On Tour: Mosaic

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Judy Campbell ... adds the unique sound of an array mbira.

ON TOUR

§ Fri 16 Oct — Sound Lounge, Seymour Centre, Sydney

§ Sun 18 Oct — Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Lake Macquarie

§ Wed 21 Oct — Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree

§ Thu 22 Oct — Ex-Services Bowling Club, Mullumbimby

§ Fri 23 Oct — Brisbane Jazz Club, Brisbane

§ Sat 24 Oct — The Tweed River Festival, Coolangatta

§ Sun 25 Oct — Ross Family Studio, The Glasshouse Arts, Port Macquarie

§ Fri 6 Nov — Goulburn Conservatorium of Music, Goulburn

§ Sat 7 Nov — Riverina Conservatorium of Music, Wagga Wagga

§ Sun 8 Nov — Cooke Park, Parkes

POSTED: 12 OCTOBER 2009

Mosaic undertakes Waters of Kenya tour*

Mosaic are proud to announce their second Australian tour for 2009. led by Judy Campbell (voice, array mbira, percussion) and featuring some of Australia’s finest musicians: Bandika Ngao (percussion, voice), Mark Ginsburg (saxophone, percussion, voice), Justine Bradley (voice), Tim Fisher (piano), Karl Dunnicliff (bass) and Nicholas McBride (drums).

Once again Mosaic will be reunited with the dynamic Kenyan percussionist Bandika Ngao.

Mosaic’s music is a joyous, multicultural fusion of world music and contemporary jazz. With influences ranging from African to Jewish, Brazilian and American music, they celebrate musical diversity through the lens of contemporary Australian jazz.

A strong focus on vocal textures and an ongoing musical collaboration with Kenyan master percussionist Bandika Ngao bring added depth and diversity to this exciting group.

Mosaic’s line up includes piano, bass, drums, saxophone, two frontline vocalists plus additional backing vocals. Percussion has become a key part of the sound. Judy also adds the unique sound of an array mbira, based on the traditional African mbira.

The new EP Waters of Kenya is the second CD collaboration with Kenyan percussionist Bandika Ngao and was inspired by the group’s association with the Tweed Shire Council of NSW, whose Kenyan Mentoring Program operates in remote parts of Kenya to ensure clean water for local people.

The CD is a collection of songs that relate in one way or another to the multi-faceted theme of water in Kenya.

*Based on media release issued by Chris Ruhle.

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