James Macaulay (trombone), 吉峯勇二郎 (contrabass), 吉良創太 (drums)

James Macaulay is a trombonist and composer from Melbourne,Australia. Macaulay is a cunning improviser,renowned for his virtuosity and high intensity playing in various contemporary jazz ensembles,as well as a passionate devotee of early jazz styles.

He features in:The Lagerphones,Epic Brass,Eugene Ball Quartet,the Aaron Choulai Quintet,Andrea Keller’s Composer’s Circle,Andrea Kellers Transients,Unfix Orchestra and Freudian Sleep.

James Macaulay and the Happy Hoppy Orchestra’s Today Will Be Another Day,an ambitious project recorded in Tokyo,will be released in May through Earshift Music.

Winner – 2017 National Jazz Award for Brass at the Wangaratta Jazz Festival!  Hear the final winning performance.