Now based in Tasmania, drummer Ted Vining has been an important figure on the Melbourne for over 50 years. He recorded with Brian Brown, Alan Lee, John Sangster and Don Burrows, and toured Europe with Brown in 1978, sharing the bill with drum legends Elvin Jones and Max Roach. As well as being known for his strong sense of swing, Vining is important for forming the long-running ensemble Musiikki Oy (renamed as Blow in 2000) in the early 1980s in Brisbane. The current edition of Blow features Peter Harper (woodwinds) and Vining, with Ian Dixon (flugelhorn), Bob Sedergreen (piano/keyboards), and Gareth Hill (bass). They will deliver their trademark high-energy open explorations and interplay on some of their quite accessible originals.

“Drummer Ted Vining and pianist Bob Sedergreen have never left you in any doubt that their music has heart. Vining has often literally shouted it at you, with rambunctious cymbal crashes and reckless punctuations. These two Melbourne stalwarts continue to galvanise other players with their energy and sheer joy in making music.” – John Shand, The Sydney Morning Herald. December 14, 2014.