Jazz Musician Database R-Z
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TEN PART INVENTION Band
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Acclaimed Sydney based contemporary jazz ensemble Ten Part Invention (TPI) was formed in 1985 by drummer John Pochée as a commission for the following year’s Adelaide Festival, TPI, in the time since it first performed, has become a vital part not only of Sydney’s but also of Australia’s jazz culture. Every performance is played with passionate conviction and the music sparkles with great solos and precision in execution.
Fired up by one of the finest rhythm sections in the country - drummer Pochée with pianist Roger Frampton and bassist Steve Elphick - soloists like Bernie McGann, Sandy Evans, Bob Bertles, Ken James (saxes), James Greening (trombone), Warwick Alder and Miroslav Bukovsky (trumpets) - always rise to the occasion. Playing only original music the band has been warmly received by audiences across Australia.
TPI has performed in every capital city and has been included in the programmes of major Australian festivals such as Wangaratta, Melbourne, Montsalvat, Manly, Armidale, the Gold Coast International and the Telecom Sydney International Festival to name a few. The band has successfully presented its music in regional centres and 1994 undertook an extensive tour to South-East Asia supported by the Dept. of Foreign Affairs. A European tour is scheduled for late 1996. In 1998 TPI toured Taiwan, The Philippines, China and Singapore.
Ten Part Invention has recorded two albums of their music - Ten Part Invention (ABC Jazz, 1990) and Tall Stories (Rufus Records, 1994), the latter of which is garnering strong reviews in the international jazz magazines.
- JACKIE ORSZACZKY Bass Guitar
Jackie Orszaczky was born in 1948 in Budapest Hungary, where he studied classical piano and violin By his early twenties he went on to become an important rock artist for a generation of young Hungarians and today he still commands crowds of 30,000 people at his annual Budapest concerts. In the early 70’s he started writing for and experimenting with unusual instrumentation and larger ensembles.
Jackie’s (jazz-rock) group SYRIUS toured Eastern and Western Europe and then Australia in 1970-71. An album was recorded in Melbourne by the group for release in Australia and Hungary.
Jackie was invited to return to Australia to join experimental rock-group Bakery in 1974. He remained in Australia and released his first solo (jazz)album BERAMIADA in 1975. And this established him as a unique artist with a very different approach to jazz.
Orszaczky was now in high demand as a session bassist and arranger working on pop, country, rock and jazz records. Through one of these engagements he was invited to lead Australia’s first significant soul band that of vocalist Marcia Hines. The music was influenced by the African-American soul and R&B tradition that Jackie loved. Through the mid 70’s to 1980,as Musical Director he wrote all the orchestrations and arrangements for the group’s live concerts The "Marcia Hines Live Across Australia" album with with Orszaczky arrangements sold over 200.000 copies.
The early 80’s were spent searching for new ways of expressions, re-evaluating the position of a "serious rock-jazz musician". This period gave birth to some experimental groups, such as a trio with young guitarist Peter O’Mara now well established in the German jazz scene - and others, such as BLAND FRENZY, THE ALPHABETICS, and THE ASTONISHED BOYFRIENDS.
Jack currently has several live projects running currently: The GRANDMASTERS - a groove/R&B band with vocalist TINA HARROD The ORSZACZKY BUDGET ORCHESTRA - Combine an extraordinary brass-band called EUROPE'S WORST performing originals, old eastern European marches, big band blues and whatever takes Jack's fancy to arrange for horns, throw in with a string quartet - melding R&B, folk and contemporary ballads with spine tingling vocals from Tina and Jack. ODD, - a funkin' organ trio with bass parts played on the Hammond organ pedals, and Jack playing the 'piccolo' bass (a high-tuned bass guitar with light gauge strings pitched at D, G, C, F).This gives the bass-guitarist the freedom and pitch range to create melody and embellishment not usually associated with standard bass lines. An octave divider pedal can give the bottom end when required.
Discography
- Syrius - Devil's Masquerade (Import}
- Syrius Most - Mult Lesz (Import)
- Jackie Orszaczky - Beramiada
- Jump Back Jack - Blue Cover 1987
- Industrial Accident
- Jump Back Jack/Red Not Blue - Double Take
- Hungarian Rapsadists
- Jackie Orszaczky & the Grandmasters - Family Lore
- Jackie Orszaczky - 100 %
- The Orszaczky Budget Orchestra Featuring Tina Harrod - Deep Down & Out double CD
TINA HARROD
"Our very own Aretha Franklin" Tony Squires, Sydney Morning Herald "The most solid soul-testifying voice... Tina Harrod take a bow" Craig Pearce, Drum Media "Ms Harrod sings with body and soul" CIA Connection, Berlin
Born in New Zeland, has been singing professionally for ten years. She has performed with these local acts: Jenny Morris, Wendy Matthews, Vincent Stone, Tim Finn, Marcia Hines, Renee Geyer, Nikka Costa, Diesel and Jimmy Barnes and these overseas acts: Louisiana Red, Coco Robicheaux, Charlie Mariano, Terry Evans, Otis Grand and John Cleary
She is best known for her work as dual vocalist alongside Jack in his various projects - The Grandmasters and of course the OBO - with whom she recorded and performed in Australia and Europe for four years.
- TRIP TO THE MOON
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TRIP TO THE MOON released their debut album "Jazz Hop" last year,
The album received great reviews, was placed in TV docos and TVCs, was a finalist
in the jazz awards at the 1998 Music Awards, and the band's self financed video
has had national screenings on MTV and TV2.
A Trip To The Moon is a collaboration between Tom Ludvigson and Trevor Reekie as well as a collection of friends making guest appearances.
Tom Ludvigson is well known on the Auckland music scene having played professionally on the circuit for a number of groups and jazz outfits as well as funk and electronic experimental music. He has in the past performed with the Jack Morris Big Band, Big Sideways, Elephunk, Rick Bryant's Jazz Bombers, the electronic space jazz ensemble Nexus, the Richard Adams Quartet, Tom also leads the Inner City Jazz Workshop who have released a number of albums on Ode as well as performing and recording 2 albums with Bluespeak on Pagan . Tom Ludvigson also composed the music for the TV doco on Robin Morrison called "Blues For Robin".
Trevor Reekie spent some time overseas performing music and working for English label Stiff Records in London. Since he returned to New Zealand he has produced a number of records for bands like the Mockers, Dance Macabre, Marginal Era as well as performing and producing 80's electro band Car Crash Set . Since then he has run the Pagan and Antenna label and has performed and recorded 4 albums with the Greg Johnson Band. He has also released 2 solo records under the moniker of Cosa (Nostra) which has been released world wide through the German Incoming label .
TRIP TO THE MOON have been working on their second album, this time concentrating on working with vocalists. The first single features Robert Pauling aka Bobbylon who sang with the Hallelujah Picassos as well as featuring on hits like 3 The Hard Way's "Hip Hop Holiday". The single "I Can Change" will be released early August 1998.
The album tentatively called "The Two Twenty Man" will be released in 1999.
Discography
- Jazz Hop
- CAMERON UNDY acoustic, electric bass
b. Canberra 1969
Cameron Undy was raised in musical home with exposure to his father"s
collection of both classical and jazz recordings. Piano was his first
instrument starting at 8 with clarinet eclipsing this interest from 10-12
years. The influence of his guitarist sister Fiona led him first to guitar
then electric bass and eventually to acoustic bass when he was 16.
The Jazz Studies course at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music put him in touch with many peers and teachers with whom he continues to work. Prominent among these is internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Mike Nock. Cameron has been a key member in many of Mike" trios and quartets. He has also performed with Dale Barlow, The Engine Room, James Morrison, Vince Jones, Paul Grabowsky, Bernie McGann, Tim Hopkins, Mark Simmonds, Sandy Evans, Banana, Dig and more.
Cameron Undy is also no slouch in the composition area. This has led him into leading or co-leading many groups including Happy Tribe, Feet Music, Primal Voices, Nude and 20th Century Dog.
Early influences
- Ornette Coleman
- Miles Davis
Recent influences
- Bela Bartok
- Oliver Messiain
- Gyorgy Ligeti
- African music esp. Ghawa Tribe (Morrocco)
- Sly & The Family Stone
- Steve Coleman
Performances with international jazz visitors to Australia.
- Bobby Shew
- Don Pullen, Jane Bunnett, Larry Cramer
- Vincent Herring
- Sam Rivers
- Pheeroan akLaff
- Nikki Iles
Recordings
- Dark & Curious - Mike Nock Quartet
- Free Spirits - Free Spirits
- Groovive - Banana
- Pandora"s Box - Tim Hopkins Quartet
- Side of Clues - Nude
- Deeper - Dig
Christo trading as MontXsuZ Digital Media.