Carlo Barbaro (tenor saxophone) and Eamon McNelis (trumpet) have both been very active in the Melbourne Jazz scene for several years now, having attended secondary school at VCASS together and being members of the band, Vada. A few years ago they formed this quartet with Tom Lee (acoustic bass) and Sam Bates (drums) to play the music of Australian jazz great Mark Simmonds. They now primarily play their own compositions. McNelis was the winner of the 2010 National Jazz Brass Award at the Wangaratta Festival, where the group also performed. For this performance they are joined by Kim Kerlaart (Hammond organ) in place of Lee, who is in Europe.