Post by michellebuxton on May 3, 2011 16:36:31 GMT 10
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
RON CARTER TRIO (US)
OPENING ACT ELIXIR (AUS) FEATURING KATIE NOONAN
TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY 10 MARCH
THUR 9 JUNE QPAC CONCERT HALL, BRISBANE
www.qpac.com.au 136 246
FRI 10 JUNE MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE MELBOURNE
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
www.melbournerecital.com.au (03) 9699 3333
SAT 11 JUNE DARLING HARBOUR JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL
SUN 12 JUNE THE BASEMENT, SYDNEY
www.thebasement.com.au (02) 9251 2797 www.moshtix.com.au
American jazz great Ron Carter is heading to Australia for the first time to play a string of must-see concerts with his all-star band, the Ron Carter Trio. Carter will lead his collaborators, Russell Malone and legendary pianist Mulgrew Miller for a four-date series of shows, this June 9-12 in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
The concerts also herald the re-awakening of Katie Noonan’s luscious folk trio Elixir.
Comprising saxophonist Zac Hurren, guitarist Stephen Magnusson and the multiple ARIA Award-winning Noonan, Elixir returns to the studio this April to cut a second album. Some of those new works will be presented for the first time when Elixir opens for Carter’s group.
Elixir’s as-yet-untitled new album promises to explore new musical boundaries, built around the lyrical framework of the celebrated Australian writer Thomas Shapcott.
For Elixir, the opportunity to share the stage with Ron Carter will provide an extraordinary glimpse of a genius at work.
“These will be Ron Carter’s first-ever concerts in Australia, and the trio are the best in the world at what they do,” says Noonan. “I’m thrilled and excited, and slightly freaked out at the same time.”
In jazz music circles, Carter needs no introduction. His reputation is unrivalled, his collaborations are timeless. And his achievements, breathtaking. Carter has carved out a career spanning more than 45 years, during which time he’s recorded with a “who’s who” of the jazz world and beyond, from Miles Davis to BB King, Sarah Vaughn, Dexter Gordon, James Brown, Sonny Rollins and Stan Getz.
An accomplished academic and author, Carter can boast more than 2,500 recording credits to his name, making the double-bass legend one of the most prolific instrumentalists in his field.
In the early 1960s, Carter performed throughout the United States in nightclubs and concert halls with Eric Dolphy, Jaki Byard, and Wes Montgomery, then toured Europe with Cannonball Adderley. He was a member of Miles Davis’s now classic quintet from 1963 to 1968, along with Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, and Wayne Shorter.
When he first formed his own group, the bass was not generally considered a lead instrument. Ron found a solution in the piccolo bass, an instrument one-half the size of a standard bass. He tuned the instrument so as to foster an unusual sound quality, one that stands out in an ensemble. Carter’s bulging trophy cabinet includes a Grammy Award, which came in 1988 for the instrumental composition, Call Sheet Blues, from the film ‘Round Midnight. Now, with his trio making the rarest of journeys Down Under, Australian audiences can experience the magic.
RON CARTER TRIO (US)
OPENING ACT ELIXIR (AUS) FEATURING KATIE NOONAN
TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY 10 MARCH
THUR 9 JUNE QPAC CONCERT HALL, BRISBANE
www.qpac.com.au 136 246
FRI 10 JUNE MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE MELBOURNE
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
www.melbournerecital.com.au (03) 9699 3333
SAT 11 JUNE DARLING HARBOUR JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL
SUN 12 JUNE THE BASEMENT, SYDNEY
www.thebasement.com.au (02) 9251 2797 www.moshtix.com.au
American jazz great Ron Carter is heading to Australia for the first time to play a string of must-see concerts with his all-star band, the Ron Carter Trio. Carter will lead his collaborators, Russell Malone and legendary pianist Mulgrew Miller for a four-date series of shows, this June 9-12 in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
The concerts also herald the re-awakening of Katie Noonan’s luscious folk trio Elixir.
Comprising saxophonist Zac Hurren, guitarist Stephen Magnusson and the multiple ARIA Award-winning Noonan, Elixir returns to the studio this April to cut a second album. Some of those new works will be presented for the first time when Elixir opens for Carter’s group.
Elixir’s as-yet-untitled new album promises to explore new musical boundaries, built around the lyrical framework of the celebrated Australian writer Thomas Shapcott.
For Elixir, the opportunity to share the stage with Ron Carter will provide an extraordinary glimpse of a genius at work.
“These will be Ron Carter’s first-ever concerts in Australia, and the trio are the best in the world at what they do,” says Noonan. “I’m thrilled and excited, and slightly freaked out at the same time.”
In jazz music circles, Carter needs no introduction. His reputation is unrivalled, his collaborations are timeless. And his achievements, breathtaking. Carter has carved out a career spanning more than 45 years, during which time he’s recorded with a “who’s who” of the jazz world and beyond, from Miles Davis to BB King, Sarah Vaughn, Dexter Gordon, James Brown, Sonny Rollins and Stan Getz.
An accomplished academic and author, Carter can boast more than 2,500 recording credits to his name, making the double-bass legend one of the most prolific instrumentalists in his field.
In the early 1960s, Carter performed throughout the United States in nightclubs and concert halls with Eric Dolphy, Jaki Byard, and Wes Montgomery, then toured Europe with Cannonball Adderley. He was a member of Miles Davis’s now classic quintet from 1963 to 1968, along with Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, and Wayne Shorter.
When he first formed his own group, the bass was not generally considered a lead instrument. Ron found a solution in the piccolo bass, an instrument one-half the size of a standard bass. He tuned the instrument so as to foster an unusual sound quality, one that stands out in an ensemble. Carter’s bulging trophy cabinet includes a Grammy Award, which came in 1988 for the instrumental composition, Call Sheet Blues, from the film ‘Round Midnight. Now, with his trio making the rarest of journeys Down Under, Australian audiences can experience the magic.