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Nick Freer

Nick has performed throughout Australia with various jazz ensembles, including festival appearances at the Melbourne International Festival of Jazz, the Wangaratta Jazz Festival, Electric Jazz Festival, the Italian International Jazz Festival and the Stonnington Jazz Festival. He has also performed in China, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Vietnam and Germany. Currently he is completing a PhD in Musicology focusing on the Post-Tonal harmony of Allan Holdsworth

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Melbourne guitarist Nick Freer, Eelco Van Zanten, Gavin Harrison, David Binney and The Outernet

Read "Melbourne guitarist Nick Freer, Eelco Van Zanten, Gavin Harrison, David Binney and The Outernet" reviewed by Len Davis


Kick off your musical journey today with Melbourne guitarist Nick Freer and his latest albumApperseptions . From the Netherlands, Eelco Van Zanten shares Eel Fusionkastel followed by Canadian guitarist Joel Grundahl. British drummer Gavin Harrison joins forces with guitarist Nick Johnson and bassist Evan Marien for some stand out fusion, then a ballad with bite from The Outernet featuring Phil Turcio. Pat Petrillo brings fresh drum energy and we wrap up the new releases with Saxophonist David Binney and drummer ...

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Nick Freer: The Unsuspecting

Read "The Unsuspecting" reviewed by Roger Farbey


The euphonious start to “Glyph" on The Unsuspecting gives no clue as to the surprising guitar solo that ensues. This surely is Allan Holdsworth, no? Actually it isn't. Australian guitarist Nick Freer is an unashamed devotee of Holdsworth. He's currently embarking on a PhD entitled The Improvisational Process of Guitarist Allan Holdsworth: Ontology and Analysis of Selected Works at Monash University's Faculty of Arts in Melbourne. But crucially, here's someone who can not only talk the talk, but also walk ...

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Melbourne guitarist Nick Freer releases "The Unsuspecting"

Melbourne guitarist Nick Freer releases "The Unsuspecting"

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The Unsuspecting is Melbourne guitarist and composer Nick Freer’s latest offering. An all Australian affair, The Unsuspecting unites some of the finest Australian jazz-fusion talent based locally and internationally. Exploring a diverse repertoire, The Unsuspecting engages with post-tonal harmony from a Schoenberg perspective rather than the jazz lexicon. Fans of Allan Holdsworth, Chick Corea and Tribal Tech this one is for you. The Unsuspecting features high octane playing by Freer and his partly internationally based band which includes Sean Wayland ...

Primary Instrument

Guitar

Location

Melbourne

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

$30 per half hour; $60 per hour. All styles of guitar and theory covered.

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