Theak Van Dijk - 02/07/20 at JMI Live

Australian Jazz Stalwart David Theak and incredible Dutch saxophonist Marike van Dijk team up for an impromptu night of jazz standards fronting a chord-less quartet. For over a decade, Van Dijk split her time between NY and Amsterdam before arriving in Brisbane last October to begin a PhD in composition at UQ. Her cross genre approach to expressing harmony and melody has led to major commissions and performances at huge European festivals including North Sea Jazz. Theak has a reputation as a 'no holds barred' tenor player, best known for his work leading the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra, the Australian National Jazz Orchestra and his deep affection for, and relentless devotion to all things ‘Jazz’....

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Australian Jazz Stalwart David Theak and incredible Dutch saxophonist Marike van Dijk team up for an impromptu night of jazz standards fronting a chord-less quartet. For over a decade, Van Dijk split her time between NY and Amsterdam before arriving in Brisbane last October to begin a PhD in composition at UQ. Her cross genre approach to expressing harmony and melody has led to major commissions and performances at huge European festivals including North Sea Jazz. Theak has a reputation as a 'no holds barred' tenor player, best known for his work leading the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra, the Australian National Jazz Orchestra and his deep affection for, and relentless devotion to all things ‘Jazz’.

David Theak - tenor saxophone
Marike van Dijk - alto saxophone
Helen Russell - contrabass
Aaron Jansz - drums & cymbals 

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