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Will Pethick

Will Pethick, hailing from Perth, Western Australia, started playing jazz at the age of ten. After completing his bachelor's degree at the James Morrison Academy of Music and the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2021, he performed with jazz luminaries like Wycliff Gordon and Joey DeFrancesco. Moving to Germany in 2023, he became a fixture in Berlin and Hamburg's music scenes. In 2024, he launched his electric jazz group, 'Intelligent Design.' Currently pursuing a Master of Music at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, Will continues to leave his mark on the international jazz scene.

Awards

1) James Morrison Scholarship Finalist (2019).

2) Ritter-Stiftung Scholarship Holder (2023-2024).

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Read "A Place Between Homes" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
November 5, 2024

Finding his voice as a composer and guitarist has taken Conor Cantrell on a journey from his native Galway in Ireland to Berlin, via London. So, it may not be a surprise to find that his debut album A Place Between Homes contains song titles like “Departing," “Arriving" and “Another Goodbye." It is clear that his journey across Europe has been the inspiration behind the material on the album. Cantrell started as a trumpet player who studied and ...

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Read "Love is a Temporary Madness" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
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Read "Love is a Temporary Madness" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
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