Phillip Jackson Julian Franks Enrick Adam
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Jambience literally formed over a bowl of curry one chilly Australian winter’s night. Phillip Jackson was working in a a didgeridoo speciality shop in Byron Bay New South Wales, and was introduced to Enrick through a mutual friend. As everyone seemed to share a taste for both curry and musical instruments, a hasty dinner was arranged, and acoustic pandemonium ensued late into the night.
It
might not have gone any further than that evening, had it not been for a
unique establishment called the Arts Factory in Byron Bay. Every week, the Arts Factory held a talent night, the first prize
of which was one week’s free rent. As both band members were then living at the Arts Factory, they
entered, won, and was asked to headline the following week. After a few rehearsals, a two hour set was knocked together, and
was played to a very appreciative house.
Over
the next few days they hunted around for a few more gigs, and were
soon booked to play at several venues around the bay; including what was
to become a regular Saturday night stint at the Arts Factory. At this
stage, it was decided that a name was probably in order.
On
several occasions after the shows, the band was asked if they had any
recorded material, and, although it was not their intention to record an
“official” CD, it was decided that it would be nice to have an audio
memento of this unique phenomena that was unfolding. Once the rumour hit the street that Jambience had a CD in the
works, they were flooded by pre-production orders, and the limited edition
CD called Jambience: Live at the Arts Factory was born. By the end of the third week of the band’s existence, they
had sold more than two hundred copies.
Unfortunately, just as things were starting to get interesting, Jambience’s members were forced to go in different directions at the end of August due to the travel arrangements made prior to the bands inception. Before parting company, however, it was agreed that Jambience was worthy of continuing with as soon as would be possible in the near future. After an eight-month hiatus, the band reunited on July 27, 1999, nearly a year to the day of their debut concert in Australia, and played to a packed house at the Sussex Arts Club in Brighton, England.
During the band's time in Europe, it has experienced a few changes. On the personel front, Enrick and Phil have been joined by master multi-percussionist Julian Franke. Also making regular appearances with the band has been Rohan Kriwaczeck, (aka Brighton's wandering Jew) playing a variety of instruments including Bulgarian bagpipes, flutes, and violin. On the product front, the band has released a second live CD, predictable titled Jambience: Live which is now distributed throughout England and, most recently, Japan.
Jambience is a totally unique world phenomenon; literally. Its members cover three nations across two hemispheres. Their music is impossible to describe much to the consternation of their reviewers, and to the joy of their growing audience. One thing that they all agree on, however, is that Jambience is not for the faint hearted, and is not something to be missed. For more information, and current concert dates, please contact the band either by post c/o the above address, via the Internet at jambience@hotmail.com or by phone on 01273 729885.
Biographical Details
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Born in Paris, France, and mostly self-taught, Enrick has
been playing guitar since the age of fifteen. He has played
various kinds of music in several different bands – anything from
heavy metal to Latin, to Jazz and Blues. After hearing a didgeridoo played in France in 1998, Enrick travelled to Australia to learn more about the Australian Aboriginal instrument. During this holiday, he met the other members of Jambience with whom he continues to play.Enrick returned to France in September of 1998 to complete a mandatory eight months stint of national service. During this period, Enrick used his musical abilities to work with young offenders, encouraging them to channel their energies into more productive projects. The result of this was a highly successful Arabian style rap CD.When not gigging with Jambience, Enrick also works as a session musician, and gives guitar tuition. |
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Julian was given his first drum kit (to his amazement) at the tender age of nine. Now, nearly forty years later, Julian’s expertise on all things percussive has extended to include darbouka (doumbec), djembe, and tablas. A veteran of several percussion-based ensembles, Julian’s ability to fuse eastern influenced hand percussion with the western drum kit simultaneously (!!) has earned him a solid reputation in the UK and across Europe. His performance credits include on-going work with Arthur Brown (as in "Crazy World of", Brighton based drum collective Kunundrum, and Shamana. While gigging with Jambience, Julian also maintains highly popular hand percussion clinics in Brighton |
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Phillip is a self-taught musician with dubious musical roots. His career as a musician began with a Canadian University folk band called “Blackberry Wine” in 1988. After a
few years of singing and playing guitar in the beer-soaked student pubs of
eastern Canada, he began busking further afield, until his travels brought
him to Australia, where he taught himself how to play the
didgeridoo. For the next few years, Phillip travelled around
Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, busking, and leading didgeridoo
playing workshops. Over the course of these adventures, he has
produced a didgeridoo instructional series and solo didgeridoo music CD
called “Indijination”. Although now an Australian citizen and resident of Byron Bay in northern New South Wales, Phillip is currently living in Brighton in the UK where he continues to busk, gig with Jambience, lead workshops, and record. |
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