5 CD Boxed Set, to be accompanied with a booklet of photos and program notes from each of the five performances
PRE-ORDER NOW AND SAVE - after each new project is released, the price of the full set will go up by $5 - the final full price will be $75 plus postage. The physical box set is intended for completion and delivery by Nov 2018.
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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Included are PDF Programs for each season and BONUS complete second alternative version of TUoA 2: The Usefulness of Art.
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Adam Simmons Creative Music Ensemble
Adam Simmons – sopranino/baritone saxophones, shakuhachi
Cara Taber – alto saxophone
Gideon Brazil – tenor saxophone
Gemma Horbury – trumpet
Gavin Cornish – trumpet
Bryn Hills – trombone
Howard Cairns – double bass
Hugh Harvey – drums
Recorded by Myles Mumford
Graphic Design by Celsius Design
Special thanks to
- Mary Lou and all of the wonderful staff at fortyfivedownstairs, including Andy Turner, Kris Chainey, Bridget McWilliams
- Diana Wolfe (Wolfe Words) for publicity
- Troy Reilly (The Piano Tuna) for piano tuning
- Brian Ritchie, David Jones, Ian Pidd and Owen McKern for support of this endeavour and many others
- Sarah Walker (photography) and Libby Chow (video)
- Hayden Cairns for jumping in to help
Project 2: The Usefulness of Art
Composed by Adam Simmons
Performed by
Adam Simmons Creative Music Ensemble:
Adam Simmons – bass clarinet, leader
Samuel Boon – saxophone
Cara Taber – saxophone
Gideon Brazil – saxophone
Paul Simmons – saxophone
Gemma Horbury – trumpet
James Wilkinson – trombone
Bryn Hills – trombone
Miranda Hill – double bass
Niko Schauble – drums
Hugh Harvey – drums
Nat Grant – percussion
Diokno Pasilan – percussion
David Brown – guitar
Pete Lawler – space drums
Visual design by Diokno Pasilan and Christine Crawshaw
Recorded by Myles Mumford
Graphic Design by Celsius Design
Special thanks to
- Mary Lou and all of the wonderful staff at fortyfivedownstairs
- Brian Ritchie, David Jones, Ian Pidd and Owen McKern for support of this endeavour and many others
- Jim, Angela and Anna for assisting Diokno and Christine in their preparations
Project 3: Travelling Tales
Composed by Adam Simmons
Performed by
Adam Simmons – soprano/tenor saxophones, bass clarinet
Arcko Symphonic Ensemble – conducted by Timothy Phillips
Violin 1 - Zachary Johnson, Jeremy Blackman, Larissa Aguiar, Felicité Heine, Leigh Raymond
Violin 2 - Philip Healey, Susan Pierotti, Naomi Durston, Sophie Dunn, James Steendam
Violas - Christian Read, Matt Laing, Eli Vincent, Eunise Cheng
Cellos - Caerwen Martin, Stephanie Arnold, Yelian He, Gemma Tomlinson
Double Bass - Nicholas Synot, Miranda Hill
Visual design by Christine Crawshaw and Adam Simmons
Recorded by Myles Mumford at fortyfivedownstairs, December 9-10, 2017
Graphic Design by Celsius Design
Photography by Sarah Walker
Special thanks to
- Mary Lou and all of the wonderful staff at fortyfivedownstairs
- Brian Ritchie, David Jones, Ian Pidd and Owen McKern for support of this endeavour and many others - Sarah Walker (photography) for capturing images that will be shared later
- Efy Trian of Specs’n’Arts (Athens) for the opportunity that inspired this work
- Andrea Keeble for her expert advice and encouragement
- Everyone who supported my Pozible campaign for my airfare to Greece.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.
This project is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
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Such great compositions. A showcase of world class contempory big band jazz. There is a lot happening in the orchestration, give yourself a bit of time and space to really appreciate this great album. Steve Vermeulen