The Luke Cuerel Quintet will be releasing their album, "Far From The Tree" on Sunday 14th November. The launch will be accompanied by pianist, composer and improvising artist Sophie Min.

Luke Cuerel is a jazz saxophonist, composer and educator from Brisbane, Australia. His work explores music in unique contexts; specifically in relation to people, places and events in Australian life. Luke is currently busy writing, performing and managing projects such as his original jazz quintet “The Luke Cuerel Quintet”, electronic/experimental duo “Voltfruit”,14 piece ensemble the “Luke Cuerel Orchestra”, electronic project “Expo 88” and regular stints as a sideman for artists such as “Boy and Bear”, “The Kite String Tangle” and experimental, jazz and improvised music groups. As a composer and improvisor, Luke has recently been involved in Soundstream’s Emerging composer forum, and Tone List’s Sounding Together workshops in Adelaide (SA) and Perth (WA) respectively. Luke will be releasing a Jazz Quintet album on November 4th 2021 entitled “Far from the Tree” featuring original jazz compositions written over the last decade.

Luke Cuerel Quintet:
Luke Cuerel
Marike Van Dijk
Dan Hirsch
Euan Cumming
Blake Lonie

Sophie Min + Jasmin Wing-Yin Leung

Sophie and Jasmine is a new ensemble that draws a unique emotional quotient for piano and Chinese erhu. Their playing animates peculiar sound in a scenic manner by exploring prepared instruments and instructed writing.

Date: 14th November 2021
Time: 6:00pm
Tickets: $20 / $15, available at https://lcq2021.eventbrite.com.au