Steve Crain
Based in Sydney
About this act
Steve Crain plays guitar, writes and leads bands around Sydney, and the feel is relaxed rather than showy. He works solo with his own arrangements of jazz standards and pop tunes, sometimes using a looper pedal to build layered guitar parts live underneath himself. From there it scales up: a duo with double bass, a trio adding drums, a quartet with keys or a horn. He studied at the NSW Conservatorium in the early 90s and has spent 25 years playing jazz, blues, gospel, pop and Latin here and overseas. His trio also does instrumental pop and rock sets, jazz attitude on familiar material. Jazz in jeans, not suits. Regular collaborators include Peter Kohlhoff on bass, Andrew Massey on drums and Barney Wakeford on Hammond organ and piano.
Repertoire
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My Romance
Bye Bye Blackbird
Alone Together
Like Someone In Love
The Days of Wine and Roses
It Could Happen To You
There is No Greater Love
Weaver of Dreams
In A Mellow Tone
Tenderly
Someday My Prince Will Come.
West Coast Blues
Chitlin Con Carne
The Sidewinder
Song for My Father
Moanin’
Road Song
Work Song
Killer Joe
Mercy Mercy Mercy
Nostalgia in Times Square
Doxy
Cantaloupe Island
Solar Nardis Sandu
Oleo
A Night In Tunisia.
Round Midnight
Body and Soul
Skylark
Old Folks
Stella By Starlight
The Nearness of You
Darn That Dream
Georgia on my Mind
Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You
Since I Fell For You
Moonlight In Vermont.
Triste
Wave
Corcovado
Nature Boy
If You Never Come To Me
Night and Day Dindi
Chega de Saudade
Girl From Ipanema.
Walking On The Moon
Light My Fire
Fire and Rain
Isn’t She Lovely
Get Back
Hey Jude
Don’t Dream It’s Over
Come Together
Hound Dog
I Wish
If I Ain’t Got You
Fragile Little Wing
What’s Goin’ On
Flame Trees
Daughters
Yesterday
Ain’t No Sunshine
People Get Ready
Time After Time
You’ve Got a Friend.