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Casey Greene Quartet featuring Jeremy Sawkins

September 28 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

$35

Casey Greene Quartet, featuring Jeremy Sawkins

Unfortunately this concert has been cancelled. Watch my website for future concerts.

 

 

 Casey GreeneSaxophone/Flute/Clarinet. Casey spent 16 years in the UK leading his own bands including – The Pegasus Quartet, Casey Greene Latin Six, Quiver and The Cal Tjader Project. He played throughout the UK in many Jazz clubs and Jazz festivals including London Jazz Festival and Birmingham Jazz Festival. Now back in Oz he has played with Vince Jones and others. He has now assembled his new Jazz quartet comprising of the best of the South coast Jazz musicians.

Peter Locke – Piano. Peter is an outstanding Jazz pianist who is constantly playing with national and international Jazz artists including John Morrison’s Swing City, Andrew Dickerson and Dan Barnett.

Mike WalshBass. Mike has played most jazz venues in Sydney including The Basement, Hilton, Orient and Criterion Hotels and Weinkeller. He has played with many of the best bands over the years including Les Crosby’s Hacienda Jazz band, touring New Zealand and featuring in Napiers Art Deco Festival to an audience of 30000 .

Ken Vatcher – Drums. Ken has had a long and wonderful career playing with some of Australia’s finest instrumentalists such as Don Burrows, Errol Buddle, Bob Barnard, Tom Baker, Doug De Vries and Paul Williamson.  And he’s supported great Jazz vocalist too,  Vince Jones, Sarah Maclaine, Nichaud Fitzgibbon, Marie Wilson, Ruby Carter to mention just a few.    

The Casey Greene Quartet will be playing from the Blue Note catalogue, with compositions from Wes Montgomery, Dexter Gordon, Benny Golson, Hubert Laws, Chick Corea as well and some fresh original compositions from Casey and Peter.

Jeremy Sawkins – Guitars

A member of the Australian music community since the late 1970’s as a performing guitarist, composer, bandleader and recording artist, Jeremy has shared the stage and recording studios with many notable musicians. Having performed all around Australia, he has also performed in Europe and Asia and is regarded as one of Australia’s most versatile jazz guitarists.

Recent performances have seen Jeremy sharing the stage with such luminaries as Sting and Dominic Miller, Katie Noonan, Wendy Matthews, Kristin Berardi, Melinda Schneider, Kate Miller-Heidtke, Ella Hooper, Wanderlust (since 1996), Alma Orquestra and Glenn Shorrock among others. He recently performed at the 2023 Adelaide Guitar Festival with Paul Mason and James Muller in a tribute to the late Jeff Beck.

Apart from being a featured artist on many recording since the 1980’s, Jeremy has released 5 albums as leader featuring his own compositions. “Toys” (1994) “Southpaw”(2001) “Jazz Organism ‘Live’ in Dublin” (2010) “Artefact” JS Organ Quartet (2016) “Somnambience”2021