The Daryl Pratt Sextet

Bio:

Daryl Pratt is Chair of the Percussion Unit at The Sydney Conservatorium of Music since 1991. He also teaches in the Composition and Jazz Units and conducts the Modern Music Ensemble. Pratt’s broad musical background has an emphasis in contemporary ‘classical’ music and jazz. His most recent creative project involves compositions and performances with MATCH Percussion, a duet he founded with his wife Alison Pratt in 2001. Since formation they have embarked on tours in Australia and the USA and released the CD Water Settings (Tall Poppies, 2005). His career includes numerous solo, chamber and orchestral recordings on labels such as ABC, Lovely, Naxos, CRI, Rufus Records, EFA, VoxAustralis, Fleur de Son Classics, and Tall Poppies. His compositions for percussion are featured on the Tall Poppies CD Pratt’s Alchemy. Other compositions include works for chamber ensemble and voice. Pratt was a member of Sonor, directed by Bernard Rands (1977-1984), co-founded Pipeline with Simone deHaan (1987-1995) was a member of The Australia Art Orchestra, director Paul Grabowsky, (1994-2001), AtmaSphere, with David Jones (1991-) and The Chad Wackerman Group (1997-). In the early 1990s he formed the electric Jazz group Sonic Fiction and released CDs between 1993 and 1997 on Tall Poppies and NAXOS. His orchestral background includes timpanist with The La Jolla Civic Orchestra (1978-1980) and Canberra Symphony Orchestra (1985-1990). He has performed as a percussionist with the San Diego Symphony, Sydney Symphony and Australia Opera and Ballet orchestras. Mr Pratt’s chamber music experience includes performances and recordings with Synergy, The Australia Ensemble and The Australia Chamber Orchestra. Born and raised in Sacramento California, Pratt migrated to Australia in 1985. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from California Institute of the Arts and a Master of Fine Arts from The University of California, San Diego. Mr Pratt has also taught at the University of California, San Diego and The Canberra School of Music. ....

Member Since:

March 14, 2010

Members:

Daryl Pratt - Vibraphone .. Matt McMahon- Keyboards .. Jared Underwood- Drums .. Philip South- MalletKat/Samples/Percussion .. Richard Maegraith- Alto Sax .. Emile Nelson- Electric Bass .. ..

Sounds Like:

After a hiatus from critically acclaimed adventures in progressive jazz with David Jones in AtmaSphere, The Chad Wackerman Group and Sonic Fiction, Daryl Pratt is back in the mix with his new ensemble,The Daryl Pratt Sextet. Influenced by recent developments in improvisation, blending acoustic and electric music, the band's repertoire features new pieces by Daryl designed especially for this outstanding line-up. Check out the three demo tracks on the player above. ..