Adam Simmons - saxophones
Phil Bywater - saxophones
Gideon Brazil - saxophones
Eamon McNelis - trumpet
Declan Jones - trumpet
Kynan Robinson - trombone
Anita Hustas - bass
Joe Talia - drums
Influences
Sun Ra and the Arkestra, Charles Mingus, John Zorn, Duke Ellington, Des Peres, The Hoodangers, Ornette Coleman, Hop Jump Big Band, Lloyd Jones, Motoko Shimizu, Music Omi, Henry Rollins, George Clinton, David Murray, Pierre Dorge's New Jungle Orchestra, Bucketrider, The Band Who Knew Too Much, New Blood, Gary Butler, Charlie Haden's Liberation Orchestra, Carla Bley Big Band, Tony Gould, Brian Brown - for a start at least...
Sounds Like
A crazy mix of brass and horns colliding with a stack of rubber chickens and ducks, with balloons and bubbles flying everywhere, underpinned by great grooves ffrom the ever-faithful rhythm section.
The Adam Simmons Toy Band is a feast for your eyes and ears. Comprising of some of Melbourne's most talented young jazz players, the Adam Simmons Toy Band is an eccentric eight-piece ensemble which utilises different toys - such as rubber chickens, origami frogs, spinning tops, balloons, whistles and animal masks - alongside a traditional line-up of bass, drums, and horns - to gleefully create madcap performances of inspired, musical mayhem.
The band's focus is on original music with an irreverent sense of humour, the toys adding not only new sounds to the mix but creating a dash of theatrics and creative lunacy.
The Toy Band have performed at all manner of festivals - St Kilda Festival, Meredith Music Festival, Melbourne International Arts Festival, Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival and Eureka 150 - Echoes of Freedom.
hey there adam! Just remembered that I dont have happy jacket. Ill have to buy one from ya next time I see ya. hmmm I wonder when that will be??? :)
cheers
max
Hiya! Yes, I am about, I may well be there tomorrow night. See how I go. Michael and I were just talking about how amazing some of your total skronking saxophone would be with our walls of sculptured feedback....maybe one day! Best, L
Hey Adam! I am a Simmons too with aspirations to start an orchestra of small instruments. HOW WEIRD. I read about your band in the paper yesterday and thought the coincidence was too bizarre. Hoping to catch your show in Footscray. Let me know if you have any other gigs coming up.
hi adam
good to see you .., i've been wondering when you would finally get hooked
yeah deadhorse should be a great night...
and yes i have signed up for another round of grand union mayhem. you??
Hi Adam,
Feeling priviledged to be one of the few so far! Sounds & looks like all's going well. Feel free to arrange to see the new place here sometime! Best,
Adam at Deluxe Mastering
Thanx for comment! Yeah it would be good to meet up this week....but I think that because of these super hot days....maybe it`ll have to be either on weekend or next week.will chat with you bout when is the best time....
oh and have just realized that I havent got a Toy Band cd!!! Where can a gal purchase one of these fine fine recordings???..cheers.
