Robert Burke with the Sir Zelman Cowan School of Music

Robert Burke is an Associate Professor in Jazz and Improvisation studies at Monash University.
An internationally acclaimed improvising performer and composer, Rob has released 16 albums under his own name and has composed and performed on a further 300 recordings. He has worked with pop and jazz artists such as Kate Ceberano, The Black Sorrows, Real Life, Vika and Linda Bull, Tony Gould, Tony Floyd, Doug De Vries, Slava Gregorian, Geoff Hughes, Nick Haywood, Stephen Magnusson, Don Burrows, Tony Floyd and Mike Nock.

Rob has also embarked on numerous musical sojourns within Australia and overseas and has established research, educational and artistic ties with institutions, researchers and musicians in Italy, USA (New York), Japan and Brazil. Collaborators include: Professor George Lewis, Columbia University – NYC; Professor Raymond MacDonald, Edinburgh University; Dave Douglas, USA; Enrico Rava, ITL; Hermeto Pascoal, Brazil; Kenny Werner, USA; Mark Helias, USA; Maria Sappho (UK), Kris Davis (Canada), Ben Monder, USA; Tom Rainey, USA; Tony Malaby, USA; Nasheet Waites, USA; George Garzone, USA; Paul Grabowsky; Tony Gould; Debasis Chakraborty, India; and Paulo Angeli (Italy).

For this special performance at The Count’s, Rob appears with the students from the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance. This performance will feature new arrangements of recent works by Burke. Monash Sessions projects enable students the privilege and rare opportunity to rehearse, perform and record the compositions alongside the composers. This unique student experience is a key pedagogical approach within the SZCSoMP, with established artists mentoring the emerging generation of jazz musicians.

The forthcoming recording will be released as part of the ongoing Monash Sessions series that can be found here: bandcamp

Doors 6.30pm, artist on stage 7.30pm