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Legends of jazz

14 May 2008

Don Burrows will play at Robert Blackwood Hall as part of the Monash School of Music - Conservatorium's Australian Legends of Jazz performance on Saturday 31 May.

Multi-instrumentalist Don Burrows will headline the Monash School of Music-Conservatorium's Australian Legends of Jazz performance at the Robert Blackwood Hall on Saturday 31 May.

Burrows, who turns 80 this year, is the first Australian jazz artist to make a gold record. He has played and recorded with the best international jazz performers including Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and James Morrison.

He will be joined for the performance by virtuoso players Tony Gould on piano and Doug de Vries on guitar. In 2005 Gould received an award for Outstanding contribution to Australian Music Education and in 2006/2007 undertook a prestigious Australia Council Fellowship.

De Vries is considered Australia's leading exponent of Brazilian music and is particularly known for his sophisticated accompaniments and daring improvisations.

Students from the Monash jazz program, which has a reputation for attracting the best young musicians, will round out the night with their versions of jazz standards as well as original compositions.

Coordinator Jazz and Popular Music Rob Burke said the concert would be a celebration of jazz music with Australian jazz legends performing with some of the finest students studying music in Australia.

"This concert allows students to perform and learn from one of the absolute greats of Australian music," Mr Burke said.

"This is a moment in their lives that they will long remember - performing with our Australian legends of Jazz."

Australian Legends of Jazz begins at 8pm. For tickets call the box office on +61 3 9905 1111 or visit the Academy of Performing Arts website.