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Third album coming soon!
Well, we have received the first mixes from our recording in January and we are pretty excited – some great writing by Jeremy Rose and guest performer/writer Jackson Harrison. Here is a sneak peak of Interplay.
2013 Recording Project
On Wednesday we went into the Sydney Con to record our third album featuring the music of Jeremy Rose (Alto) and special guest composer and soloist, Jackson Harrison. A new suite by Jeremy was recorded – Oneirology which we first … Continue reading
Darling Harbour Jazz & Blues Festival
Thanks to everyone who braved the weather today…a great crowd at Darling Harbour!
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Recent news and gigs!
A huge thank you to everyone who turned out for our Debut SIMA gig at Sound Lounge and to our special guest artists, Sarangan, Bobby Singh and Jackson Harrison…what a great night! Since then we have travelled up to Singleton … Continue reading
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Debut SIMA Gig!
Compass Quartet brings two sets of original music :: ‘ODE TO AN AUTO RICKSHAW’ – Indian Project ‘ONEIROLOGY’ and ‘ABRAZO TANGO’ – Tango Project Sydney Improvised Music Association (SIMA) at the Sound Lounge, the Seymour Centre Saturday 21st April cnr … Continue reading
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Compass points in multiple musical directions! Review of Kinetic Jazz Festival
Michael Webb Sydney Conservatorium of Music Australia is evolving a rich saxophone culture, with a wealth of virtuoso players and eminent teachers as well as a number of first class quartets currently performing and recording around the country. One of the most … Continue reading
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Tagged christina leonard, jackson harrison, jeremy rose, kinetic jazz, luke gilmour, matt ottignon, michael webb, saxophone, sydney
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2012 Kinetic Jazz Festival
An intimate crowd enjoyed the sounds of Compass and guest artist Jackson Harrison (Piano) at the Kinetic Jazz Festival last night! Featuring music from our Tango album and a new piece by Jeremy, Oneirology!
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Kinetic Jazz Festival
Compass will be performing a new work by Jeremy Rose at this year’s Kinetic Jazz Festival. They will be joined by guest artist Jackson Harrison on piano.
A great Album Launch last night!
Thanks to everyone who came and supported our Album Launch last night!! Here are some photos from the gig. The CD is now available for order on our website.
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Ode to an Auto Rickshaw to be released on Saturday October 29 but you can pre-order now!
Hi Compass fans, Well we have now sent the mastered cd off to the printers and we are all very proud of this album. It builds on the eclecticism of the first Tango project with fantastic compositions by Jeremy Rose … Continue reading
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