Joep Beving has been one with the piano from an early age. He was forced to end his musical studies at the conservatory and instead continued at university to get a degree in public policy and public administration. However, his love for his instrument never perished. Where once his goal was to hit as many notes per minute as physically possible, his style of playing has changed over the years, searching for a particular aesthetic essence. His path was illuminated by a piano that Beving inherited from his grandmother when she passed away in 2009. This German instrument insisted on a more gentle touch and a gracious pace, which eventually led Beving to adapt to a more classical vocabulary to tell his story.⁣⁣
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This story started to manifest itself relatively late in life, when in 2014 at age 38, he was forced to stay home from work and decided to answer the draw of his piano. In search of tranquility of mind and some form of essence, music started to present itself that he had never played before in his life. Minimal pieces that he later once described as ‘simple music for complex emotions’.  Turned down by the only label he approached, Joep decided to self release his debut album Solipsism in 2015.⁣⁣
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The sound of his piano found its way to the ears of Deutsche Grammophon’s A&R manager Christian Badzura when visiting his favorite Bar in Berlin. This led to the signing of Beving to the world's foremost classical label and consequently the release of equally successful sophomore album ‘Prehension’ in 2017, making Joep one of the most listened to living pianists in the world at that time.⁣⁣
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He has attributed much of his music’s broad appeal to the stream of consciousness in which some of the pieces were conceived. Claiming that the music is already out there and that one has to ‘just’ create the circumstances for it to land. In 2018 he took this idea one step further with the release of ‘Conatus’ of which he said:  “If you see music as a living organism then it is not unthinkable that it has its own innate inclination to continue to exist and enhance itself.” On Conatus, Beving sees compositions from his first two albums travel through the minds of artists he admires (a.o. Suzanne Ciani, Collin Benders, Andrea Belfi), resulting in new pieces of music adding new layers and dimensions which would serve as the upbeat to his next major solo project as would become apparent in April 2019.⁣⁣
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As part of the art piece ‘Franchise Freedom’ by acclaimed artist duo Studio Drift, Joep travels to Burning Man at the end of 2018 to perform in the desert of Black Rock City in front of his largest audience to date. Inspired by the display of human creativity and inclusivity he returns home to finish his third solo album.⁣⁣
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April 2019 sees the release of HENOSIS, Joep Beving’s closing chapter in a trilogy of albums – marking the end of an intensely personal four-year spiritual and philosophical exploration.⁣⁣
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On HENOSIS the Dutch composer continues his minimalist and at times romantic style of writing, but this time explores new territories. It sets off where his sophomore album Prehension left us, the warm intimate sound of the Schimmel piano. With the help of producer Gijs van Klooster and through collaborations with Cappella Amsterdam, Echo Collective, and Maarten Vos, Joep Beving opens up new musical worlds using orchestral and electronic sounds alongside the familiar piano.⁣⁣

Pianist Mark Fitzgibbon was born into a strong entertainment tradition. He is the son of well known Australian entertainer, jazzman and restaurateur Graham “Smacka” Fitzgibbon, nephew to actress singer Maggie Fitzgibbon and grandson to pianist vaudevillian Min Fitzgibbon, his sister Nichaud is a famed jazz vocalist and brother Andrew a notable drummer. A piano student from an early age, he studied music under Fred Thomas, Graham Rule, Marie Driscoll and Trevor Barnard but mostly learned from going on the road like everyone. Mark started with many leading Melbourne bands including Vince Jones and Wilbur Wildes “Blowout”. In the eighties move to London and performed throughout Europe for the next seven years. In London worked as a freelance pianist regularly performing at the 606 club, Pizza Express and Ronnie Scotts jazz clubs.

Notable UK bands included Tommy Chase qt, Alan Barne’s Pizza Express Modern Jazz Sextet, Clarke Tracey's groups, Gerard Presencer qt, Jean Toussaint, Anthony Kerr qt, Louis Stewart, Peter King, Charles Mcpherson, Don Weller,Dave O'Higgins, Ronnie Scott, Moontwist, The Moodists, Bryan Spring trio, Don Weller, Art Themen, Henry Lowther qt, George Coleman jr quartet, Tina May and Claire Martin. 

Mark returned to Australia in the 90's and won the Wangarratta jazz festival prize. Has worked and recorded with with many of Australias finest jazz performers including Dale Barlow, Bernie Mcgann, Christine Mcnulty, Fiona Burnett Andrew Speight, Jamie Oehlers, Scott Tinkler, Ian Chaplin, Wilbur Wilde, Sabrina Montgomery, Cam Mcallister, David Rex, Willow Neilsen, Nichaud Fitzgibbon and his own trios and quartets. A highly regarded pianist Mark has continued to be in demand within Australia as a solo artist, accompanist, composer and recording artist on stage, tv and radio. Mark has accompanied many international jazz stars such as Scott Hamilton, Lee Konitz, John Stubblefield, Curtis Lundy, Claire Martin, Mark Murphy and George Coleman jr on their tours in Oz Mark has recently been working in Melbourne with his jazz piano trio and quintet, his sister jazz vocalist Nichaud, Dale Barlow and George Coleman jr qt, Ruth Rogers Wrights Nina Simone show, Dave Graney's Lurid yellow mist, jazzreggae group Skankin', a tv jazzshow for Ch31 and a duo with the dynamic violinist Susannah Ng. and some other weird and wonderful situations.
 
Mark recently returned to Melbourne from WA where he was artist in residence and lecturer in Jazz at WAAPA, Edith Cowan University.

Mark is currently working in Shanghai with the Theo Crocker Collective, Jz Big Band and his trio.

“Mark Fitzgibbon is one of the most under rated talents in the country. Always musically tasteful , a consistently sympathetic accompanist , a repository of a vast repertoire and an impeccable touch , he can produce blistering solos and lift the music to another level” 

Adrian Jackson, the AGE, Melbourne

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Brazilian Drummer and percussionist, Leonardo Susi was born in 1975 in a small city near Sao Paulo called Brotas. Leonardo Starts his study in 1991 with a particular teacher called Rogero Chiarinelli and therefore after, started a Conservatory of Music in Tatui, SP-Brazil. Took lessons from greats names of Brazilian music as: Maestro Nelson Ayres, Hermeto Pascoal, Marcio Bahia, Guello, Maestro Paulo Braga and Maestro Cesar Camargo Mariano. Also had lessons with Simon Philips drummer of Toto. Back in Brazil, gave class for 280 children in a music public school and worked in music clubs with different artists and bands.
Based in Shanghai since 2003, has been playing in a very important Jazz Festivals and Jazz clubs as Percussionist and Drummer of Alec Haavik Band as known as, “The Friction Five” (see www.alechaavick.com), Nanjing International Jazz Festival as a member of the Australian trumpet player Toby Mak, Hanzhow Jazz Festival with Universal Quartet (see www.universalquartet.com), Hong Kong International Jazz Festival with Joao Mascarenhas Trio (see www.hkjazzfestival.com) and Shanghai JZ Music Festival 2010 playing with the French American Singer Chinas Moses and  Chinese pop Singer Shunza. Also played with Shanghai Jazz Big Band as a percussionist and drummer, playing a live concert for the Shanghai TV at Shanghai Concert Hall, it was a tribute to the 150th anniversary of Mozart. Recorded and produced the first Latin CD in China called “On the Road” by the Colombian saxophone player Alvaro Cardenas. Also composed a song called Brotas & Cartagena.  Played with great Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil. Enjoy the stage with the great singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. Recorded a beautiful   Bossa Nova album called "When Bossa Nova meets Erhu" by the great erhu player  Erick Lee. Played a live concert broadcasting (TV, radio) by Shanghai Media Group with Ma Xiaohui one of the best Erhu (chinese violin) Player in the word (see www.maxiaohui.com). 
Works as free lance and have regulars gigs in Shanghai with Alec Haavik and the Friction, give percussion and drum class at JZ School, play with own trio called SUPERLOUKOS composed by Nicholas Boloukus on Piano and Tinho Pereira on Bass and play with With Universal Quartet which is a mix of Brazilian music, Jazz, French music and Rock. In Beijing play at  Jazz Bar called CJW (see www.cjwchina.com) and in Hong Kong with Joao Mascarenhas Trio (see www.joao-marcos.com), which play  authentic Brazilian Music. 
Recently gave workshops for two International Schools in Beijing teaching the principals of Blues, Jazz and Latin music for drums set and talking about his life and career as a musician (see Beijing Kids magazine by Michelle Tsai). See interview  at http://www.beijing-kids.com/magazine/2009/01/05/I-Want-to-Be-a-Drummer.
Well-known  for the versatility and creativity as drummer and percussionist, work with musicians from all world, playing various styles and genres. 


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