Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra were a 6 piece Melbourne band. They mixed rock'n'roll together with jazz, blues, show-tunes, cabaret and comedy.[1][2][3] They have played at the Sydney Opera House, London's Soho Theatre, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Fringe Festival[clarification needed], The Famous Spiegeltent and were the house band for the Melbourne Comedy Festival.[4][5][6]
Members
edit- Martin Martini (keys, vocals)
- Sam Dunscombe (clarinet)
- James Macaulay (trombone)
- Peter Burgess (tuba)
- Natasha Rose (guitar)
- Jules Pascoe (bass)
- Arron Light (drums)
- Xani Kolac (violin)
- Nashua Lee (guitar)
- Ben Hendry (drums)
Discography
edit- Live at the Famous Rainbow Hotel (2005)
- Dream Until You Die (2006)
- We're All Just Monkeys (2008)
Awards
edit- Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra was nominated for a Green Room award.[7]
Trivia
edit- Martin Martini’s “tap” spectacular was first performed at the Famous Spiegeltent in March 2006 at the Adelaide Fringe Festival.
References
edit- ^ "Music misfit brings monkey business", Hobart Mercury, p. 24, 5 February 2009
- ^ "Wizards from Oz Comedy; Comedy by Bruce Dessau; Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra; Soho Theatre", The Evening Standard, p. 42, 3 September 2008
- ^ O'Donohue, Shane (14 December 2006), "our favourite martin", Herald Sun, p. I23
- ^ Bailey, John (3 September 2008), "Served with a twist", Sunday Age, p. 10
- ^ Scott-Norman, Fiona (22 December 2006), "Martini stirs and shakes", The Age, p. 15
- ^ Logan, Brian (17 February 2008), "Review: Pop: Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra Soho Theatre, London 3/5", The Guardian, p. 38
- ^ Naidoo, Meryl (7 August 2008), "Wizards from Oz Comedy; Comedy by Bruce Dessau; Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra; Soho Theatre", Hobart Mercury, p. 42