Jacam Manricks Quartet (New York) featuring Aaron Goldberg

Saxophonist/Composer Jacam Manricks returns to Australia with his quartet from New York featuring Aaron Goldberg on piano. The tour will present music from Jacam’s internationally highly acclaimed CD Labyrinth as well as some new compositions and jazz standards.

A composer beyond the confines of genre perception…evocative, meditative, beautifully contoured…An impressive collection of pieces from New York-based Australian-born multi-instrumentalist/professor Jacam Manricks, Labyrinth creeps into your ears with a stealthy sketch, half written, half improvised. DownBeat – 4 stars! (USA)

‘Labyrinth’ is a piece of work that does for jazz what author Walt Whitman did for existentialism, he gives the genre meaning that people can relate to and apply to their own lives. Jazz Times (USA)

Jacam Manricks – Bandleader, composer, saxophones, woodwind

As a saxophonist and woodwind player, Jacam has performed and/or recorded with some of the most prestigious international artists of our time, including Ray Charles, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, David Liebman, Micheal Abene, Bob Mintzer, James Morrison, Mike Nock, Ben Monder, Joe Martin and the Queensland Symphony to name a few. He is a popular figure amongst the New York contemporary jazz scene.

As a composer, soloist and ensemble leader, Jacam has recorded three albums to date (Sky’s the Limit, Labyrinth and Trigonometry). His most recent release, Labyrinth, consists of Jacam’s compositions for jazz quintet and chamber orchestra and features some of New York’s finest jazz soloists (Ben Monder – guitars, Thomas Morgan – bass, Tyshawn Sorey – drums, Jacob Sacks – piano and himself on saxophones/woodwinds).

Aaron Goldberg- piano

Aaron Goldberg is a pianist and composer performing at the vanguard of jazz music. He has spent the last 12 years touring with many of the most brilliant voices in jazz— Wynton Marsalis, Betty Carter, Nicholas Payton, Joshua Redman, Al Foster, Ron Carter, Stefon Harris, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Madeleine

Peyroux, Tom Harrell, Freddie Hubbard, Mark Turner, Greg Tardy and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. He currently lives in New York where he frequently performs with a cross-generational array of legends and peers. Aaron has 4 albums out as a leader and 4 albums out as a co-leader with the OAM trio. He is also a member of the instrumental faculty at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and a clinician at conservatories and universities around the world.

Andrew Emer – Bass

Andrew is a Californian Jazz bassist who moved to New York City in 2000. He has performed with many musical icons including Lee Konitz, Rob Wasserman, Jeff Ballard, George Garzone, Waddada Leo Smith, Buddy Collett, George Schuller and many more. Andrew co-leads a record on the Brooklyn Jazz Underground Artist Collective record label with Benny Lackner, Mark Ferber and Will Benard.

Danny Fischer – Drums

Originally from Melbourne, Danny Fischer has studied in the U.S. with Leon Parker, Barry Altschul, Andrew Cyrille and Matt Wilson, in London under Roger Turner and with Paul Lovens (Germany). From 2001-2004 Danny was the most in-demand jazz drummer in Melbourne appearing on over 30 recordings and performing with many overseas artists including Gary Bartz, James Williams, Sheila Jordan, Mark Levine, Claire Martin and others. Since moving to New York City in 2004 he has performed with Jacam Manricks, Perry Robinson, Julie Hardy, Tim Collins and the Jon Lundbom/Bryan Murray quartet.