About
The Stromatolites is a jazz band for hire in Perth, WA.
Saxophone, guitar and contrabass, drawing on Sidney Bechet and Django Reinhardt alongside newer jazz. Simon Charles, Jeffery Harold and Leon Pratt make up the usual trio, and a second guitarist can turn it into a manouche quartet or a two guitar and double bass line-up. Solo through to quintet is possible too. The players have worked around Australia and overseas with various ensembles. What you get on the night is jazz standards and gypsy jazz chosen as the room goes, rather than a fixed running order. Perth based, carrying public liability cover, and they can bring a small PA. Power is the only real requirement.
Watch
The show
Nothing is locked in before the night. The trio pick their music as the occasion unfolds, watching how the room responds and choosing the next tune accordingly. What you get is the toe tapping end of jazz, shaped in the moment rather than worked out weeks earlier.
On the day
Power at the performance spot is what they need, since anything amplified runs off it.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Song list
Jazz standards, gypsy Jazz
