Maximillian Wickham Triskaidectet:

Maximillian Wickham is a jazz saxophonist and composer based in Perth. In 2019, Max attained a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours in Jazz from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He has performed with artists including the Mace Francis Orchestra (PER), Sam Anning (MEL), Daniel Susnjar (PER) and Jean-Baptiste Bridon (FRA). Max was the 2018 Associate Composer in Residence with the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra and was one of 18 young musicians from around the world invited to attend the 2018 Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony in California.

Drawing inspiration from Australian jazz artists such as Barney McAll, Julien Wilson, and Andrea Keller, Max aims to create music full of passion, emotion and intensity and seeks to blur the lines between the composed and the improvised. For this performance, he has assembled a 13-piece chamber ensemble featuring a collection of outstanding jazz and classical musicians.

Maximillian Wickham – Tenor Saxophone/Composer

Michael Ellis – Guitar

Tim Voutas – Piano

Alistair Peel – Bass

Daniel Susnjar – Drums

TBC – Flute

Alex Thomson – Clarinet

Jessica Beahan – Bass Clarinet

TBC – Bassoon

Ruth Klein-Cook – Violin

TBC – Violin

TBC – Viola

Miranda Murray-Yong – Violoncello

Joshua Nicholls Plus Seven:

Joshua Nicholls is a jazz guitarist, composer and arranger based in Perth, with a passion for bringing his fun, fiery and unpredictable music to the ears of listeners everywhere.

Joshua was the winner of the 2019 WAAPA Best Recitalist Award for the Bachelor of Music in Jazz. In 2019, he was selected as the Associate Composer-in-Residence with the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra, premiering an extended original jazz composition “Astonishing Device” at the King Street Corner Pocket Jazz Festival. During his time at WAAPA, he studied and performed in the USA and France, and played alongside notable musicians including Rai Thistlethwayte (SYD), Sébastien Paindestre (FRA) and Daniel Susnjar (PER).

In 2018 Joshua formed his original jazz octet ‘Joshua Nicholls Plus Seven’, presenting original large ensemble jazz tunes in his unique compositional style: an eclectic blend of his early heroes Dream Theater and Led Zeppelin, jazz influences Herbie Hancock, Ari Hoenig and Bob Brookmeyer, along with a dash of unexplained craziness. Musical styles vary wildly throughout his catalogue, with funk, prog, free jazz, metal and cool-school elements present within his music. The one common thread: an infectious groove.

Joshua Nicholls – Guitar/Conductor/Composer

Harry Josland – Trumpet

Claire Keet – Alto Saxophone

Maximillian Wickham – Tenor Saxophone

Will Pethick – Trombone

Jemima Mills – Baritone Saxophone

Kieran Barnes – Bass

Cameron Fermoyle – Drums