Rob McWilliams & Friends

ABOUT ROB MCWILLIAMS

Rob was born and raised in Melbourne and played professionally on the scene there in the late ’70’s and throughout the ’80’s including stints with fusion band McDonald’s Farm and mainstream jazz group Wilbur Wilde’s Blowout. Dr. McWilliams has also performed with a number of domestic and international symphonic and jazz ensembles including performances with the following jazz artists: Mickey Tucker, Bobby Shew, Pete Christlieb, Nat Adderley, Vincent Herring, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Eddie Daniels, Ed Shaughnessy, Andy Martin, Dale Barlow, Wilbur Wilde, and Paul Grabowsky. From 1991 to 2014 he was resident in the USA where he was a professor of music at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh directing ensembles and teaching courses in conducting, music education, and jazz. He relocated to Brisbane in 2015 where he now freelances as a musician, educator, and conductor as well as working for Yamaha Music Australia as their Education Outreach Clinician and as a sessional lecturer at the Jazz Music Institute. Rob will be joined on this gig by a stellar lineup of local Brisbane musicians put together to perform standards and some of Rob’s original compositions spanning the last few decades.

Band:

Guitar: Mike Anderson
Bass: Elliot Parker
Drums: Aaron Jansz
Sax: Phil Hayter

MORE INFO:
Doors open from 7:30PM
Music from 8pm
Look for the Big Red Doors on Exhibition St!

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