The Tim Clarkson Trio is an intimate band with bite to their playing. They bring together elements of music often at odds with each other: their compositions can be rhythmically and melodically intricate, but in spite of this a sense of groove, melodicism and quirky playfulness permeates the band. With a sense of space and occasion, it is music that gets both the head and the heart, not one at expense of the other.
“Genius can often be misunderstood…. Listen to Land of Free Men a few times, particularly Freelance Libertarian and Bow Rider, to hear some pearls of instrumental wisdom.” 4/5 stars – Alternative Media Group
Clarkson has a unique approach to saxophone-bass-drum trio which shares roles, often turning elements of the music on their head, with bass and drums often at the forefront. Audiences are always delighted and surprised at their musical twists and turns, and the stories they weave. They have toured nationally and their 2013 release “Land of Free Men” has been heavily featured on ABC Radio.
“So Alex Boneham’s bass and Cameron Reid’s drums are very much equal voices with Clarkson’s tenor saxophone, which often twists itself into the knotty rhythms rather than flying above them; rhythms made even more sinewy by Boneham’s singular vigour”. – John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald
Now in their 7th year, the Tim Clarkson Trio is a unique blend and balanced counterpoint between bass, drums and saxophone, intriguing compositions and rippling rhythmic flow. The evolution of this group finds three very individual voices performing internationally into a tight-knit and virtuosic team.
Witness their unique place in Australian jazz on Wednesday the 1st of June at Foundry 616.
Who: Tim Clarkson Trio
When: Wednesday 1st June 8:30pm
Where: Foundry 616
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