Not to be confused with Vampires. 1. The Vampires were an all-girl group in the Singapore 60s music scene. Du Di Na joined The Vampires as singer 2 years prior to the release of their popular EP, and the group has won many fans among the young. 2. The Vampires brings together four of Australia’s emerging jazz musicians with an energetic mix of soulful jazz, old-school reggae and South American music. Forming four years ago while its members were studying at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the band has toured extensively and appeared at numerous festivals around Australia including the 2009 Melbourne International Jazz Festival and the 2008 Peats Ridge Festival. The saxophone and trumpet front line of Rose and Nick Garbett forms a natural musical partnership, alongside the rhythm section of Alex Masso and new bassist Alex Boneham. In 2008, The Vampires released a critically acclaimed debut album South Coasting on JazzGroove Records. Their second album Chellowdene will be released Oct 2009 through Earshift Records. Jeremy Rose - Alto Sax Nick Garbett - Trumpet Alex Boneham - Bass Alex Masso - Drums http://thevampires.com.au/ http://www.myspace.com/theevampires Jeremy Rose – Bandleader, saxophonist, composer Awarded the 2009 Bell Award for Young Jazz Artist of the Year, Jeremy Rose continues to perform and compose with a growing number of creative music projects. In 2007, whilst completing his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance (Honours) from Sydney Conservatorium of Music, he undertook an exchange program in Oslo, Norway, and studied composition with award winning composer Geir Lysne. His diverse musical interests are reflected in the variety of bands that he leads and writes for. The Jeremy Rose Quartet has a contemporary jazz focus, as well as afro-beat reggae group The Strides. He also initiated the Norway/Australia project Chiba, and has performed in bands led by jazz pianists Mike Nock and Judy Bailey. In 2008 he co-founded the saxophone quartet, Compass, and has had his compositions recorded on their recent release Abrazo Tango featuring Compass and members of Sydney's Monsieur Camembert. Jeremy has performed on regional and interstate tours with both The Vampires and The Strides, and has recently performed in Japan and recorded in Norway. In 2008 he was the recipient of the BBM scholarship to study in London, as well as attending the School for Improvisation in Brooklyn, New York. In 2009 he attended the Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music in Canada. This year also saw Jeremy start a new independent record label, Earshift Records, with the goal of creating sustainable artistic output for local artists in a rapidly evolving record industry. Nick Garbett – trumpet Nick Garbett has established himself as one of Australia's rising star jazz trumpeters. Having studied Jazz at the Sydney Conservatorium, he completed his Bachelor of Music in 2003, and has since made several trips to New York and South America to continue his musical studies. Nick is a regular member of the Columbian ensemble Watussi, and has toured extensively in both Australia and Internationally. He has also been featured in the Mike Nock Group, and is a composer/performer with both The Vampires and the Sydney based reggae afrobeat band The Strides. Alex Boneham – bass Alex Boneham is one of Sydney’s most in demand young jazz bassists, having performed throughout Australia with many of the country’s top jazz practitioners. In 2007 Alex won the James Morrison Generations in Jazz Scholarship and was a finalist in the 2008 National Jazz Awards. Alex is currently in his final year of a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, studying with legendary jazz pianist Mike Nock, and principal SSO bassist, Kees Boersma. Alex has also studied overseas with bassists including Larry Grenadier, Matt Penman, Matt Brewer and John Webber. Alex has performed for audiences in Europe, Japan, China, and extensively throughout Australia and New Zealand with a wide range of artists. These include Mike Nock, Dale Barlow, James Morrison, Joe Chindamo, James Muller, Bjørn Solli (Norway), Bob Montgomery (USA), George Coleman Jnr (USA), Glenn Shorrock (Little River Band), Kristin Berardi, and many more. Alex Masso – drums Alex Masso is a drummer with an interest in improvisation, the jazz idiom and other contemporary music. He has studied jazz drumming at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, tabla with Bobby Singh, and had a significant but informal musical education through his involvement with the NOW now. His projects include jazz groups Trio Apoplectic, Marc Hannaford Trio and The Vampires, improvised music ensemble The Splinter Orchestra and an ongoing solo project. In 2008 he has also organised two festivals, toured with Trio Apoplectic, The Splinter Orchestra, The Vampires and Peter Farrar, recorded an album in Norway, collaborated with Kris Wanders, Dave Brown and Lucas Simonis (Netherlands) and performed with American creative music pioneer Wadada Leo Smith. 3. The Vampires are an American goth punk karaoke party pop band composed of Frank Howley and Matthew Bruce. 4. The Vampires where a 1960s garage band. Paul Davies and Dave Walenga moved over from The Vampires and added new players to form Sixth Generation Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.