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Gus Leighton is an Australian contemporary tenor saxophonist based in Hobart, Tasmania. He is known for his improvisational skills and compositional style, drawing influence from notable saxophonists such as Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, and Wayne Shorter. Gus is currently pursuing his PhD research at the University of Tasmania, focusing on these four saxophonists.

Aside from his research, Gus is actively involved in the music scene. He is a respected saxophonist, composer, arranger, and bandleader of various groups including Uncle Gus and The Rimshots, The Gus Leighton Quartet, and The Greenrises Jazz Orchestra. Gus has also performed at festivals and events as both a leader and accompanist, having shared the stage with artists like Dami Im, Andrew O'Keefe and The Melbourne Ska Orchestra.

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From Day To Evie

By Gus Leighton

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Too Many Times: 648 Dreams of Home: L.A.W: Verdanturf Town: Singin' The Blues: Zac's Song: Prisoner of Love; All of Me.

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Carrington

By Gus Leighton

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2020
Track listing: Walt's Waltz: We Ain't Playing For Sheepstations (But If You Lose I'm Taking Everything Else You've Got): Ballade No. 1 Op 23 G Minor: Mother's Tears: No F'in Nuts: Footprints: All of Me.

Song of the Day

Prisoner Of Love

March 13, 2024

Album: From Day To Evie
By Gus Leighton
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Duration: 07:30

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Chilli Con Carnage

By Gus Leighton

Label: Independent
Released: 2020
Track listing: Chilli Con Carnage: Singin' In The Shower: Get Your Passion Poppin': Manic Baby: Rejection Is No Stranger to Me: Rainbow Connection/Somewhere Over The Rainbow: Variety of Anxieties: Seedy Sunday: 'Scuse Me Sir: Procrastination Station: The Possum That Got Through The Flue: Singin' in The Shower (Radio Edit)

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