EDUCATION

Exceptional entry to The West Australian Conservatorium of Music at age 15
Bachelor of Music, West Australian Conservatorium of Music (2001)
Masters of Music, University of Miami, USA (2007)

RECORDINGS

• 2001 Hip Mo Toast Big Band, Hip Mo Toast Big Band - Live (Independent)
• 2002 JazzWA Compilation, Jazzaziz (Jazzaziz)
• 2003 Salamanda, Adapt (Jusagroove)
  ------JazzWA Compilation, Here And Now (JazzWA)
  ------Hip Mo Toast Big Band, Mischievous Girl (MGM)
  ------James Morrison, On The Edge (Morrison Records)
  ------James Morrison, On The Edge, Live at The Sydney Opera House DVD (Morrison Records)
• 2004 VOID, Live At The Llama Bar DVD (XenDen Music)
  ------James Morrison, Live at The Burghausen Jazz Festival, Germany DVD (Independent)
• 2005 JazzWA Compilation, Jazzaziz Volume II (JazzWA)
  ------Troy Roberts, Soul Garbage (Morrison Records)
  ------VOID, VOID (XenDen Music)
• 2006 Jean Caze, Miami Jazz Scene (Independent)
• 2007 Alex Alberti, Two Sides To Every Story (Independent)
  ------Sammy Figueroa, The Magician (Savant Records)
  ------The South 9 Ensemble, The Llama (Independent)
• 2008 Jono McNeil, Places (Hit Town Records)
  ------Johannes Leubbers Dectet, Make SOme Noise (Independent)
  ------Troy Roberts Double Quartet, The XenDen Suite (Independent)

AWARDS

• 1999 Perth Jazz Society Encouragement Award
• 2000 Perth Jazz Society Encouragement Award
• 2001 James Morrison Jazz Scholarship
  ------Melville Toyota Jazz Scholarship
  ------Bob Wyllie Jazz Scholarship
• 2003 Downbeat Student Music Award - Best Soloist
• 2005 Perth Jazz Society Award - Best Original Jazz Act (VOID)
  ------WAMI Award - Best Original Jazz Act (Hip Mo Toast)
• 2006 Downbeat Student Music Award - Best Group Performance
  ------Downbeat Student Music Award - Best Soloist
• 2007 WAMI Award - Best Original Jazz Act (VOID)
  ------Downbeat Student Music Award - Best Group Performance
  ------Downbeat Student Music Award - Best Soloist
• 2008 Semi-Finalist - Thelonious Monk International Sax Comp

 

TOURS AND FESTIVALS

• 1999 Performances with John Pisano, Frank Foster, James Morrison, Daryl Summers
• 2000 Performances with James Morrison, Daryl Summers, Rolph Harris, Frank Bennett
  ------Manly Jazz Festival - Sydney, with the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra
• 2001 Generations Jazz Festival - South Australia
• 2002 Fremantle Jazz Festival
  ------Generations Jazz Festival - South Australia
• 2003 West Australian Regional Tour - James Flynn's Frank Sinatra Tribute
  ------Live recording at the Sydney Opera House - James Morrison
  ------European Tour with James Morrison - Germany, Austria, Czeck, Switzerland
  ------Aarlen Jazz Festival - Germany
• 2004 Fremantle Jazz Festival with Ingrid Jensen (USA)
  ------Australian Tour with James Morrison
  ------European Tour with James Morrison
  ------Burghausen Jazz Festival - Germany (Live DVD)
  ------Jazz In The Vines Festival - Sydney
  ------Wangaratta Jazz Festival - Melbourne
  ------Jazz meets the Symphony, James Morrison Sextet with WA Symphony Orchestra
• 2005 Performances - Kevin Mahogany, Gary Bartz, Christoph Spendel
• 2006 Performances - Lauryn Hill, Melton Mustafa, Slide Hampton, Ed Calle, Dennis Macrell
  ------European Tour with James Morrison - Sweden, Germany, Austria, Russia, U.K.
  ------Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival with VOID - Rome, Italy
  ------IAJE Conference, with Bop Brothers- NYC
• 2007 Performances at The Jazz Standard, NYC with Sammy Figueroa
  ------Performances with Robby Ameen, Lew Soloff, Duffy Jackson, John Fedchock
  ------European Tour with James Morrison - Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Germany
  ------2 USA Tours with VOID - New York, Miami, Texas, California
  ------IAJE Conference, with VOID - NYC
  ------Houston International Jazz Festival with VOID
• 2008 Perth Winter Arts Festival with VOID
  ------York Soul and Jazz Festival with VOID, Troy Roberts Trio, James Morrison

------Performances with Geoff Keezer, Rodney Whittaker, Carl Allen
------Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, L.A.

 

PRESS

• 2003 Downbeat Magazine - June edition
  ------TV appearance on Australian Network 10 News - 2 news articles
• 2004 TV appearance on Australian Network 10 News - 2 news articles
  ------Burghausen Jazz Festival, European TV Broadcast - Germany
  ------TV appearance on 'Good Morning Australia' - Network 10, Melbourne
• 2006 Downbeat Magazine - June edition
  ------TV appearance on 'Art Street' - WLRN Miami, Florida
• 2007 Downbeat Magazine - June edition
  ------TV appearance on 'Great Day Houston' - CBS Houston, Texas