Keith Hounslow
Keith Hounslow is an Australian jazz trumpeter, cornettist and flugelhorn player whose melodic, lyrical style has ranged from traditional jazz to free improvisation over more than fifty years.
That lyricism is the thread through every setting he has chosen: the Trad Jazz years in post-war Australia, his bebop persona with Brian Brown at the old Jazz Centre 44 in St Kilda, and the strikingly modernist free improvisation of his McJad work with Tony Gould.
What remains fascinating is how easily he moves in and out of styles, each time absolutely convincing. And how he swings. From the joyous stomping bravura of trad to jarring freeform explorations, some internal clock weighs each accent to perfection.
“Keith is not only a trumpet player, he is an artist.”
(Vince Jones)
“Keith is a great communicator, a wonderful lyrical and natural musician.”
(Paul Grabowsky)
“Keith’s pocket trumpet playing is some of the most beautiful melodious jazz I’ve ever heard.”
(Graeme Bell)
Keith Hounslow is featured on the following titles
McJad Goes Organic
Those who knew the Melbourne jazz scene back in the 1970s would fondly remember McJad, the free improvising duo of trumpeter Keith Hounslow and pianist Tony Gould. This double-CD features their latest album plus a bonus re-issue of their original LPs. A true collector's item!
Composer
Keith Hounslow also appears on
Jazz Music Series, Vol. 5: Ripper
The fifth and final volume in John Sangster's jazz series of suites that he wrote for a lively little orchestra featuring some of Australia's finest jazz musicians.
Jazz Music Series, Vol. 4: Take That
Volume four of John Sangster’s Jazz Music Series finds his “lively little orchestra” of leading Australian jazz players in a ten-movement suite of wit, swing and colour.
Jazz Music Series, Vol. 3: Steady Lads
Third in John Sangster’s series of suites for a lively little orchestra of some of Australia’s finest jazz musicians: ten pieces of small big-band writing with Sangster on vibraphone.
Jazz Music Series, Vol. 2: Requiem (for a loved one)
Volume 2 out of 5 written by John Sangster and performed by his “fine small orchestra” that includes some of Australia’s foremost jazz musicians.
Jazz Music Series, Vol. 1: Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Doo-wup
As John Sangster put it, "Here is the first in a series of Suites written for this lively little orchestra, a gathering that includes some of Australia's finest jazz musicians."
Gould Plays Gould
Some of Australia's finest players of spontaneous, improvised music show their talents on this disc, compiled from two earlier LPs. Original pieces by Tony Gould, directed and conducted by John Sangster.
Keith Hounslow is a member of
McJad
McJad was formed in the 1970s and comprised the duo of trumpeter Keith Hounslow and pianist Tony Gould. The idea was that the duo extemporise not only on an original theme, but a freely improvised theme!