“All-organic materials. 100% sustainable grooves. Pure ecological harmony. You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming.”
— Pablo Neruda
“…one of Australia’s most inventive and accomplished composer/improvisers.” —Loudmouth Magazine
“Thickening the appeal is the presence of Steve Barry’s rich, supple, snaking organ…” — Live review of Organ Transplant, Sydney Morning Herald
Sprouted during lockdown after a long time in gestation and unsuccessful attempts to grow passionfruit, Green Thumbs plays original music steeped in the blues and groove with healthy fertilisation of modern jazz, and that speaks to the photosynthetic power of people sharing a live music space.
Emerging from the greenhouse after a few months in rehearsal, tonight’s show marks Green Thumbs’ launch and a preview of an album to be recorded the same week.
Steve Barry – Hammond organ | Roy Issac – guitar | Hamish Stuart – drums
Dr Steve Barry is a pianist, composer and improviser of jazz and contemporary classical music, and a lecturer in piano and improvisation at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Runner-up in the National Jazz Awards and Winner of a Bell Award for Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year, Barry performs regularly throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.
