The Down South Jazz Club presents the Dorian Mode Organ Trio featuring Dorian Mode on organ/vocals, Lachlan Coventry on guitar and Toby Hall on drums on December 16 at Club Sapphire.
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Dorian is a multi award-winning jazz musician who is also an author.
He's been awarded three ABC Music Awards and he presents his organ trio gigs with one foot on the bass pedals and one foot deep in cultural satire.
He is a regular on the ABC 702 Weekend Program, amusing listeners with his succinct, usually witty comments.
Those who read the NRMA magazine may have seen Dorian's occasional article in the section on domestic travel.
After leaving school, he sat for a degree in composition at the NSW Conservatorium of Music. He then worked and studied in New York.
Returning to Australia he was quickly signed to EMI Records where his debut CD 'Rebirth of the Cool' achieved chart-topping success locally and internationally. He lived in London for some time where he sang with the BBC Big Band in Europe and worked with other leading European jazz musicians before returning to Australia to take up a position as jazz vocal tutor at the Australian Institute of Music.
Dorian has performed at numerous jazz festivals and leading venues across Australia (including the Sydney Opera House) and has appeared in several TV shows including 'Hey Hey it's Saturday' and 'The Today Show'.
Lachlan Coventry is a professional guitarist and teacher living in Canberra. He is one of Canberra's finest jazz guitarists playing standards and original pieces of harmony. Lachlan is a guitar tutor at the ANU where he is also studying a PhD on jazz guitar composition.
He is also a guitar and ensemble tutor at Canberra's Radford College.
Toby Hall is one of the most highly regarded Australian drummers, featuring on over 30 CDs. He has worked with many of Australia's finest jazz and contemporary musicians live and in the studio, including Don Burrows, James Morrison, Sandy Evans and Vince Jones.
Toby has performed at jazz festivals and contemporary music venues throughout Europe, Canada, Asia and the South Pacific.
He has featured on several popular episodes of Play School performing live music with members of the Umbrellas and Justine Clark and recently performed in Play School's Big Jazz Adventure live at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, and for Play Schools 40th Birthday celebration live at the Sydney Opera House. More broadly, Toby has been actively involved in children's music education for 20 years.
After a few months with no music, there's anticipation for a night of entertainment, cost $15 for members and $25 for visitors with music commencing at 7.30pm. Bookings can be made by sending an email to bookings@downsouthjazzclub.org.au or using the form on the WhatsOn page on the DSJC web site. You can also call Aileen Walsh on 02 6495 9853, or just turn up on the night and pay at the door. The Club Sapphire bistro opens at 5.30pm for those who wish to have a meal first.