Formed in 1984, Chris Ludowyk hand picked the cream of Melbourne’s jazz talent to form the ‘Society Syncopators’, now known as ‘The Syncopators’. Within a few short years, the band arrived at the pinnacle of Australian jazz. With their versatility (the guitarist plays banjo, the bassist plays tuba, the clarinettist plays alto and tenor sax and the trombonist plays bass and piano), they cover a wide range of styles and material. The vocal harmonising talent of the front-line also lends itself to the performance of ‘popular jazz’ material a la ‘Mills Brothers’ and ‘Boswell Sisters’.

This is the most spirited offering ever from this band. A lot of work has gone into it and work is rewarded when you have a result like this, an imaginative choice of un-hackneyed tunes and some charming whimsical twists in the arrangements.

‘Congo Square’ is only available digitally through iTunes, Amazon and all other major digital platforms.

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Album Tracks

1. Russian Rag
2. You Always Hurt The Ones You Love
3. Congo Square
4. The Fish Seller
5. My Mama Rocks Me
6. Octopus Rag
7. Jazz Lips
8. The Payoff
9. One For Lonnie
10. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
11. Speak To Me
12. Tin Roof Blues
13. Jersey Lighting