Thursday April 24th, 8pm, Iwaki Auditorium
ABC Southbank Centre, Southbank

Over 4 nights from Monday April 21 to Thursday April 24 2008, the Make It Up Club 10th Birthday Festival presents over 50 performers from around Australia representing some of the most exciting and innovative improvisers this country has to offer.

Each night of the festival focuses on a different facet of contemporary improvisation and is presented at a venue that uniquely caters to this focus. For more information on the Make It Up Club festival please visit www.makeitupclub.com.au

The final night of the MIUC’s 10th Birthday festival, copresented with the MJFF, begins with Sydney based sonic explorer Monica Brooks teaming up with local avant-percussionist Joe Talia for an effected performance of the extended potentials of the keyboard and the kit. The art of spontaneous composition, with tinges of contemporary jazz and sonic abstraction, is embodied by the combination of jazz luminaries, Hannford/Tinkler/Rex/Edie. Combining relentless blast beats and free jazz brutality, Pateras and Kohane’s new project destroys the borders between Discordance Axis, Cecil Taylor, Corrupted & Xenakis. Every Man 4 Himself is a new group from Brisbane that boasts some of Australia’s most forward-looking instrumentalists: Erik Griswold, Ben Carr, AJ Hall and Ken Edie conjure a spiraling and climactic sonic dreamscape. Tonight’s concert will be recorded by ABC Classic FM for future broadcast on Jazz Up Late with Gerry Koster. After the show, please feel free to come back to Horse Bazaar to mingle with the performers, and enjoy some refreshment.

Erik Griswold - Piano, Ben Carr - Tenor Saxophone, AJ Hall - Bass & Ken Edie - Drums

Marc Hannaford - Piano, Scott Tinkler - Trumpet, Philip Rex - Double Bass & Ken Edie - Drums

Anthony Pateras - Piano & Max Kohane - Drums

Monica Brooks (SYD) – Piano, Piano Accordion, Electronics & Joe Talia - Electronics, Percussion