Steve Arié & Paul Cutlan: Chasin' The Bird

'Music in the Mountains' & 'Pigeon Lane @ Gallery ONE88' have teamed up to bring you the Blue Mountain's newest monthly jazz series—'Chasin' the bird'. It's home, Pigeon Lane, is one of Katoomba's best-kept secrets—it's not big, and you wouldn't know where it was unless someone pointed it out to you, however, it's got all the makings of a New York basement jazz club. The vibe is cool, it's intimate (you won't quite be knocking elbows...but it will be close) and you will be there to be absorbed by the music. Soak in the magic on the last Thursday of the month at Katoomba's very own 'Birdland'.

For this performance, the one and only Steve Arié will be joining us with multi-instrumentalist, Paul Cutlan. This will be a blast!

Doors Open: 6:00pm
First Set: 6:30–7:15pm
Intermission & Dinner Break: 7:15–8:00pm
Second Set: 8:00–8:45pm

Book online or call Chris on 0411 954 826.

Steve Arié:
Sydney based jazz musician Steve Arié is a rare bird on the jazz scene. After more than 25 years as one of the most in-demand jazz double bass players, he has reinvented himself as a quirky vocalist and alto saxophonist with more than a nod to the styles of Chet Baker and Paul Desmond.

Steve has performed with many Australian greats including Dale Barlow, Bernie McGann, D.I.G., Ten Part Invention, George Washingmachine, Pardon Me Boys, MARA!, Bob Bertles, Erol Buddle, Wanderlust, Martin Plaza and Gyan.

He has played at prestigious festivals and events including two performances at Chicago Jazz Festival, Hothouse Jazz Club Chicago, The Kennedy Centre for Performing Arts (USA), Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Ruhrfestspiele Germany, Queenstown Jazz Festival and jazz and music festivals throughout Australia.

Steve is self-taught and plays saxophone, flute, double bass, electric bass, guitarron (Mexican bass), guitar and piano.

Paul Cutlan:
Paul’s uniquely expressive voice as a multi-instrumentalist and composer is informed by many styles, including contemporary classical music, world music and jazz.

He graduated from the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music in 1987 with Honours in Composition. Orchestral performance experience includes the Tasmanian and Sydney Symphony Orchestras and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra.

Paul has performed with many jazz/improvising groups committed to presenting original Australian music. International acts with whom he has performed include Lou Reed, Bobby Previte, Jim McNeely, Ólafur Arnalds, Jerry Lewis and Michael Bublé.

Paul is a long-standing member of the Australian Art Orchestra and ARIA winning world-music group MARA! With these groups, he has recorded numerous CDs and has frequently toured Europe, North America, Mexico and Asia.

He composed and performed for the acclaimed theatre production Birth of the Cool for the 2003 Sydney Festival, with subsequent seasons in Edinburgh and Germany.

Recent performances include Sydney and New York seasons of “Diary of a Madman”, concerts with Gurrumul and the SSO, his acting debut in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” for Sydney Theatre Company and Timeline with Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Presets.

Recent compositions aim for a synergy between composed music and the spontaneity of improvised elements. Commissions include works for the Sydney Festival, Ars Musica Australis and Aurora New Music Festival. He recently received his Master of Music in Composition from Sydney University.