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Magma 01:23
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Exordium 02:38
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Tane-Rore 04:47
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Maelstrom 03:10
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New Dawn 07:30
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Recorded live in a one-set entirely improvised concert at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in August 2018, Elements encapsulates the empathetic creative spirit of a longstanding musical partnership between two of Australasia’s most fearless and adventurous musicians.

Steve Barry and Judy Bailey gave their first performance of improvisations for two pianos in 2011, following Barry’s undergraduate studies with Bailey in the Conservatorium jazz program. Their annual concerts led to the development of a unique improvisational telepathy between the two musicians, not only in terms of the moment-to-moment musical choices they make, but also the broader structural coherence of the musical arcs of each set they perform.

Originally conceived as a reflection of the five ancient Eastern elements (in Japanese philosophy, earth, water, fire, wind and void), the music paints a vivid, mystical picture full of cheeky Goblin dances, explosive volcanic activity, poignant meditations, and references to Māori mythology and the Māori god of shimmering air that speaks to Judy and Steve’s shared New Zealand heritage.

“Judy and I discovered a unique rapport at our first freely improvised duo concert at Sydney’s Colbourne Ave in 2011, and Elements is full of the uncanny telepathy that has come to underpin our improvising together. We’re both very proud of this album, and hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it!” Steve Barry

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released March 18, 2020

Steve Barry (piano)
Judy Bailey (piano)

Produced by Steve Barry and Judy Bailey
Recorded by Ross A’hern at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 8th August 2018
Mixed by Ross A’hern
Mastered by Steve Garden
Design by UnkleFranc
Printing by Studio Q

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Steve Barry Sydney, Australia

Steve Barry (PhD) is a pianist, organist, composer and improviser and educator based in Sydney, Australia.

He is the recipient of numerous awards including an APRA Professional Development Award and the Bell Award for Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year.

Steve is faculty member of the Jazz program at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
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