Darren Heinrich
B.Mus (Hons)
Jazz Pianist and Jazz Organist


"Darren is a thoughtful and tasteful soloist" - Mike Nock

"...great keyboard work from Darren...." - DVD Plaza

“One of the hottest upcoming names in the Jazz organ scene” – Tony Monaco

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New CD available:

New Vintage Tunes for the Hammond Organ

"a strong command of Larry Young’s approach to the organ" - Pat Bianchi

"for organ fans with a connection to the greats of the instrument, this is where it’s at in Australia."
Peter Wockner - Limelight Magazine

$25 AUD + $3 Postage to anywhere.

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Preview Tracks

  1. Lunar
  2. Hicksville
  3. Meanderthal
  4. Willow
  5. The Poledancer
  6. I Don't Know
  7. Slinky
  8. Easy Autumn
  9. Hello Goodbye
  10. Three Shades of Green

Bonus Tracks

  1. Meanderthal (old school version)
  2. Willow (new school version)

also available at birdland

The Jimmy Smith/Larry Young Project LIVE
available to order here

"great playing by each member of the trio" - Garry Lee, Jazz Guitar Society of Western Australia

"...sinous rivers of sound" - John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald (Metro section)

$25 AUD + $3 Postage to anywhere.

Click to order this CD - The Jimmy Smith/Larry Young Project LIVE

Personnel:

Darren Heinrich: Organ
Steve Brien: Guitar
Andrew Dickeson: Drums

With special guests: Nick Garbett: Trumpet, Tim Stocker: Tenor Saxophone, both on “Zoltan”, track 5.

Recorded live by Richard Belkner at the Music Café, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, on Tuesday 13th June, 2006. Mastered at Studios 301 by Oscar Gaona.

Track list

  1. A Night in Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli) 8:38
  2. Luny Tune (Larry Young) 7:33
  3. Roadsong (O.G.D.) (Wes Montgomery) 6:21
  4. When Johnny Comes Marching Home (Louis Lambert) 6:31
  5. Zoltan (Woody Shaw) 7:46
  6. The Buckeye Blues (Darren Heinrich) 7:31
  7. Ritha (Larry Young) 8:07
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  • Rhythm-a-ning - Live

    This was recorded live at my final recital at the 'Con. Really pleased with how the band tackled this one - I wanted it to sound faithful to Monk's Quartet, one of my favourite bands of all time. Features Daniel Rorke on Tenor Sax, Tim Firth on Drums and Alex Boneham on Bass. Swingin' !!

  • Autumn Leaves

    A snippet featuring my solo from Todd Hardy's CD "One Afternoon" recorded at Yamaha Studios, Nagoya, Japan in April 2005
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  • Visions - by Larry Young - Live
    Recorded at Sydney Conservatorium with Dan Rorke (Tenor Sax) Todd Hardy (Trumpet) and Tim Firth (Drums)

  • When Johnny Come Marching Home - Live

    A snippet from my "Jimmy Smith / Larry Young Project" CD. Recorded at Sydney Conservatorium with Andrew Dickeson on Drums and Steve Brien on Guitar.



 
Gig Guide 2008-9

 

April 21st - new project - ToneWheel performing live at Jazzgroove

8:30pm - 9:30pm
The Excelsior Hotel64 Foveaux St
Surry Hills

A Hammond Organ Trio is a rare animal, and rarer still is a larger combo with horn section. ToneWheel fleshes out Darren Heinrich's original material using this wider tonal palette and draws inspiration from Dr. Lonnie Smith and 'Big' John Patton.

We'll be playing material from "New Vintage Tunes for the Hammond Organ" plus brand new material.

Darren Heinrich: organ
Simon Relf: guitar
Tim Firth: drums
Todd Hardy: trumpet
Tim Stocker: tenor
Nick Bowd: baritone

Contact Me
Phone 9281 1148
Mobile 041 442 0000
Email

dazzjazz@dazzjazz.com

 
Quick Resume

Recent gigs

  • Jon Gordon (USA)
  • Dale Barlow
  • Thredbo Jazz Festival
  • Sydney Conservatorium od Music
  • Hammond Organ Summit at The Basement
  • Art On The Rocks Festival
  • Manly Jazz Festival
  • Sydney Film Festival
  • WineBanq
  • Art Gallery of NSW
  • SIMA (Sydney Improvised Music Association) at the Sound Lounge
  • Jazzgroove Association
  • Jazz Action Society
  • World Expo 2005 (Nagoya) & Bb Club, Tokyo
  • Side-On Café
  • Steve Prestwich Band
  • Byron Bay Blues Festival
  • Marcia Hines Band

Recording Credits

  • Blaine Whittaker
  • Todd Hardy “One Afternoon” – recorded at Yamaha Studios, Nagoya, Japan
  • Australian Army Band CD
  • Todd Hardy “One Way” CD
  • JC & The Jazzhoppers “Live”
  • Steve Prestwich Band – Live at the Basement (DVD)

Awards

  • Jacek Chrostowski Encouragement Award for Jazz Piano
  • Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) - Young Composers Competition Runner-up

 

April 21st - new project - ToneWheel performing live at Jazzgroove

8:30pm - 9:30pm
The Excelsior Hotel64 Foveaux St
Surry Hills

A Hammond Organ Trio is a rare animal, and rarer still is a larger combo with horn section. ToneWheel fleshes out Darren Heinrich's original material using this wider tonal palette and draws inspiration from Dr. Lonnie Smith and 'Big' John Patton.

We'll be playing material from "New Vintage Tunes for the Hammond Organ" plus brand new material.

Darren Heinrich: organ
Simon Relf: guitar
Tim Firth: drums
Todd Hardy: trumpet
Tim Stocker: tenor
Nick Bowd: baritone

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Video from Thredbo Jazz Festival