Stern, Tom Coster, Tommy Emmanuel, Paul Grabowsky, Christine Sullivan, Kavisha Mazzella, Raul Rekow and Mark Levine among others is out now through Vorticity Music.

Jex Saarelaht - Jex Saarelaht Quartet

Jex Saarelaht - Over the last decade and a half, pianist/composer Jex Saarelaht has performed as band-leader mostly in the trio format, or in the occasional collaboration with artists including Allan Browne, Bernie McGann, Sheila Jordan and the late Steve Lacy. In 2006 he was awarded the inaugural Melbourne Jazz Fringe Composer Commission, resulting in the extended work 'For Love of Ivor', (dedicated to Ivor Cutler), for a large ensemble. The following year saw the debut of his quartet, playing an all-original program at the Wangaratta Jazz Festival. 

Julien Wilson - Saxophonist, composer and bandleader Julien Wilson is one of the most talented and in demand musicians in the country, winner of the 2004 National Jazz Award at Wangaratta Jazz Festival, the 2006 Music Council of Australia Freedman Fellowship for Jazz, and named Australian Jazz Artist of the Year 2008 at that year's Bell Awards. He is a graduate of New England Conservatory, where he studied extensively with George Russell, Paul Bley, Jerry Bergonzi & George Garzone.

Niko Schäuble - A member of Jex's trio since its inception in 1992, Niko Schäuble is an Australian and international award winning drummer, composer and band-leader, whose work has been documented on more than fifty CDs. One of the most sought after musicians in Australia and abroad, acclaimed for his idiosyncratic originality and rhythmic intricacy. Since the mid-90s he has also established himself as an in demand composer for film and television, while continuing to write for international ensembles, ranging from saxophone quartets to symphony orchestras.

Jonathan Zwartz - Holder of a Masters Degree at the Australian National University and an Associate Diploma in Jazz Studies from the NSW Conservatorium of Music, Sydney bassist, composer and bandleader Jonathan Zwartz is one of Australia's leading jazz musicians. In 2000 he co-produced the 10 part documentary series 'the Pulse', involving some 26 or so of the most influential Australian jazz groups from that time, and last year saw the release of his first CD as bandleader, The Sea. 

Peter Sculthorpe - Composer  - Peter Sculthorpe Songbook with Phil Slater

Peter Sculthorpe is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney, where he began teaching in 1963. He has also taught at other music institutions and universities both within and outside Australia, and he holds honorary doctorates from Tasmania, Melbourne, Sussex and Griffith. An Officer of both the Order of Australia and the British Empire, in 1998 he was elected one of Australia's Living National Treasures. In 2002, he was elected to Foreign Honorary Membership of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Peter Sculthorpe has written works in most musical forms, and his output relates easily to the unique social climate and physical characteristics of Australia. Furthermore, his country's geographical position has caused him to be influenced by much of the music of Asia. In recent years, however, he has been more influenced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island music and culture.

Short List of Major Compositions:        

Irkanda IV (1961) for violin, strings and percussion
String Quartet No 6 (1965)
Small Town (1963) for orchestra
Sun Music I (1965) for orchestra
Sun Music III (1967) for orchestra
String Quartet No 8 (1969)
Rites of Passage (1974) opera
Port Essington (1977) for string orchestra
Mangrove (1979) for orchestra
Quiros (1982) opera
Piano Concerto (1983)
Kakadu (1988) for orchestra
Nourlangie (1989) for guitar and orchestra
Cello Dreaming (1998) for cello, strings and percussion
Great Sandy Island (1988) for orchestra
Requiem (2004) for chorus and orchestra

Phil Slater - Sculthorpe Songbook

Philip Slater is a trumpet player, composer, computer-player and producer of contemporary music. He has performed with the Mike Nock Quintet and Big Small Band, Dale Barlow, dig, AustraLysis, Barney McAll Unit, and many other ensembles. Slater is the leader or co-leader of several groups including StrobeCOMAvirgo, Band of Five Names, and The Very Interactive Band. He has toured internationally and performed as a featured artist at various music festivals in the world including the Montreaux, Montreal, Northsea, and Umbria jazz festivals. His work in theatre includes being MD of the Australian season of David Hare's Stuff Happens as well as performances in Sydney Theatre Company/The Actors Company production of Brecht's Mother Courage and her Children and Exit the King for Company B.

Awarded 2002 MCA/Freedman Foundation Fellowship for Jazz
Winner of National Jazz Award 2003
Winner of Bell Award for Australian Jazz Artist of the Year. 2004
Winner of Bell Award for Best Australian Jazz Ensemble of the Year (Phil Slater Quartet) 2008

Wilbur Wilde - Vince Jones & Friends

Occupation: Musician. Sax and Vocals. Acting. Radio Broadcasting. Public/After Dinner Speaking. Television Presentation/Production/Writing. Master of Ceremonies. Event and Tour Management. Music Producer/Director. Jingle composition and copy writing.

Music Experience: OL' 55. Skyhooks. Elvis Costello. Garth Brooks. Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons. Tom Jones. Split Enz. Roy Orbison. Cold Chisel. Dire Straits. Frankie J. Holden. Lou Rawls. Billy Daniels. Ricky May. James Morrison. Renee Geyer. The Angels. The Black Sorrows. Joe Camilleri. Glenn Shorrock. Dragon. Billy Thorpe. James Reyne. The Sports. Paul Kelly.

Television: Countdown. The Fast Lane. Flying Doctors. Hey Hey it's Saturday. MDA. Logie Awards segment producer. Our Place. ABC Jazz Series. The Paul Hogan Show. Daryl Somers' Tonight Show. Blankety Blanks. Sale of the Century. Celebrity Squares. MTV. Getaway. Wilde about Golf. A Pub too Far. Postcards. The Russell Gilbert Show. Spicks and Specks. Live at The Basement.

Theatre: The New Rocky Horror Show (750 performances). Hey Hey it's Cinderella.
Movies: Coolangatta Gold. Jenny Kissed Me. Dead End Drive -in. Mad Max. Cool Change. The Bit Part. Star Struck.
Radio: Wilbur currently hosts Vega 91.5 FM drive program, 3-6pm Monday to Friday.
3UZ (Breakfast 18 months). Gold 104 (Breakfast/Afternoon 5 years) 3XY (12 months).

Paul Williamson - Inside Out

Recently returned from living in Ireland for two years, this performance will feature a series of new compositions written by Paul Williamson to reflect his perspective as an outsider in a modern Ireland in transition. In addition to Williamson (trumpet), Inside Out features Geoff Hughes (guitar), Des White (double bass) and James McLean (drums). Expect musical journeys with fiery improvisations, ensemble space and interaction.