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Scott Tinkler (born 1965,
Melbourne
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, Australia) is an Australian trumpeter and composer.Tinkler has done a range of projects with the composer and violinist
John Rodgers John Rodgers may refer to:
Military
* John Rodgers (1728–1791), colonel during the Revolutionary War and owner of Rodgers Tavern, Perryville, Maryland
* John Rodgers (naval officer, born 1772), U.S. naval officer during the War of 1812, first ...
, working in ensembles such as Ellision, Hydromus Krysogast and the Antripodean Collective. Notably, Rodgers composed ''Glass'', a concerto featuring Tinkler as soloist performed with the
London Sinfonietta
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The ensemble has headquarters at Kings Place and is Resident Orchestra at the Southbank Centre. Since its inaugural concert in 1968—givi ...
, which premiered at the 2010
Adelaide Festival of Arts.
He plays regularly in Australia in duos, trios and quartets with musicians including Marc Hannaford, Simon Barker,
Paul Grabowsky
Paul Atherstone Grabowsky (born 27 September 1958) is an Australian pianist and composer.
Biography
Born in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Grabowsky is a pianist and composer of music for film, theatre and opera. His father Alistair had lived in Pap ...
, Erkki Veltheim, Ken Eadie and Carl Dewhurst. Tinkler is also involved in an ongoing solo project that uses extended and prepared techniques; his first solo trumpet album called Backwards was released by Extreme in 2007. He is a founding member and previous Associate Artistic Director of the
Australian Art Orchestra
The Australian Art Orchestra (AAO) is one of Australia's leading contemporary ensembles. Founded by pianist Paul Grabowsky in 1994, it has been led by composer/trumpeter/sound artist Peter Knight since 2013 and led by pianist/composer/producer A ...
Career
1990s
In the early 1990s, Tinkler performed and studied with Australian tenor saxophonist,
Mark Simmonds, who had studied with
George Coleman
George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master.
Early life
Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was ...
in New York. Simmonds introduced Tinkler to extended practice on the cycle of 5ths using many
harmonic substitutions involving the diminished substitution theory, rhythm cycles and
polyrhythms
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as a basis for his highly fuelled
jazz
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-based music, which can be traced to earlier developments by
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
Born and raise ...
.
Throughout Tinkler's career he has been interested in not only exploring and developing improvised music stemming from jazz, but also other forms of music and the cultures they come from. This has led to musical collaborations with Indian and Korean musicians, as well as with indigenous musicians from Australia.
Beginning in 1995, Tinkler's involvement with Indian
Carnatic musicians (led by Guru Kaaraikkudi) has evolved into a longstanding and deep association. Tinkler has travelled to India five times for performances, as well as touring Australia and Europe with the project.
2000s
Tinkler has collaborated with a range of international artists over the past decade including
Jason Moran Jason Moran may refer to:
* Jason Moran (criminal) (1967–2003), Australian mobster
* Jason Moran (musician)
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,
Tim Berne
Tim Berne (born October 16, 1954) is an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and record label owner. His primary instruments are the alto and baritone saxophones.
Biography
Berne was born in Syracuse, New York, United States. He has said that ...
,
Mark Helias, Anthony Burr, Tony Buck,
Oscar Noriega and
Han Bennink
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Though perhaps best known as one of the pivotal fig ...
.
In 2003 Tinkler travelled with his longtime associate
Paul Grabowsky
Paul Atherstone Grabowsky (born 27 September 1958) is an Australian pianist and composer.
Biography
Born in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Grabowsky is a pianist and composer of music for film, theatre and opera. His father Alistair had lived in Pap ...
to New York to record an album of Grabowsky's original music with
Branford Marsalis,
Joe Lovano
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,
Ed Schuller
Edwin Gunther Schuller (January 11, 1955) is an American jazz bassist and composer. His father is Gunther Schuller, a composer, horn player, and music professor, and his younger brother is drummer George Schuller.
Career
A native of New York Ci ...
and
Jeff "Tain" Watts
Jeff "Tain" Watts (born January 20, 1960) is a jazz drummer who has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Betty Carter, Michael Brecker, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, and others.
Biography
Watts got the nickname "Tain" from Kenny ...
. ''Tales of Time and Space'' was released on the Warner label to stunning reviews, many highlighting Tinkler's unique contribution to Grabowsky's music.
In 2006 Tinkler attended the
Garma Festival, which celebrates the cultural inheritance of the Yolngu People, the indigenous Australians of Northeast Arnhem Land. The festival is held at Gulkula, near Yirrkala in the Australian outback. At this festival Tinkler collaborated with musicians from the Wagalik group, performing and workshopping. Tinkler has since been involved in touring and performing with these musicians in collaboration with the Australian Art Orchestra.
Personal life
Tinkler is married to the Australian artist Veronica Kent. They live on a remote island in
Tasmania
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Discography
Albums
Awards
ARIA Music Awards
The
ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of
Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
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1997
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, ''Dance of Delulian'' (as Scott Tinkler Trio)
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Best Jazz Album
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1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
, ''In Future Today'' (as Chaplin, Tinkler, Rex, Lambie)
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1999
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, ''Sofa King'' (as Scott Tinkler Trio)
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References
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Australian trumpeters
Extreme Records artists
Living people
1965 births
21st-century trumpeters