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ROIL
Wednesday, 17th March @8:00PM

ROIL is a collaboration between pianist Chris Abrahams, bassist Mike Majkowsk, and drummer James Waples. Formed in 2007, this Sydney-based trio has been developing their own approach to jazz improvisation.

There is a controlled elegance to Roil’s music -- not that this precludes the energetic. The music has an eddying quality that moves between group utterance and multi--stranded counterpoint, a weaving of textures that coagulate to form unified phrases before dispersing once more into the churning invention.

This Ellington Jazz Club performance will be part of their first Australian tour, celebrating the release of their debut album Meaning.
 
"Recorded with great clarity, this essay in sound challenges preconceptions..." (Roger Mitchell)
 
"A beautifully weighted trio, full of delicacy, mesmerizing accumulations of detail and engulfing power " (John Clare)

"...bright piano, rich bass and bass drum packing a mighty punch." (John Shand)