It’s on!   A groove delight will hit Bar 303 on Thursdays from March 4th (excepting March 11th) starting at 8:30pm.

$5 will get you through the door to hear the standard Daimon Brunton Quintet setup but with electric bass, B3 organ and electric guitar replacing acoustic double bass, sax and piano.

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2009 has been a great year for ‘The Daimon Brunton Quartet/Septet’. With 35 public performances in the year and a bank of newly penned originals the band has been working hard.

The biggest news of 2009 however was the commencement of work on a live fourth album.   To be released in 2010 ‘Wa Sah’ will be a combination of live recordings from Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Paris Cat Jazz Club, Bar 303 and two studio dates at Atlantis Sound in Port Melbourne (11/10/09 & 29/10/09).

The band morphed into a septet for these recordings adding percussion and guitar to the already customary quintet setup of trumpet, tenor sax, acoustic bass, drums and piano.

The band personnel (when all calendars and dates align) is a tremendous setup and indeed the finest sounding in the thirteen years of the band.

Daimon Brunton – Trumpet
Ron Romero – Tenor Saxophone
Michael Story – Acoustic Double Bass
Aaron McCoullough – Drums
Stella Skinner – Guitar
Phil Binotto – Percussion
Olaf Scott – Keyboard

The blend of phenomenal new originals written by Daimon combined with some choice 1970s Freddie Hubbard tunes has made for a potent combination.   Indeed ‘The Daimon Brunton Septet’s’ July 24th Paris Cat and September 27th Bennetts Lane gigs were sold out.

Several of the Septet gigs were recorded on video also by Daniel Staud, Jenna Tuckett and Etienne Rizzo and the idea of releasing ‘Wa Sah’ as a dual layer CD with a DVD on the reverse side is being toyed with.
2010 will, no doubt, be a busy time for The Daimon Brunton Septet.   More videos are soon to appear on the website and on YouTube.com.   Work has begun on mixing, mastering and editing the new album and there maybe one or two more live recordings happening to add the finishing touches to ‘Wa Sah’ .
Furthermore, stay tuned for a possible funk enhanced version of The Daimon Brunton Quintet’ with a souped up B3 organ sound and electric bass.

Finally a sincere thank you to all the fans who continue to support the band year after year by packing out the venues.

Stay tuned for ‘Wa Sah’ in 2010.

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Check out our Video Clip from our Album Launch 'My Favourite Things 2008'
9pm JULY 19 PARIS CAT JAZZ CLUB

I would love to hear what you think, please email me - jazz_deliverance@yahoo.com.au

More Videos coming soon!

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ALBUM LAUNCH - MY FAVOURITE THINGS 2008 - 9pm JULY 19 PARIS CAT JAZZ CLUB

My Favourite Things is the hotly anticipated third release from the popular Melbourne jazz group, The Daimon Brunton Quartet.

“It's strong melodically as well as having some harmonic ideas which I think are quite cutting edge,” says Daimon. “But beyond all the Avant-garde stuff, what I'm really trying to achieve is music that is beautiful. I'll always go for beauty over impressive.”

The album begins with a piano accordion styled Parisian waltz and concludes with a soulful, New Orleans Bourbon Street parade. In between listeners are taken on a world journey with stops at some bass-popping funk and Arabesque trumpet solos. The title track is Daimon's reharmonisation of the tune Coltrane made popular in jazz circles, featuring none other than the organ at Melbourne's own St Francis' church. “Needless to say it's a very, very big sound,” comments Daimon.

Daimon's drive to push the boundaries of the sound and form of contemporary jazz is also evident in his use of writing a couple of tunes in rondo form. “That's something no one really uses in jazz, but it turned out to give us more storytelling power,” he adds.

For the past 12 years, the DBQ has been toiling away in a city with far more supply than demand for jazz. The past couple of years have found them making something of a home and an ever-increasing fan base at the uber-hip downstairs laneway club, Paris Cat.

With Daimon on trumpet, the rest of the Quartet features well known local muos: Mark Lockett on drums, Michael Story on bass and Daniel Gassin on keys, fresh from being a finalist at last year's prestigious Montreaux Jazz Festival.

My Favourite Things is set to appeal not only to fans of jazz, but also to anyone who enjoys hearing exciting, new, Melbourne made music. If your favourite things include tunes that groove with real passion, energy, and above all, beauty, you'll love the latest from The Daimon Brunton Quartet.

www.pariscat.com.au

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DBQ Live - Bar None - 72 Auburn Parade, Camberwell

Come down and catch The Daimon Brunton Quartet with special guest Ron Romero (Tenor Sax) firing through classic standards from the hard bop era. Entry is free! Band starts at 7pm.

www.barnone.com.au

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The Daimon Brunton Quartet
Daimon Brunton m: 0418 569 338 e: jazz_deliverance@yahoo.com.au
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