FRIDAY 27 OCTOBER @ THOMAS DIXON CENTRE
Composer/trombonist Chris Stover relocated to Brisbane at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic to begin a position at Queensland Conservatorium, where he is a Senior Lecturer in Music Studies and Research. Born on Duwamish Country in the US Pacific Northwest, Chris was a dynamic contributor for many years to several key music scenes in Seattle and New York City, working across jazz, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and experimental genres and far beyond. He has performed at international jazz festivals around the world and has collaborated with some of the most innovative improvising musicians around, including Samir Chatterjee, Fred Ho, Roscoe Mitchell, Nadje Noordhuis, Eddie Palmieri, Jovino Santos Neto, and many others. He has released seven albums of original music. His music and writings about music can be found at www.chrisstovermusic.com.
Chris Stover’s Imaginary Hybridities features Chris Stover (trombone, percussion, and compositions), Sophie Min (piano, keyboard), Helen Russell (bass), Sam Scully (drum set, percussion), Kent Windress (percussion) and Dave Anderson (percussion).
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The Brisbane International Jazz Festival will take over the Thomas Dixon Centre on Friday 27 October with a massive line-up of artists across multiple stages. Featuring Brooklyn-based saxophonist Caroline Davis and her adventurous trio Alula, Western Australian collective Quiet Country featuring Harry Mitchell (piano), Ben Vanderwal (drums), Allira Wilson (vocals), Karl Florisson (bass) and Ben Witt (guitar) premiering their new album, Melbourne’s Loose Leaf trio led by Andrew Saragossi as well as some of Queensland’s finest artists – Hannah Macklin, Cigany Weaver, Chris Stover's Imaginary Hybridities (USA), Joshua Hatcher Quartet, Sharon Nobs Trio, Khito, Tyler Cooney Quintet, SHAMIN, and the Theo Parrott Organ Trio.
The event will also kick off with an open rehearsal of the commissioned works of Kayleigh Pincott and Brendan Foster – recipients of the inaugural Lynette Irwin MF Composition Commission.
