Dale Barlow Quintet Project

“Barlow’s dark, rich sound caressed the audience, and at times barked and exhorted with otherworldly passion – Sydney Morning Herald.

The exceptional tenor and alto saxophonists, Dale Barlow and Bernie McGann are joined by leading Sydney pianist Matt McMahon in a new project Dale started in 2007 of giving a platform for young improvisers to work with some of the leading voices in Australian jazz. As reinforced by critics and audience alike, this really is contemporary jazz at its best!

Jazz is an oral/aural discipline, and here were two new faces learning in the best school of all: on the job, surrounded by about 12 decades of experience… absorbing and contributing to the music of three seminal forces of Australian jazz – John Shand, SMH.