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Rob Lavers

Saxophonist, flautist and composer Rob Lavers has established himself as an accomplished jazz musician. Early on in his career he gained runner-up in the Young Jazz Musician of the Year and has since toured worldwide, performing with numerous artists including New Mastersounds, Evelyn Glennie and Juan Martin. Last year the Quartet performed to a packed house at the Manchester Jazz Festival and were described as a ‘revelation’ in Jazzwise Magazine.Rob has recorded five albums as band leader.He now resides in Paris .

Yaron Elyashiv

Born: December 30, 1981

For a long time modern jazz has been misrepresented to the public as music for musicians. Noted for his fresh approach to jazz, saxophonist and composer Yaron Elyashiv stays true to tradition as he keeps looking forward into the future.

Originally from Israel, Mr. Elyashiv has already been making a name for himself after only two years in New York, leading his groups at the legendary Minton's Playhouse, Silver Spring Jazz Festival, and a live radio broadcast at the WBGO studios in Newark. Some of the clubs he performed include Saint Nick's Pub, Sweet Rhythm, Fat Cat, Jules Bistro, The Greenwich Village Bistro as well as The CUNY Jazz Festival

Chris Greene

Born: August 28, 1973

Saxophonist and composer Chris Greene was born in Evanston, IL. He spent his formative years in the award-winning Evanston High School Wind and Jazz Ensembles. As a teenager he began to play professionally with many local pop/rock and jazz bands. Greene eventually went to Bloomington, IN to attend the prestigious Indiana University Jazz Studies program and studied with renowned professor and cellist David Baker. Greene returned to Chicago in 1994 and has since collaborated with some of the nation’s most creative and versatile musicians. As a performer, Greene can be seen with many different groups - in many different genres

Chris Ward

Born: June 8, 1982

Tenor saxophonist Chris Ward was born in Connecticut in 1982, and began playing music at the age of 9. In 2000, Chris moved to Boston to attain a Bachelors of Music at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Chris quickly immersed himself in the Boston music scene independently and through the school. While at Berklee, Chris studied privately with George Garzone and Frank Tiberi and was a member of many of the colleges top ensembles directed by such jazz legends as Hal Crook and Joe Lovano. Chris was also a member of the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Greg Hopkins. He has performed on stage with Joe Lovano, George Garzone, Bill Pierce, and Michele Camilo

James Brandon Lewis

Born: August 13, 1983

Visionary composer and tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis’s bravest, yet most palpable artistic feat, Days Of FreeMan, opens with a poignant and profound introductory monologue from a maternal sage. She says, “The best thing of living is living who you are. You can’t be somebody else; you gotta be what God gave you to be and who you are. You look in the mirror and see yourself and say ‘I’m James Brandon Lewis.”’Next, bass and drums congeal around the sapphire melodic motif of “Brother 1976,” recalling one of those jazzy jewel-like hooks from a 1990s Native Tongue hip-hop jam

Sydney Jazz Collective Band

Sydney Jazz Collective is a band of professional musicians offering live music entertainment solutions tailored to the specific needs of your wedding, party, or corporate function. The Collective offers an extremely versatile group of University educated, professional musicians - who can be arranged in a variety of ensemble sizes from Duo (2 piece) to Big Band (19 piece), across a broad range of musical styles from Jazz, Funk, Salsa, Pop, Soul, Groove & Latin.

Zac Hurren

This debut recording of the Zac Hurren Trio was a creative, inspired session that left me inspired as well. Their free flowing, spontaneous approach within each piece is what jazz music is all about. Bravo !!!! - Joe Lovano This offering from Zac's trio sounds terrific. Well informed with that essential sense of tradition the music stretches and cooks, everyone plays their tails off. Zac Hurren is one bright light! - Bernie McGann A stunning debut from one of the foremost young saxophonists around the Australian scene today. Zac's sound is mature and his expression free from cliches and uncluttered by contrivances

Ben Jansson

Ben Jansson is quickly becoming a highly sought after tenor saxophonist on the national and international jazz scene. As well as having played in numerous jazz festivals such as the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Hague, Netherlands and the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival Mr. Jansson has played gigs opening up for the Count Basie Orchestra, Eartha Kitt, Dave Brubeck and the late Ray Charles. At the 2006 Detroit International Jazz Festival Ben played the first tenor book with jazz great Diane Schuur and was featured as a soloist throughout the performance. As a leader, Ben fronts his own Quintet featuring stellar New York guitarist and longtime band mate Randy Napoleon

Seth 'Shesh' Jorgensen

Jazz tenor saxophonist . . .more later.

Richard Maegraith

Born: August, 1973

by Matt McMahon

Richard Maegraith, like the musicians he has assembled for this recording, is one of the most respected musicians in the city in which he spends most of his time in Sydney. It is always tempting to list the great achievements of a musicians career and the great players with whom he has worked over years of performances and recordings. But improvising is always about being in the moment, making real time decisions and looking ahead - which is something all of the musicians on this recording manifest again and again throughout these series of pieces.

Richard and I played together a lot when we first met as students at the Sydney Conservatorium in 1993