The Kevin Hunt Trio - Sunday 13th April @ 2pm Sutherland Arts Centre
Kevin Hunt - piano Karl Dunnicliff - bass Dave Goodman - drums
Kevin Hunt
Kevin’s creative energy is fundamentally inspired by the Australian artists Roger Frampton, Chick Yates, Paul McNamara, Judy Bailey, Don Burrows and Christopher Sainsbury. Kevin endeavours to improvise music that encapsulates our experience, in our place, whilst exploring jazz practices.
Kevin lives an artistic life of jazz piano performance & composition, whilst enjoying time each week with the youthful emerging musicians at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. As head of programs there, Kevin is able to connect daily with the outstanding tutors and students.
Kevin’s academic research in the sound of the Stuart & Sons piano continues. These research experiences obliquely bring together the ingenuity of Wayne Stuart OAM designs, with the beauty of Australian Aboriginal artforms, to influence Kevin’s creative practice. Kevin currently performs regularly with Emma Pask, Simon Tedeschi and The Stiff Gins.
Karl Dunnicliff - bass
Since graduating from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he studied with acclaimed bassist Craig Scott, Karl Dunnicliff has been highly in demand as a double and electric bass player.
Over the years he has also studied with Rufus Reid, Judy Bailey and Mike Nock. In 2008 and 2015 he was selected as a finalist in the National Jazz Awards for double bass at Wangaratta, the largest annual jazz festival in Australia. Karl regularly supports some of Australia's best-known musicians, with his current projects including Joseph Tawadros, Trish Delaney-Brown, John Morrison, Mark Ginsburg quartet and many more.
Dave Goodman – drums
At just eighteen, Dave received an invitation to join the renowned Mike Nock Quartet, and at twenty came second in the prestigious National Jazz Awards. Today, he is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most important jazz drummers.
At present, Dave is a key member of several of Australia’s finest ensembles, including Ten Part Invention, Kevin Hunt Trio, Steve Barry Quartet, and Matt Keegan Trio. ‘Dave’s infectious love of music, his dedication to jazz drumming and his melodic approach to the drumset, have been a source of inspiration to me for twenty years,’ Matt says.
Dave has also worked with Joe Lovano, Paul Bollenback, Bernie McGann, James Morrison, Don Burrows, Vince Jones and Mark Isaacs, to name just a few.
Chief influences include Jack DeJohnette, Vinnie Colaiuta and Andrew Gander. ‘Each of these guys come out of Tony Williams, Elvin Jones and Roy Haynes in their own way,' Dave explains. 'I love them fundamentally because they are uniquely creative and original in playing only the essence of what each piece of music requires. I aspire to this in my own work.'
Dave plays Sonor Drums, Bosphorus Cymbals, Remo Drumheads, Vater Drumsticks, DW Pedals & Hardware, and Roc-N-Soc Thrones exclusively.
To quote John Clare (jazz critic, Sydney Morning Herald), Dave is “One of the leading drummers in the country” and “[one of] the most intriguing drummers recording anywhere.”
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