New Generation is an exciting new group led by
Australia's best known drummer and jazz personality -
Mr John Morrison.
John Morrison was the band director for the Sydney
2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (Fanfare) and his
big band, SWING CITY, is held in high acclaim as one
of the world's finest swing big bands.
John
Morrison has delighted audiences for more than 25 years
with his humour and dedication to sounds that swing.
Equally at home in a small group or big band setting,
his musical facility runs the entire spectrum from traditional
jazz, swing, Bebop, R&B, Soul and commercial jazz
rock.
New Generation features Australia's best new jazz
talent and John Morrison describes his band members as
"The Stars of Tomorrow Today". Many of them have
already made a significant start to their careers
performing overseas and recording on many fine jazz
projects.
The members of New Generation are:
John Morrison - Drums/Leader
Karl Laskowski - Saxophones
Bernard Winetroube - Vibes
Ben Hauptmann - Guitar
Alex Boneham - Bass
This group has been invited to play at the Darling
Harbour International Jazz Festival in 2005 and will
also tour to Shenzhen (China) in February this year.
John Morrison talks about his new group........
"I am very excited about New Generation. For five
years Swing City has played every major festival and
event in Australia and has been a wonderful showcase
for new Australian talent. New Generation goes beyond
this by giving me the opportunity to present the
unique talent from within Swing City in a more
intimate setting. This band has a wonderful and joyous
energy that brings a smile to the listener every time.
I trust you will enjoy this fantastic group - Pure
musical fireworks!"
John
Morrison
2005
John
Morrison and Swing City at the Olympic Games
Opening Ceremony
More
about John Morrison.....
The
eldest of the Morrison family, John has spent much of his
musical life playing and recording with his younger brother
James Morrison. At age 8, John began playing cornet in the
school brass band and by the age of 10 had built his first
drum set from pots and pans. In these early few years he
played many different instruments and styles but jazz drumming
was to be his calling.
After
living in New York for over 12 months in the late eighties,
John and James returned home to form Australia's premier jazz
big band "The Morrison Bros Big Bad Band". John
widened his exposure and experience also playing with a variety
of other well-known artists including James Moody, Scott Hamilton,
Richie Cole, John and Jeff Clayton, Garry Dial, Jimmy Whitherspoon,
Eartha Kitt, Don Burrows, George Golla, and Bob Barnard."
Further
to his playing schedule, John is a musical director for Pan
Pacific and heads highly successful high school jazz music
camps.
He
is known for his work in the recording studio both as player
and producer and hosts his own "Jazz at Five" radio
show on Sydney radio station FM 99.3
Flying
has also been a big part of the Morrison family and John has
gained many hours as a professional pilot. Over 5000 flying
hours in more than 50 different aircraft sees John with the
dual role of pilot and drummer when the band travels.
OTHER LINKS
Swing City
Website
Swing
City at the Olympics
John's
Homepage
Photos
Hear Swing City Play
Email:
John
Morrison
