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Melbourne-based cross-cultural jazz ensemble "Way Out West" - Trumpeter/composer Peter Knight, Vietnamese traditional music virtuoso Dung Nguyen, world-renowned West African percussion specialist, Ray Pereira, along with other Melbourne music luminaries, explosive saxophonist Adam Simmons, earthy acoustic bassist Howard Cairns, and young firebrand drummer Rajiv Jayaweera. "Vietnamese, African and a dash of the Middle East, all melded into Knight's original grooves" (4! stars) The Australian www.soundtravellers.com.au, www.myspace.com/wayoutwestmelbourne
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