“Last month Wood launched his newest album The G-Train at The Ellington. The session musicians included saxophonist Carl Macke and trumpet player Matt Jordell to complement the Graham Wood Trio. Together they improvised the album’s grittiest tracks. Wood composed the album’s most poignant and evocative songs. Dahli’s Delight has a melody that is like a child walking in autumn. It is beautiful and melancholic. Closes, inspired by a late night drinking partner, consists of a rhythmic swagger and piano runs which evoke the sensation of liquor tumbling down your throat.”

The Graham Wood Quintet was reviewed on the website, www.outinperth.com after the G-Train Launch. To view more of this review click on Out In Perth Review or to access any downloads from the G-Train LP, click on G-Train Downloads.

Stay tuned for more exciting news about upcoming artists.

The Graham Wood Quintet was interviewed by X-Press Magazine. To view more about The Graham Wood Quintet, visit the X-Press Magazine Website to get more of an insight to this world of music.

This is a big year with lots of exciting projects, including the current release by The Graham Wood Quinet’s G-Train.

Stay tuned for new aurally stimulating releases from Kouhei Harada and David Wickham.

The CD and Label launch is being held tonight at the:

Ellington Jazz Club
191 Beaufort St Perth 6000
Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd December 2009 at 7.30pm

CDs are available on the night for the special launch price of $20.

Tonight is a celebration of the release of Graham’s 3rd CD as leader. The G Train was recorded over 2 days in 2008 and features Graham on piano with Matt Jodrell (trumpet) Carl Mackey (sax) Sam Anning (bass) and Daniel Susnjar (drums).
The tunes on this CD were written by Graham on a 3 week journey through Japan and The USA in 2008. There is a common train theme to the tunes and hence the title of the CD.

We are pleased to be joined by Daniel Susnjar who is returning from the USA for Christmas and will fortunately be here to perform. Graham and Carl are the other players on the release who will be present but unfortunately Matt Jodrell and Sam Anning will not be able to be in Perth for this launch. They will be replaced by Paul Pooley on bass and Ricki Mallet on Trumpet.

This evening will also celebrate the launch of the new WAAPA record label entitled “Slow Release”. Graham’s CD will be the first featured release and we look forward to many more interesting musical offerings from WAAPA staff and students.

Cat Hope – In the Cut antibody (Tape It concert, WAAPA Auditorium, September 10 2009).

American Stories

Al Lewis  is a rising star on the Austrailian stage. He has performed internationally and most recently as both Raoul and the phantom in Phantom of the Opera to critical acclaim.

David Wickham is the Co-ordinator of Keyboard Studies at WAAPA, was a member of the music staff of the Australian Opera Studio from 2003 to 2006, where he was music director and as a repetiteur David has also worked for the English National Opera, Welsh National Opera and Scottish Opera.

Slow Release Music is excited to announce the upcoming release “American Stories” due out in the new year.

The tunes on this release were composed during a 3-week trip to Japan and the USA in June 2008. There is an obvious train theme, which I guess is part of being on the road and in the cities that I love. The title track of this CD really reflects the experiences I had on some colourful late night jazz journeys on that train.

The G Train will be available as a CD and Download purchase, and will be released in December, 2009

Aletheia Music Ensemble 2009 – Mechinisims of Fracture aletheia-stream-96

Music Technology Graduate Album – Immersive Particles

Both works are released as free MP3 downloads under a Creative Commons licence and will also be available as a full CD album.

They are also working on a 21st century interpretation of Brian Eno’s Discreet Music for feedback tape loop. Aletheia will be performing Discreet Music live on October 30th, for the THNMF Conference.

Aletheia Ensemble’s Discrete Music is a generative composition, using live Clarinet and Piano along with two Max/MSP laptops creating a feedback loop.

discretemusic_one.mp3 Aletheia Discrete Music Take One