Phillip Island Jazz Festival 2008

	Nicole Thorne Hammond Organ	B3 Madness is a dynamic Jazz Hammond Trio, performing an exciting combination of Nicole's compositions and standards. Nicole has performed extensively as a jazz pianist at festivals and venues around Melbourne. Nicole originally studied organ from the age of 12-18. She then played jazz piano with trumpeter Toby Mak in a band Dry Ice, with the support and encouragement of Gil Askey. Nicole studdied jazz piano with Helen Jowsey, who later introduced her to the VCA where she taught by Bob Sedergreen. She has used her experience, knowledge and skills a pianist/organist, and adapted these to develop a very personal, unique Hammond Sound. Female Jazz organists are a rarity in Australia, Nicole Thorne's love of organ was revived with the purchase of a Hammond B3 in 2005. Nicole's unusually extensive use of the organ foot pedal bass, learnt in her formative years, gives her dynamic musical flexibility. This makes for a visually exciting and musically entertaining performance
	Nick Pearce Alto tenor and baritone saxophone	Nick has worked, performed and toured with many of Australia's acclaimed musicians including performers such as Don Burrows, Yothu Yindi, Angry Anderson, Beccy Cole, Gil Askey, and TV pop star vocalist Hailey Jenson. Nick has performed as a part of Melbourne International Jazz, Darling Harbour,Manly, Wangaratta, Inverloch and Mt Gambier Jazz Festivals.
	Mark Voogd Drums	Mark has performed at local and interstate Festivals such as the Adelaide Fringe and recorded with the John Montesante Quintet, Voojas, Henry Manette, Hoot, Martin Campbell Trio featuring Vince Hopkins and the Gabrielle Damore Quartet. He is currently performing in Melbourne every Thursday at the Commune bar & cafe with the John Montesante Quintet which has featured some of Melbourne's top Jazz Musicians.