JOE CHINDAMO QUARTET with Jamie Oehlers, Pete Jeavons, Ben Vanderwal

Mon 25 May 2009 @ 8:00pm

Admission Members $15 PJS Student Members $8 Concessions $20 Guests $25

Joe Chindamo is
fêted by his peers

IF a man is to be judged by the company he keeps, Joe Chindamo must be ranked among Australia's few, true, jazz luminaries.

Billy Cobham:
"Joe Chindamo stands strong for the music in his own unique way. Personality projected through the music is an important factor in determining the `uniqueness' of an artist. Joe is unique and special as his music reflects. He therefore stands alone in many positive ways."

Tony Gould:
"The artistry of Joe Chindamo is a special case, for his talent is so vast and deep that it transcend both stylistic and cultural considerations. His tone, touch and technique at the keyboard are outstanding in whatever idiom one wishes to place him."

Randy Brecker:
"I first met Joe around 10 years ago. During a stay in Melbourne he asked me to play on his record and the music was so wonderfully written, it was a session I never forgot. Several years later we toured Australia with Billy Cobham and it was a pleasure to get to know him also as a great player and person."

Mike Nock:
"Music loving Australians have long been aware of Joe Chindamo's prodigious pianistic talents, now it's time for the world to become aware of his extraordinary musical gifts."

Ernie Watts:
"It is always a pleasure anytime I can play with Joe Chindamo. His sense of melodics and improve is a catalyst for my own performance. When we are on the bandstand together, I'm happy just to lay back and listen to Joe's magic on piano. He is truly a gifted musician."

If those tributes don't send you scurrying to the Charles Hotel on 25 May maybe you're in another groove!

Internationalist
When Billy Cobham first heard Joe, in 1990, he immediately asked him to join his group and tour internationally. Seventeen major tours followed, across America, Europe, Japan and Argentina, plus two international recordings, The Traveller and By Design.

Joe has recorded and performed with international jazz artists such as the late Ray Brown, Lee Konitz, Mike and Randy Brecker, Frank Morgan, Mark Turner, Ernie Watts, Ravi Coltrane, Larry Coryell and James Morrison.

Albums
Maybe you would like to check out Joe on CD? This man's writing/playing virtuosity features across the genres.

There's Paradiso The Joy of Film Music. Surprised? Joe has played on soundtracks of more than 60 films - including Pharlap, Man from Snowy River 2, The Sound of One Hand Clapping, Evil Angels and Babe.

How about The Joy of Standards? He has backed Shirley Bassey, recorded with Vince Jones, Olivia Newton John, Christine Sullivan and Yvonne Kenny, orchestrated and conducted a string orchestra for Peter Andre, and played with Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Caroline O'Conner and Don Burrows. Also available are The First Take, America! Joe Chindamo Trio plays the Paul Simon song book, The Joy of Standards Vol 2, Tender is the Night, Good Little Ploy, Anyone who had a heart and Reflected Journey.

After an Australian and overseas career spanning more than a quarter century, Joe's talent was duly acknowledged in 2002 by the Australian music industry when he won the 2002 Australian Entertainment `MO' Award for Instrumental Jazz Performer of the Year.

For more –
www.joechindamo.com