Episode #24: David Dower Interview, The Senegambian Jazz Band, Michelle Nicolle.

Australian Jazz and Groove Podcast

David Dower is a Piano player a composer specialising in original jazz and contemporary music, and has performed widely throughout the UK, Bulgaria, Ireland, France, Malaysia, and Australia. He currently lives in Melbourne and has recently released a new recording that was inspired by his many trips to Bulgaria entitled "Mravka".
David stops by to talk about how he became a Jazz pianist, how he came to have an affinity with the music and the musicians in Bulgaria and also how he was able to compose the latest album and incorporate the language and the instrumentation that is unique to Bulgaria.
We will also hear a track from Melbourne based group "The Senegambian Jazz Band. " This group have been described as “A high-energy musical journey that takes the listener from traditional West African melodies on the kora (which is a 21 string west African instrument) with deep drum rhythms through to modern jazz and funk.”
Then to finish the podcast we will hear from Melbourne singer and composer Michelle Nicolle and a track from her latest recording entitled "The Bach Project" released on Earshift music.
As always folks please show your appreciation for the work of these artists and go and purchase their music either from their web-site or from their Bandcamp page.
Thanks for listening.
warm regards
David Galea
Links:
David Dower:
http://www.daviddowermusic.com/
https://daviddowertrio.bandcamp.com/
The Senegambian Jazz Band: https://thesenegambianjazzband.bandcamp.com/album/the-senegambian-jazz-band
Michelle Nicolle:
https://michellenicolle.bandcamp.com/album/the-bach-project