the bird conference
Sunday June 9th, 1.20pm - The Coolroom at the Northern Arts Hotel
Sunday June 8th, 7.00pm - Phee Broadway
David Gooey - Guitar
Ainsley Finn - Keys
Kein Jenkin - Drums
Richard Pavlidis - Tenor Saxophone
Ben Christensen - Double Bass
The Bird Conference are a quintet of longtime friends exploring the depths of the jazz tradition through original compositions and interpretations of standards. Featuring Richard Pavlidis ("A saxophone colossus in the making" - Eric Myers, The Weekend Australian) and David Gooey (National Jazz Awards semi-finalist 2024), they are unafraid to explore every corner of the idiom; pieces range from hard swinging numbers reminiscent of the Cannonball Adderley quintet, to free improvisations, to highly arranged pieces exploring harmony and odd time grooves.