Tommy Sexton Trio

When Stevie Wonder and Steely Dan made love – Tommy Sexton was born into this world.

Tommy straddles soul, funk and post-apocalyptic yacht rock as smooth as he slips into his silk purple robes and slides on his well-worn deck shoes. A veteran of Brisbane music, Tommy burst onto the scene in an explosion of jazz as a bass playing teen with his mates from Kafka the early 2000s, before mellowing into the swinging reggae of Kooii and, along the journey, singing sweet, sweet vocal harmonies with The Melotonins and Laneous and the Family Yah.

Now Tommy is stepping out from the shadows, emerging from his role as perennial wingman and chief provider of groove, and into the spotlight in which he was born to shine. Adding fuel to the flames is Trav Jenkins with guitar treats and Sam Castan with the sweet beats.

Tommy draws inspiration from Herbie Hancock to Earth Wind and Fire, D'Angelo to Toto, as well as his reading on subjects from deschooling to permaculture, to embody a distinct and sexy coupling of imaginative and intelligent lyrics with some damned slinky tunes.

Who else grapples with Prometheus, bringer of fire – was it a gift or a curse? – or devotes a song to the dandelion, as his crowd claps and grooves? 

Who but Tommy Sexton?