ROB THOMSETT
Jazz Related Rock / Jazz Related Improv/Composition / Fusion / Pop/Art Song/Folk • Australia
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Rob Thomsett arrived in Canberra in 1967 and quickly found musicians who shared his love of The Rolling Stones. He began playing bass but soon moved to guitar and in the early seventies was playing with Astral Plane – a band inspired by the likes of Jethro Tull.
After finishing second in the local Hoadley’s Battle Of The Sounds contest they decided it was time to begin creating original music. The result was a rock opera called Child of the City, which was performed in Sydney and Canberra to enthusiastic audiences however not long after the group split.
After Astral Plane, Thomsett formed Oak with drummer John Hovell, bass player Danny Goonan, guitarist John Socha and keyboard player Steve Durie. They explored the world of jazz/rock fusion being opened up at the time by the likes of John McLaughlin, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters. They played all original music
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Jazz Related Rock
1975
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