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Introducing Gyro Groove

Gyro Groove was established 2006. Having worked with each other in various other bands, this group was formed out of a unified desire to create great music. Drawing inspiration from the likes of James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Prince and Herbie Hancock; this dynamic and funky quartet has developed a fantastic repertoire of funk, soul and groove based music ranging from the classic pop and jazz standards to contemporary grooves and originals.

Gyro Groove draws on a wealth of talent and experience. Whilst all four musicians are virtuosi in their own right, they have developed a coherent and sympathetic style that is both engaging and entertaining for the listener. In addition to having the ability to entertain a crowd in their own right, they have equal skill at providing the perfect background music for any social occasion. This is evident from the positive feedback that the band has received after their performances.

Bandleader: Rory Clark

Rory began playing piano when he was eleven years old. He initially studied jazz piano for two years before honing his technique studying both classical and jazz piano concurrently. Since then he has gone on to further study with high-profile musicians such as Mark Fitzgibbon, Kevin Hunt (Don Burrow ’s pianist) and in New York City with McCoy Tyner.

Rory began his professional career as a musician at age fourteen when he began to do duo gigs with his father Roger who plays alto saxophone. Since then he has further developed his own unique sound as a musician, performing in a range of bands and solo gigs at various venues around Melbourne. Furthermore, he has been invited on several occasions to appear at high profile festivals such as the Queenscliff Music Festival, Adelaide Jazz Festival, Paynesville Jazz Festival and The Palmer Street Festival in Queensland. He has performed internationally (Hong Kong and Taipei in January of 1997).

Having gained a vast amount of experience over many years in a multitude of situations, Rory is capable of highly energetic spontaneity when he performs as well as very controlled subdued playing. He has developed a reputation as a pianist for his use of rich harmonic chord structures, melodic ideas and strong time.

The guys


Scott Hay	Eric Budd	Nathan Post

Upcoming performances

Every 2nd Sunday of the month:
12 October, 9 November and 14 December from 2.00 PM – 5.00 PM - free
Hotel Bruce County, 445 Blackburn Rd, Mount Waverly. Ph 9803 5411
www.brucecounty.com.au

Every 3rd Wednesday of the month 7.00 - 10.00 - free:
15 October, 19 November, 17 December – 5^th extra: 29 October
The Local Port Melbourne
22-24 Bay St, Port Melbourne Phone 9646 0072
The_Local_Port_Melbourne

Sound clips
Originals: Credence - Eric Budd Fascination - Rory Clark Solo Voyager - Rory Clark Two Of A Kind - Rory Clark	Medley: Gyro Groove 01 Feel Like Makin Love (DiAngelo), Sex Machine (James Brown), Softly As in A Morning Sunrise (Romberg), Always There (Incognito), and Stir It Up (Bob Marley).
Gig at Dizzy's

Repertoire samples

ALWAYS THERE	Stevie Wonder
CANTELOUPE ISLAND	Herbie Hancock
CHAMELEON	Herbie Hancock
CHRISTMAS SAMBA	Rory Clark
CREDENCE	Eric Budd
ENTER THE DRAGON	Lalo Shifrin
FASCINATION	Rory Clark
FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE	Eugene McDonalds
GENTLE THOUGHTS	Herbie Hancock
IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY	Sly & The Family Stone
INNER CITY BLUES	Marvin Gaye
IT MUST HAVE BEEN	Eric Budd
JAMIN’	Bob Marley
KILLER JOE	Benny Golson
LITTLE SUNFLOWER	Freddie Hubbard
MASTER BLASTER	Stevie Wonder
MERCY, MERCY, MERCY	Josef Zawinul
MORNING	Claire Fischer
MINOR SIGHTS	Claire Fischer
MR KENYATTA	Lee Morgan
MORNING DANCE	Spyro Gyra
NIGHT IS FALLING	Eric Budd
OUT OF MANY ONE PEOPLE	Monty Alexander
RED CLAY	Freddie Hubbard
RONNIE’S BONNIE	Reuben Wilson
SLIPPERY	Monty Alexander
SPEAK LIKE A CHILD	Herbie Hancock
SAVE YOUR LOVE FOR ME	Buddy Johnson
SEX MACHINE	James Brown
SHAKER SONG	Beckstein / Lasley & Willis
SIDEWINDER	Lee Morgan
SOFTLY AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE	Sigmund Romberg
SOLO VOYAGER	Rory Clark
SONG FOR MY FATHER	Horace Silver
SOOKIE SOOKIE	Grant Green
SO WHAT	Miles Davis
STIR IT UP	Bob Marley
SUNNY	-
SUPERSTITIOUS	Stevie Wonder
TELL ME A BEDTIME STORY	Herbie Hancock
TWO OF A KIND	Rory Clark
WATERMELON MAN	Herbie Hancock
WHAT’S GOIN’ ON	Marvin Gaye

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