TOM VINCENT QUARTET (VIC)

Mon 5 Oct 2009 @ 8:00pm

Admission Members $15 Student members $8 Guests $20

TOM Vincent's quartet is spontaneous and adventurous. Sometimes explosive, sometimes simple and tender. But they always remain true to the blues, swing and inventive aesthetics of jazz.

They kick off their Australia national tour here in Perth.

Their style is based on the jazz standard repertoire - but this band is different. Eamon McNelis (vocal and trumpet) plays with a range of expression from the beautifully lyrical to the ferociously swinging. He is supported and fuelled by a relentless rhythm section that includes Leigh Barker, one of the few double bass players in Australia who plays without an amp.
With this range of dynamics, drummer Hugh Harvey shapes contours with suspense and release, at times holding back the excitement, bringing the music to a whisper with brushes.

Pianist Tom Vincent has lived and played around the world in New York, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Paris, Sydney and Melbourne. He returned to Hobart to be with his family and since his return to his home town Tom has become well-known by composing the theme for ABC TV show Collectors.
But his main love is live music and this is what he does best.

For more - go to www.tomvincent.com.au