freefall
Location: Surry Hills, Sydney
Country: Australia


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Freefall
The Freefall quartet are accustomed to providing a professional and elegant mix of music. The ensemble blends styles from improvised rhythmic grooves to soulful jazz, blues and latin standards whilst introducing subtle blends from middle eastern to reggae influences, adding an interesting variety of musical flavours and textures.
 
Freefall specialise in producing gentle acoustic and ambient music for red carpet entrances into art galleries and function centres as well as providing full sound and equipment in the main guest arena.

The ensemble is considerate, adaptable and flexible to their client’s needs and requests. Versatility is Freefall’s strength combining many years of experience. The band members dress to suit the occassion whether it be in elegant suits or funky street attire.

Musical description

The ensembles musical diversity is expressed throughout familiar standard tunes such as Rodrigo’s Spanish guitar Concerto de Aranjuez, jazz ballads like ‘Little Sunflower’ and ‘So What’ to vocal ballads from Sting’s ‘Fragile’, latin guitar tunes from Santana’s ‘Europa’ and their interpretation of Jimmi Hendrix ‘Little Wing’. You may hear familiar muted trumpet melodies blending throughout smooth jazz grooves reflecting moods of Miles Davis and Chet Baker. Later on as the evening matures the ensemble will create a more lively upbeat vibe from latin and funk dance grooves drawing on influences from James Brown and Joe Cocker to Herbie Hancock and St. Germein.

Instrumentation

Freefall combine an elegant blending of instrumentation and sounds from diverse musical styles. The ensemble comprises of and uses the warmth and depth of double bass, the grit and texture of fender rhodes keyboard, a soulful blending of blues and latin guitar, spatial muted trumpet and voice with subtle effects, haunting Irish flute and unobtrusive percussion providing shades of light and colour from a palette of sounds.

Venues played

The Vanguard in Newtown, Trevor Victor Harvey fine art gallery, the Royal Sydney Golf Club, Aria Restaurant Circular Quay, Rose Bay Afloat restaurant, Randwick Rugby Club Coogee, Watson’s Bay Hotel and Menangle Heritage House.

Freefall have also enjoyed playing a two year residency at the 446 Club Cocktail Bar in Chatswood.

Song List
MODAL / AMBIENT
So What
Cataloupe Island
Impressions
Little Wing
Europa
Little Sunflower
Footprints 6/4
Concerto de Aranjuez
 
CLASSICS
Fever
Ain’t no sunshine
Summertime
Lady Marmalade
Moondance
Superstition
Live together
Norwegian wood
The way it is
After midnight
Feelin Alright
Fast car
So flute
Ghetto
 
JAZZ BALLADS
Round midnight
Autumn Leaves
My funny valentine
Goodbye pork pie hat
 
BLUES
Watermelon man
Freddie the freeloader
Blue Monk
Blue Train
All blues 5/4
Trying times
I feel good
Sweet home Chicago
The thrill is gone
 
LATIN
Blue Bossa
Black Orpheus
One Note Samba
St. Thomas
Girl from Impanema
Wave
Fragile
 
In 2005 Freefall recorded their own songs on a cd which is available for purchase on request
Summary Time Price
10810 11022