The Vampires (band)

The Vampires are an Australian world-roots jazz group formed by saxophonist Jeremy Rose, trumpeter Nick Garbett, drummer Alex Masso and bassist Mike Majkowski in 2005.[1] The band formed in their final year of studying for their Bachelor of Music (jazz performance) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. The band has released six albums and toured extensively around Australia, Germany, the UK, Czech Republic, Austria and Italy. The band performs mostly original music by Jeremy Rose and Nick Garbett that draws inspiration from their travels around the world and experiences in life. The band has performed at every major jazz festival in Australia, the Love Supreme Festival (UK), Glasgow Jazz Festival, Edingburgh Jazz Festival, Jazzahead Festival (Bremen, Germany), and the Enjoy Jazz Festival (Mannheim, Germany).

The Vampires
OriginSydney
Genresworld-roots jazz
Years active2005
LabelsEarshift Music
Websitewww.thevampires.com.au
MembersJeremy Rose
Nick Garbett
Alex Masso
Alex Boneham
Past membersMike Majkowski

The Vampires have been nominated for an ARIA Music Award, was finalist for Best Australian Jazz Ensemble and Best Produced Album at the Australian Jazz Bell Awards, was a finalist in the AIR Awards, and were the first instrumental act to be short-listed for the Australian Music Prize.

The band is currently living in different parts of the world - bassist Alex Boneham is an established presence in Los Angeles whilst trumpeter Nick Garbett lives in Lampedusa, Italy. Jeremy Rose and Alex Masso live in their hometown, Sydney.

Members
  • Nick Garbett (trumpet)
  • Jeremy Rose (alto, tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet)
  • Alex Masso (drums and percussion)
  • Alex Boneham (double bass, 2008-present)
  • Mike Majkowski (double bass, 2006-2008)

Collaborators
  • Jonathan Zwartz (double bass, 2014-2017, on The Vampires Meet Lionel Loueke)
  • Shannon Barnett (occasional guest, trombone on South Coasting, Chellowdene and Garfish)
  • Fabian Hevia (guest, percussion, approx. 2009-2012, on Chellowdene and Garfish)
  • Ben Hauptmann (guest, guitar, 2014-2017)
  • Lionel Loueke (guest, guitar, 2016, on The Vampires Meet Lionel Loueke)
  • Danny Fischer (guest, drums, 2016, on The Vampires Meet Lionel Loueke)
  • Also one off performances with Matt Smith (guitar), Tobias Backhouse (drums), James Greening (trombone), Mike Rivett (saxophone), Peter Farrar (saxophone), Lloyd Swanton, Max Alduca, Rory Brown, Brett Hirst, Tom Botting, Noel Mason (bass) and a collaborative project with Zephyr Quartet.

Discography

Albums
Title Album details
South Coasting
  • Released: March 2008[2][3]
  • Label: Jazzgroove Records
Chellowdene
  • Released: March 2010[4][5]
  • Label: Earshift Music
Garfish
  • Released: 25 March 2012[6][7]
  • Label: Earshift Music (EAR006)
Tiro
  • Released: October 2013[8][9]
  • Label: Earshift Music
The Vampires meet Lionel Loueke
  • Released: 5 May 2017[10][11]
  • Label: Earshift Music (EAR017)
Pacifica
  • Released: February 2019[12][13]
  • Label: Earshift Music (EAR026)

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017[14] The Vampires meet Lionel Loueke ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album Nominated

Australian Music Prize

The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $30,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The commenced in 2005.[15][16]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 The Vampires meet Lionel Loueke Australian Music Prize Nominated

References
  1. Cunningham, Ilsa (23 August 2007), "Vamping it up", Illawarra Mercury
  2. McBeath, John (8 March 2008), "Spin Doctor", The Australian
  3. "THE VAMPIRES – SOUTH COASTING". Jazz. March 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. "Chellowdene (DD)". Apple Music. March 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. Mitchell, Roger (26 September 2010), "CD reviews", The Sunday Mail
  6. "Garfish (DD)". Apple Music. March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. McBeath, John (24 March 2012), "Music reviews", The Australian
  8. "Tiro (DD)". Apple Music. April 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  9. McBeath, John (5 October 2013), "Tiro (The Vampires)", The Australian
  10. "The Vampires meet Lionel Loueke (DD)". Apple Music. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  11. Fordham, John (27 September 2017), "The Vampires/Lionel Loueke: The Vampires Meet Lionel Loueke review – seductive, genre-hopping creativity", The Guardian
  12. "Pacifica (DD)". Apple Music. February 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  13. Fukushima, Gary (July 2019), "The Vampires/Pacifica review", Downbeat
  14. "ARIA Awards search The Vampires". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  15. http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2018/03/09/sampa-the-great-scores-$30,000-aus-music-prize/
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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