jOHN Pochée BIOGRAPHY
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John Pochée wIth friends Jimmy Shaw (left) & David Goodman (right)
POCHÉE & FRIENDS
by Gail Brennan/John Clare
Official Program of the Sydney International Jazz Festival, March, 1992
Drummer and bandleader John Pochée has been described as one of the great spirits of our time. What precisely does this mean? It means many things to those who know him as a driving force behind the drums, an unflagging spirit behind diverse musical projects, and a man of unusual energy and generosity who has encouraged young talent and dragged the old out of hibernation. Like his long-term musical associate, Bernie McGann, he is very difficult to categorise. Both have developed styles and methods so singular that they bridge the mainstream of modern jazz and the avant-garde. Self-taught but an excellent reader, Pochée is right-handed but plays a left-handed drum kit. There is really nothing very orthodox about him…
JOHN POCHÉE DISCOGRAPHY
1967: Jazz Australia two tracks with the Bernie McGann Quartet (CBS)
1974: One Moment the Judy Bailey Quartet (Philips)
1976: Colours the Judy Bailey Quartet (Eureka)
1983: Jazz Action Society Sessions one track with the Ken James Re-Union Band (MBS-Jazz)
1985: Jazz at the Soup Plus one track with the Bernie McGann Quartet plus one track with the Peter Boothman Quartet (MBS-Jazz)
1986: At Long Last Bernie McGann Trio; international release (Emanem)
John Pochée
JOHN POCHÉE: WIKIPEDIA PAGE
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John Kenneth Pochée, OAM (September 21 1940 – November 10, 2022) was an Australian jazz drummer and bandleader. As drummer, bandleader and organizer he played a major role in the history of Australian jazz. His career as a professional musician began in 1956. He formed The Last Straw in 1974 and also played with the Judy Bailey Quartet from 1974 to 1979. From 1978 he played, recorded and toured internationally with The Last Straw, The Judy Bailey Quartet, The Engine Room, Ten Part Invention and Bernie McGann's trios and quartets. As a drummer he was a self-taught, original stylist, playing left-handed on a right-handed drum kit…