This site is dedicated to showcasing the different projects of Adam Simmons and providing regular news of forthcoming events. Adam plays saxophones, clarinets and flutes in all styles of music, with a focus on original jazz and improvised music. Adam is also establishing himself as a visual artist as well with his music box assemblages.

Based in Melbourne, Australia, Adam has been released on numerous CD's, tours regularly to Europe, USA, Australia and the Pacific. At any time Adam is always working with between 5-10 groups as a regular member so this site will help keep up to date with what groups are playing where, when and what.


Latest news from Adam - 5 March 2013
Its been a good start to the year, especially with some great gigs at MONA FOMA in January and at Clocked Out's Trilling Wire Festival.

Right now though, Origami are launching two new CDs in March with a tour also.
The CDs are available online from Fat Rain Music and also via outlets such as Readings, Basement Discs, Birdland, Leading Edge (thanks to Trailblazer Records).

And, coming up:
Other gigs up to the end of the year:
Mar - launch of Origami's TWO new CDs and a tour to Ballarat, Canberra, Newcastle, Sydney & Melbourne
April - Europe - France, Germany, maybe Israel (or maybe that will happen a little later)
May - Italy, France (31May)
June - Sicily, France, Poland July - Nick Tsiavos Liminal European tour - Estonia and more...
July - Alessandra Garosi - Tuscany Aug - Festival of Slow Music - Ballarat - t'will be fun! - 30 Aug-1 Sep
Sep - more touring with Origami in Australia
Oct - Adam Simmons Toy Band (Brisbane - Oct 5) and Tania Bosak (end of Oct to early Nov)

And throughout the year there will be the continuation of the Portraits Concert Series at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, and Melbourne Recital Centre
Mar 6 - Steve Heather (Art Gallery of Ballarat)
Mar 28 - Origami (Melb Recital Centre)
Aug 31 - Clocked Out (AGB)
Sep 7 - Wang Zheng Ting
Oct 17 (AGB) & Nov 9 (MRC) - Tania Bosak

Recent CD Releases
ORIGAMI - "KARAOKE" and "THE USEFULNESS OF ART
"Origami, with masterly technique, embrace some of the most vital aspects of jazz tradition and yet has an utterly contemporary relevance"
- Peter Wockner, Limelight Jan '12

Two new CDs from Origami:
Karaoke - a collection of Australian songs by the likes of Colin Hay, The Reels, Hello Satellites, Nick Cave, The Parrots and Gotye.
The Usefulness of Art - a 5 part suite (with a prologue and interludes) featuring my new-ish Selmer bass clarinet. Definitely one to sit and soak in!

The trio on the CDs is Howard Cairns (bass), Anthony Baker (drums) and myself (alto sax, bass clarinet) - though Hugh Harvey has now replaced Anthony as the regular drummer.
Both have been recorded by the wonderful Myles Mumford and mastered by the delectable Adam Dempsey (Deluxe), who were the team responsible for "The Blues of Joy." These releases are available as physical copies in either the folded origami cover, a digipack and/or digital download - just click here!
Review of "The Blues of Joy":
Herald Sun - Roger Mitchell
The Australian - John McBeath
Limelight (5 stars!!) - Peter Wockner
The trio is Howard Cairns (bass), Anthony Baker (drums) and myself (alto sax) - though Hugh Harvey has now replaced Anthony as the regular drummer.

And a couple of digital releases:
Collider - Words - recorded for ABC's Jazztrack with Mal Stanley - download
Adam vs Brian - with Ren Walters - Turnip (listen online or pay all of $3 for the album!!) - download
Adam vs Brian - with Kris Wanders - Live (listen online or pay what you want to) - download

For further information please email here.