James Morrison and Mark Isaacs: Extempore

Improvisations for piano and any number of instruments.

Join two of the best jazz musicians Australia, and indeed the world, has to offer -trumpeter James Morrison and pianist and composer Mark Isaacs - as they blend their talents to create an evening of sublime improvisations that will simply blow your mind.

James Morrison is, by anybody’s standard, a virtuoso in the true sense of the word. Besides the trumpet, this multi-instrumentalist also plays trombone, euphonium, flugelhorn, tuba, saxophones and piano. With a career spanning more than thirty–five years (if you count his first band, formed at age nine), James has done it all. But, as James himself says, “this is just the warm up!”

Mark Isaacs has pursued a unique and demanding career path that has seen him gain international acclaim in both jazz and classical music as both an artist and a composer. Nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album in 2007, Mark has also curated the jazz programs at Brisbane Powerhouse since 2005, including Cool Nights, Hot Jazz and Brisbane Jazz Festival. Mark Isaac's new album, Tell It Like It is, has been nominated for an ARIA Award for Best New Jazz Album. Congratulations Mark!

James Morrison (various instruments) and Mark Isaacs (piano)

Duration Approx 90mins, no interval