Ken Stubbs

In 1983, Ken formed his first jazz group – First House with fellow ex music biz sufferers, Tube driver and Demon of the double bass, Mick Hutton, the marvellous, number-crunching drum genius, Martin France and the formidable composer and magician-keyboardist, Django Bates. This volatile group of eccentrics were fortunate to record twice for ECM, with the Perfectionist-German-Sound Wizard, Manfred Eicher - Eréndira and Cantilena. Since living in Australia Ken has been a saxophone tutor at Queensland Conservatorium of Music as well as a saxophone tutor and big band director at both Southern Cross University, Lismore and Northern Rivers Conservatorium Arts Centre, NSW. He has played and recorded with Australian jazz and improvising musicians Simon Barker, Paul Grabowsky, Brett Hirst, James Muller, Matt McMahon, Steve Newcomb, Scott Tinkler, John Morrison and John Hoffman. Since 2005 Ken has recorded 10 albums with his long term collaborators – Brett Hirst and Simon Barker – collaborating with some of the great jazz and improvising players of our times – Jason Rebello, Paul Grabowsky , Ivo Neame , James Muller,Craig Taborn, Luis Perdomo and Aaron Parks