News Archive
Asthmatix Berlin dates, tour dates with Lulo Reinhardt, Swing de Gitanes and more!
Friday, May 18, 2012
So much news at the moment it is really hard to know where to start!
The debut album launch of Zohar’s Nigun ’The Four Questions’ on Saturday April 14 at venue505 was a resounding success with a fantastic turnout and a really amazing, quite uncannily magical feeling that is impossible to describe. Look out for some spine tingling video footage courtesy of Paul Green from both the album launch and our slot at the Shir Madness Festival in the coming weeks. The album was made CD of the week on Lucky Ocean’s Radio National Program on ABC and is in the early stages of securing distribution both in Australia and internationally. The Four Questions is the debut CD of my fledgling record label Rectify Records that I have set up to to release extremely rare and beautiful recordings that mix traditional folk and jazz elements drawing from some of the finest artists and ensembles from across Australia and the world.
In other album related news my tribute album to the composing prowess of Django Reinhardt Souvenirs made it to the final 3 nominations in the Tradtional Jazz Category in the prestigious Bell Jazz Awards and is up for a review next month in the New York City Jazz Record. The album which seems to keep circulating on a momentum of it’s very own is available online both in physical form and digitally through Toca Records, CDBaby, iTunes and in hardcopy in Australia at Birdland.
I am currently performing gigs in Israel with the phenomenal Israeli Jazz band Swing de Gitanes. Great guys and a lot of fun to perform with, gig dates and details can be found on my homepage and on the band’s website here. Next month on June 10 I will be performing with long time collaborater and band leader Lulo Reinhardt in his Latin-Swing Project at the International Romani Art Festival in Bucharest, Romania and the following month at the Horizonte Festival in Koblenz, Germany. In October and November I will be touring with Lulo throughout the US as part of the In The Footsteps Of Django tour which will feature Lulo’s Latin-Swing Project and Manouche-Jazz maestros Les Doigts de L’Hommes and Balkan-Jazz superstars Norig Gadgi and Sebastien Giniaux.
Saving the best news for last is the debut European appearance of The Asthmatix in Berlin and other cities of Germany throughout July and August!! Performance dates can be found here and festival appearances include the prestigious Fusion Festival, Am Ende Der Wald Festival and 3000 Festival Wald See.
Stay tuned..:)
Zohar’s Nigun Album Launch and Record Label in the works!
Friday, March 9, 2012
Well the big news is the debut album launch on Saturday April 14 of my band Zohar’s Nigun at venue505 at 280 Cleveland Street Surry Hills!! Zohar’s will be launched as well as my own boutique label Rectify Records which should make for a very exciting night!
Both the launch of this CD and associated Record Label has been a long while coming. Look out for some very interesting and incredibly rare recordings to come out of this label, this is only the very beginning of something very special that I have been hatching for quite some time..
Of course the other big news is a fantastic series of gigs from late March through April with the mighty Date Brothers. Booked dates include
The Basement supporting Roger Vs The Man on Friday March 30,
Lizottes Dee Why on Thursday April 5, Paris Cat on Tuesday April 10,
The Boite on Friday April 13, Dungeon Jazz on Wednesday April 18,
Camelot Lounge on Thursday April 19 as part of my own show
‘Souvenirs – A Tribute to Django Reinhardt’ and Live at the Village in Springwood on Friday April 20 PLUS the boys will be recording on a new album which I will be recording with some of the great musicians featured on my tribute album to Django Reinhardt ‘Souvenirs’. This album will be released in early 2013 and will be released on Rectify Records.
Incidentally Souvenirs is available online through
Toca Records, CDBaby, iTunes or in hardcopy in Australia at Birdland.
The Asthmatix as per always is up to it’s mischievous ways..
We have a great residency on Tuesdays this month lined up at
Hunky Dory (215 Oxford Street Darlinghurst).
Should be the usual chaotic fun, come check out one of the craziest and most inventive Jewish instrumental hip hop bands imaginable!
Stay tuned..:)
Sneak preview Asthmatix video clip and upcoming shows!
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Last Thursday’s double header at GoodGod went off with a bang with the incredible lineup of The Asthmatix and Ethiopian Funksters
Dereb The Ambassador! As always the wonderful David Brook painted live to our set and we also had the added honor of having guest MC Dukebox come and sit in with us!
Here is a little snippet from the night, there will be more to come:
In other big news Zohar’s Nigun is launching its debut CD on Saturday April 14th at venue505 at 280 Cleveland Street Surry Hills!
This should be a really special night has been a LONG time coming keep your eyes peeled for more details. Zohar’s is also performing at Shir Madness on Sunday March 25 where I will also be playing with Monsieur Camembert and the Klezmer Divas featuring Fay Sussman and Lara Goodridge.
In late March and April there will be a series of gigs with the mighty
Date Brothers. Booked dates so far include The Basement supporting
Roger Vs The Man on Friday March 30, Lizottes Dee Why on Thursday April 5, Paris Cat on Tuesday April 10, The Boite on Friday April 13,
Dungeon Jazz on Wednesday April 18, Camelot Lounge on Thursday April 19 as part of my own show ‘Souvenirs – A Tribute to Django Reinhardt’ and
Live at the Village in Springwood on Friday April 20.
Finally here are some great photos courtesy of fantastic Wiradjuri artist Brook Andrew, taken during the phenomenal Travelling Colony rehearsals and performance as part of the Sydney Festival! I was put in charge of putting together a top lineup of musicians for Festival First Night as part of Brook’s show which incorporated a combination of street performance and a processional along Macquarie Street in the middle of the Sydney CBD culminating in a massive light display complete with Wiradjuri themes beamed across the very English St Mary’s Cathedral alongside rapping courtesy of the punchy MC Dukebox.
More news to come….stay tuned…!
Upcoming Events To Keep An Eye Out For (:)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Well the new year is already under way and what a start to the year it has been!
The first weekend of the year was taken up by Australian Indigenous artist Brook Andrew’s phenominal Travelling Colony as part of the Sydney Festival. I was put in charge of putting together a top lineup of musicians for Festival First Night as part of Brook’s show which incorporated a combination of street performance and a processional along Macquarie Street in the middle of the Sydney CBD culminating in a massive light display complete with Wiradjuri themes beamed across the very English St Mary’s Cathedral alongside rapping courtesy of the punchy MC Dukebox Bailey.
Very memorable gig indeed and keep an eye out for this great band I will be definitely putting it together again in the near future..!
Next Thursday January 26th The Asthmatix will be supporting the legendary Ethiopian band Dereb The Ambassador at GoodGod 53-55 Liverpool Street in Chinatown. Tickets are available through Moshtix feel free to add any comments on our Facebook Event page that has been created specifically for this great event. This is one truly killer lineup of music so don’t miss out!
On Saturday April 14th Zohar’s Nigun will be launching it’s debut CD at
505 280 Cleveland Street Surry Hills which is a huge thing indeed!!
Keep your eyes peeled for more details to come. Zohar’s is also performing at Shir Madness on Sunday March 25.
Also in late March and April there will be a series of gigs with the mighty Date Brothers. Booked dates so far include The Basement supporting Roger Vs The Man on Friday March 30, Lizottes Dee Why on Thursday April 5th,
Paris Cat on Tuesday April 10th, The Boite on Friday April 13,
Dungeon Jazz on Wednesday April 18, Camelot Lounge on Thursday April 19 as part of my own show ‘Souvenirs – A Tribute to Django Reinhardt’ and
Live at the Village on Friday April 20.
So lots under way..more exciting news to come!
Happy New Year!
Monday, December 26, 2011
Well the year is almost over and a big year awaits.
‘Souvenirs’ my tribute album to Django Reinhardt has received an enormous amount of very positive feedback and is available now online through
Toca Records, CDBaby, iTunes and iHearMusic.
In 2012 at a glance: I will be touring and recording in Australia again with the mighty Date Brothers and in Europe and the US
with the one and only Lulo Reinhardt and his Latin-Swing Project.
The Asthmatix will be releasing a new EP and CD hot on the trail of our debut EP “Go Team Go” launched earlier this month.
Also Zohar’s Nigun will be launching the long awaited debut CD!
And much much more..
Happy Festive Season and New Year!
Thursday November 3rd Show at Camelot “Souvenirs” featuring legendary Gypsy-Jazz guitarist Ian Date..
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
It’s on again! On Thursday November 3rd at Camelot Lounge I will be beginning a month of shows with the legendary Gypsy-Jazz guitarist Ian Date.
This show will be a repeat performance of my “Souvenirs” tribute to Django Reinhardt which played to packed houses in Sydney and Melbourne at the Basement, Boite in Box Hill and Paris Cat respectively and it will additionally feature tenor legend Eddie Bronson, accordion virtuoso Marcello Maio and the one and only Daniel Pliner on piano as well as surprise special guests and a of course gorgeous selection of music composed by the late great Django Reinhardt.
It will truly be a musical extravaganza to behold as Ian these days is based in Ireland and this particular lineup of such great musicians in the one room is a very rare event indeed. Book now to avoid missing out! Tickets can be purchased through the following link:
For those of you based in Melbourne I will be performing at Czech House on Saturday 12th of November with Ian in a quartet formation and on Tuesday 15th of November at Paris Cat. Tickets can be purchased directly from both venues.
I will additionally be playing at Czech House on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th of November with Nadya and her 101 Candles Orkestra – one of my all time favorite bands to play in and now approaching 10 years playing together!!
September 8 CD launch at the Basement..
Monday, June 6, 2011
On September the 8th I will be officially launching the long awaited Django Reinhardt tribute album “Souvenirs” at the Basement, the recording which has been generously sponsored by BNP Paribas Foundation. This is a lovely, fun and quite spontaneous album featuring some of Australia’s top jazz/world crossover musicians including tenor legend Eddie Bronson, pianist Daniel Pliner, accordionist Marcello Maio, guitarists Nigel Date and Peter Baylor and bassist Stan Valacos. Lulo Reinhardt also makes a special guest appearance on several tracks and there is a fantastic duo take of the melody ‘Tears’ that really adds a special magic touch to the whole recording. The launch night will feature most of the musicians mentioned above as well as New Orleans-Swing gurus The Cope Street Parade, swing dancers and some surprise special guests. Tickets are $30 at the door or $25 online and bookings can be made via the Basement website or via a direct link on my full gig listing page. Hope to see some familiar friendly faces down there, looks set to be a fantastic night of music making!
Welcome!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Welcome to my new website! I am currently on tour around Australia with Lulo Reinhardt. New music tracks and images coming soon…
