Jazz Articles about Theak-tet

Theak-tet: Old School

by John Kelman
January 20, 2007

Despite its relative geographic seclusion--or perhaps because of it--a closely knit jazz scene has emerged in Australia over the past decade, most notably in Sydney, where the Jazzgroove Association has grown from humble beginnings into one of the country's most important arts organizations. Led by saxophonist David Theak, the association's flagship Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra released one of last year's best recordings, The Mothership Plays the Music of Mike Nock (Jazzgroove, 2006). Theak has also been leading his own smaller Theak-tet ...