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Released: Jan 1, 2003
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General Info

  • Genre: Jazz / Nu-Jazz / Pop

    Location Melbourne City, Victoria, Au

    Profile Views: 27090

    Last Login: 4/12/2013

    Member Since 12/11/2007

    Website myspace.com/wayoutwestmelbourne

    Record Label Jazzhead

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Dung is one of Australia's leading Vietnamese traditional musicians and is also a jazz guitarist. Among his instruments are the dan tranh, dan bau, dan nhi and dan nguyet all of which he learnt from his grandfather continuing a tradition of many generations. In the last ten years he has become increasingly interested in contemporary western guitar traditions, and in the fusion of these with Vietnamese stringed instrument traditions. He holds a Bachelor of Music (jazz guitar) from the Monash Conservatorium and in 2002 year he won their foundation prize. In addition to being a founding member of the internationally acclaimed cross-cultural ensemble Way Out West. Way Out West wins Bell Award for "Australian Jazz Ensemble of the Year 2009." Dung regularly tours with a variety of Australian and international artists. He recently performed an extended season at the Edinburgh Festival with Hayley Clare's Tribute to Eva Cassidy, Thuy Nga Paris By Night and appears regularly with the Grand Union Orchestra (UK). Dung is also a composer and has written music for productions including Vietnamese Youth Media's Aussie Biaom and Vietboy from Downunder. In 2003 he was commissioned by the Melbourne Theatre Company to compose the score for Coup D'tat.

  • Members

    Way Out West... Dung Nguyen dan tranh, modified electric guitar, dan bau, Paul Williamson saxophones, Peter Knight trumpet, Howard Cairns bass, Ray Pereira percussion, Dave Beck drums

  • Influences

    Wes Montgomery, Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Miles Davis, James Wilson, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Eddie van Halen, Paul Gilbert, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Van Vi, Van So Nguyen, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Van Gioi, Bay Ba, Nam Co, Tung Chau.......

  • Sounds Like

    5 Star review in ABC Limelight Magazine ABC Limelight Magazine October 2007 Peter Wockner, Rating 5 stars (New Album: Old Grooves for New Streets). A mixed marriage of unprecedented success! While the thought of fusing African and Vietnamese music may appear unusual, the result is one of the most compelling releases of 2007. Trumpeter Peter Knight is a renowned innovative composer. Dung Nguyen brings the fleeting street sounds of Vietnam using a modified electric guitar and multi-stringed dan tranh. Dave Beck, Howard Cairns and Ray Pereira are at one with the rhythms, the latter especially textural when raising the African grooves to danceable levels. But their grooves are corralled by the underlying focus on interaction and expression through the horns of Knight and Paul Williamson. (Footscray Stations) Voted by Australian critics as one of the top ten CDs of 2003... dreamy melodies floating over hypnotic grooves from a wonderful six piece group featuring a unique blend of Vietnamese stringed instruments with African percussion, double bass, drum kit. The supple seamless vibes they produce easily transcend any glib notions of multicultural kitsch" (Herald Sun), "That these exotic sounds blend so well with jazz is a mysterious Melbourne alchemy" (Sydney Morning Herald 2003) ..Way Out West live at 2009 Takatsuki Jazz Festival (Japan)...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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Bio:

Dung is one of Australia’s leading Vietnamese traditional musicians and is also a jazz guitarist. Among his instruments are the dan tranh, dan bau, dan nhi and dan nguyet all of which he learnt from his grandfather continuing a tradition of many generations. In the last ten years he has become increasingly interested in contemporary western guitar traditions, and in the fusion of these with Vietnamese stringed instrument traditions. He holds a Bachelor of Music (jazz guitar) from the Monash Conservatorium and in 2002 year he won their foundation prize. In addition to being a founding member of the internationally acclaimed cross-cultural ensemble Way Out West. Way Out West wins Bell Award for “Australian Jazz Ensemble of the Year 2009." Dung regularly tours with a variety of Australian and international artists. He recently performed an extended season at the Edinburgh Festival with Hayley Clare’s Tribute to Eva Cassidy, Thuy Nga Paris By Night and appears regularly with the Grand Union Orchestra (UK). Dung is also a composer and has written music for productions including Vietnamese Youth Media’s Aussie Biaom and Vietboy from Downunder. In 2003 he was commissioned by the Melbourne Theatre Company to compose the score for Coup D’tat.

Member Since:

December 11, 2007

Members:

Way Out West... Dung Nguyen dan tranh, modified electric guitar, dan bau, Paul Williamson saxophones, Peter Knight trumpet, Howard Cairns bass, Ray Pereira percussion, Dave Beck drums

Influences:

Wes Montgomery, Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Miles Davis, James Wilson, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Eddie van Halen, Paul Gilbert, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Van Vi, Van So Nguyen, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Van Gioi, Bay Ba, Nam Co, Tung Chau.......

Sounds Like:

5 Star review in ABC Limelight Magazine ABC Limelight Magazine October 2007 Peter Wockner, Rating 5 stars (New Album: Old Grooves for New Streets). A mixed marriage of unprecedented success! While the thought of fusing African and Vietnamese music may appear unusual, the result is one of the most compelling releases of 2007. Trumpeter Peter Knight is a renowned innovative composer. Dung Nguyen brings the fleeting street sounds of Vietnam using a modified electric guitar and multi-stringed dan tranh. Dave Beck, Howard Cairns and Ray Pereira are at one with the rhythms, the latter especially textural when raising the African grooves to danceable levels. But their grooves are corralled by the underlying focus on interaction and expression through the horns of Knight and Paul Williamson. (Footscray Stations) Voted by Australian critics as one of the top ten CDs of 2003... dreamy melodies floating over hypnotic grooves from a wonderful six piece group featuring a unique blend of Vietnamese stringed instruments with African percussion, double bass, drum kit. The supple seamless vibes they produce easily transcend any glib notions of multicultural kitsch” (Herald Sun), “That these exotic sounds blend so well with jazz is a mysterious Melbourne alchemy” (Sydney Morning Herald 2003) Way Out West live at 2009 Takatsuki Jazz Festival (Japan)

Record Label:

Jazzhead

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