Great Southern Jazz - James Flynn and David Rastrick Live at Six Degrees
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Jazz vocalist James Flynn and multi-instrumentalist David Rastrick, together with the Jazztrix Trio, celebrate the swinging, vibrant music of Louis Armstrong and the cool crooning of Chet Baker in an evening of fun, music and top class entertainment as these two great showmen share the stage.
Don’t miss out. Tickets are limited to 50.
James Flynn has had a versatile career that spans three decades and has taken him around the world performing as a professional a jazz vocalist, band leader, composer, actor, director & writer.
Originally from Scotland, Flynn moved to Western Australia in early 2000. He has written, produced and featured in, regional and national touring productions within Australia and consolidated a significant reputation internationally for his many performances overseas.
Sample career highlights include: Support artist for the late, great, Ray Charles - Support & touring artist with Demis Roussos- Featured soloist with The West Australian Symphony Orchestra- Jazz Festivals performances in Australia, Europe, UK & Asia - Opening act in the USA for ‘The Summer Horns’ Featuring: Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair, Dave Koz & Richard Elliot) - Emcee/performer,The Singapore International Jazz festival 2016/17/18 - Emcee/host Gregory Porter in Concert – Singapore 2018.Wrier & composer of the original jazz musical “Only you” 2019.
David Rastrick is a West Australian trumpeter, vocalist, song-writer and multi-instrumentalist with over twenty years performance experience in many styles. The skills of a jazz musician with classical and contemporary grounding have allowed David to play most any style with literally hundreds of bands on trumpet and multiple instruments.
David began playing trumpet at age 11 after his music teacher told him Euphonium would be too big for him to pick up (let alone play)! After playing in high school concert bands and rock bands David joined Will Upsons' Rainbow Coast Big Band, which along with sit-ins with the South-Coast Jazzmen, gave him his first experiences playing with well accomplished jazz musicians.
David's enjoyed playing on the same bill as acts as diverse as Carole King, James Taylor, Roxy Music, Ian Moss, The Choirboys, James Morrison, Cat Empire, Salmonella Dub, Tex Perkins, James Morrison and Deni Hines, Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald, Darryl Braithwaite, Jon Stevens, Mamakin, The Violent Femmes, Directions in Groove (D.I.G), Tiddas, Nic Conway, Bob Malone, Marina Prior, David Hobson, Perth Symphony Orchestra, Jamdown Kings, Dya Singh, Blu Guru and more.