Friday 27 October @ Thomas Dixon Centre
Quiet Country is a Perth-based collective of musicians that re-imagine iconic singer-songwriter works, celebrating the artistry in the songs that you know, while offering new perspectives and improvisational collaborations within the music. Led by Harry Mitchell on Piano, the band is fronted by vocal powerhouse Allira Wilson, and complemented by Ben Vanderwal on drums, Karl Florisson on bass and Ben Witt on Guitar. Their debut album “I Am Like The Rain” was released on ABC jazz in 2019 and met with critical acclaim, described as “thoughtful, beautifully weighted, and well crafted” by Loudmouth magazine. They will be performing their new album “Sadness and Euphoria” for the first time exclusively for BIJF.
Harry Mitchell:
Hailing from Perth, Australia, Harry has performed with many notable international and national artists such as Vincent Gardner, Veronica Swift, Kate Ceberano, George Garzone, Troy Roberts and more. He has also performed with popular artists like Charlie Watts (Rollingstones), Katy Steele (Little Birdy) and Damien Leith. Some recent releases he has been recorded on as a sideman include the Shadow’s guitarist, Hank Marvin’s album - Without a Word and Jamie Oehlers’ album Night Music. In 2017 he was awarded Young Australian Jazz Musician of the year at the AUS Bell awards, as well as being awarded 2016-2017 WAM and 2017-2018 Jazz song of the year. In 2018 he was awarded WAM best pianist. In 2021 Harry was selected as a finalist in the national jazz awards held in Wangaratta. Harry has released 16 albums as a leader.
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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.
