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Ella Westbury

Ella Westbury

Gender
Female
Date Of Birth
19/01/85
Location
Northern
Victoria
Instrument
Saxophone
Style/Genre
Experimental, Funk, Jazz, Ska, Soul
Looking To
Join A Band, Form A Band, Jam, Get Exposure

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  • My Ozjam URL

  • http://www.ozjam.com.au/musician/ellawestbury

  • About Ella Westbury

  • New profile, excuse the mess. Sax player with loads of experience looking to get back to work. Got a big band, a funk act, an original crazy act, a jazz combo, or something else? I could be your gal. Professional level reading, improv very well, experience recording etc etcl. Studied at WAAPA, played many major gigs in WA, with all those kinds of acts listed above. Looking for pro, or good quality amateur bands, just stuff to play, gig here and there, and make some good music to soothe the music beast. email me at ella.skye@gmail.com if you are interested!

  • General Information

  • Main Instrument
    Saxophone
  • Secondary Instrument
    Clarinet
  • Years Of Experience
    over 10 years
  • Other Talents
    Can do backing vocals. Proficient at rolling eyes. Pretty good with arranging, writing, being bossy if needed. Plays keys (but doesn't drive so not really gonna be your keys player :P )
  • Can I Read Music
    Yes
  • Covers, Originals or Both?
    Both
  • Dream/Vision
    Gig a few nights a week with a couple of awesome bands, whilst working on my academic career.
  • Influences
    Copied from my fb profile, sorry for wall of text :P Funky stuff - Fat Freddy's Drop, Erykah Badu, The Cat Empire, Gotye, The Herd, The Bamboos, Parliment/Funkadelic, Hermitude, Mr James Brown, Jamiroquai, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Polyester, True Live, Rebirth Brass Band, Quantic Soul Orchestra, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Rock/alt/indie whatever types - Cake, Frente, The Gadflys, People who play sad music - Ben Folds, Radiohead, Mia Dyson, Cordrazine, George, The Whitlams, Morphine, Muse, Something For Kate, Augie March, Imogen Heap, Rasputina Wind players - Joshua Redman, Buddy DeFranco, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Julien Wilson, Paul Desmond, Don Burrows, Roy Hargrove, Don Byron, Maceo Parker, Ray Vega, Gerry Mulligan, James Carter, Terence Blanchard, Swoonworthy types for muso chicks - Brad Mehldau, Jamie Cullum, Jeff Buckley, John Mayer, Mia Dyson, Joss Stone, Kurt Elling, Chet Baker, James Blunt, Damien Rice Gypsy types - Goran Bregovic, Ivo Papasov, Vardos, Kafka, Tsvigas, Doch Artsy ones to make me seem cool - Frank Zappa, Kronos Quartet, M-Base Collective, Peter Sculthorpe, Bjork, Rachmaninov, Chopin, Satie, Stravinsky And some Jazz dudes to end things off - Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Paul Grabowsky, Charles Mingus
  • Equipment I Own
    Mic/stand/fb/mixer. saxes (obviously) + other instruments effects for sax keyboard
  • When Am I Available
    Various times. I am a student again these days, so not totally free, but I don't have a "day job" so still fairly free.
  • How Far Will I Travel
    Wherever - However due to an unfortunate motorbike related flying lesson I don't drive at the moment, so public transport friendly is helpful. :)
  • Favourite 3 Musicians/Bands
    See above . . .
  • Favourite 3 Albums
    3? are you kidding me???
  • Last Gig I Went To
    Tim Minchin :D (technically a comedy show, but whatever.

  • What Am I Looking For?

  • Looking To

    Join A Band

    Form A Band

    Jam

    Get Exposure