Lachlan Davidson

Saxophones, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Cor Anglais

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Bachelor of Arts, Music (1985), A.Mus.A. (Saxophone, 1980)

Lachlan has played the saxophone since he was twelve years old, professionally since 1984. Initially studying classical technique at school and completing A.Mus.A, he went on to graduate with distinction from the jazz course at the Victorian College of the Arts before launching into a career in the jazz/commercial scene in Melbourne.

Lachlan began teaching at the same time and taught at Presbyterian Ladies' College for 24 years as well as being resident arranger and composer there. He now teaches at Caulfield Grammar School and The Victorian college of the arts. An accomplished doubler on flute, clarinet and oboe (as well as constantly dabbling on other instruments), Lachlan works as a freelance musician in Melbourne in a variety of settings. He has featured with Stevie Wonder and John Farnham, played with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Maria Schneider and appeared on many CDs and on the soundtracks of many films. He featured on the film Peaches on solo clarinet, the score by David Hirschfelder.

Recently he has been writing and playing for the TV shows Dancing with the Stars and It Takes Two and arranging for a number of Albums. He leads his own jazz quartet, “unLokked” which released a CD A Hot Night in Burwood in May 2000. Another album is in production. He has composed two scores for musicals and is keen to pursue these skills further. He has appeared as a soloist four times with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and plays lead alto with the Australian Art Orchestra and the Daryl Mckenzie Jazz Orchestra and Soprano sax with the Melbourne saxophone quartet.

He is also a published composer of solo saxophone, saxophone quartet and bigband works, is an Associate Member of the Australian Music centre and writes songs as a hobby.

Lachlan is a past Mini-Quest catamaran champion and can juggle four balls at once.

You can visit Lachlan’s website at www.lachlandavidson.com.au



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