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Rai Thistlethwayte at Bird's Basement Jazz Club
Courtesy of Birds Basement | Posted on April 1, 2019
When
Wed, May 8, 2019
19:45
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Musicians
Rai Thistlethwayte
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He is best known as the lead singer (and guitarist/pianist) with popular rock band, Thirsty Merc. But Rai Thistlethwayte began his career in music as a jazz pianist, working in Sydney with Errol Buddle, James Muller and Dale Barlow, among others. The success of Thirsty Merc has meant that he has channelled most of his time and energy in that direction. But Rai's jazz chops are well and truly intact, as he showed with memorable concerts at Wangaratta Jazz and Stonnington Jazz Festivals in 2011-12.
In recent years, Rai has been recording and performing here and in the States in solo, duo and trio formats, as Sun Rai. And he has been a featured guest with James Morrison, Christian McBride and The Subterraneans....