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Biographies
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Geoffrey Pearce
began playing the violin at the age of 8.
His musical background is mainly in classical music, and he has played in a variety
of orchestras and chamber ensembles around Perth. He studied Pure Mathematics and Physical Chemistry at UWA, and was recently awarded a PhD in Algebraic Combinatorics.
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Richard Watson
started classical piano at age 7 but soon shifted focus to the cello a few years later playing in orchestras
and string quartets around Albany and Perth. At the age of 15 Richard again sparked an interest in the piano
under tuition from retired big band co-ordinator Will Upson, who taught jazz, blues and improvisation. Only a few years
ago Richard picked up the piano accordion and has jumped into the exciting world of Tango and Gypsy music fuelled by Zigatango!
Richard also works in the Electrical Engineering field.
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Justin Story
has played in numerous groups ever since starting guitar some ten years ago.
In fact, he was the guitarist in a band before he even had a guitar! These groups
and collaborations span a wide variety of genres and disciplines including: alternative
rock, jazz, blues, tango, gypsy, flamenco and other world music styles, film and electronica.
In addition to Zigatango, Justin currently plays in an alternative rock band, Apollo National,
and as a solo singer/songwriter and is working in a partnership on an electronic/jazz/classical
fusion project.
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Siobhan Finn
Siobhan completed a combined Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in 2008 and is currently enrolled as a German PhD student at UWA. Her musical training has been primarily classical and she has performed with several orchestras and ensembles both in Perth and in Germany. She joined Zigatango in April 2007 and still feels very lucky to be discovering a whole new world of music (especially in the company of four charming young men!)
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Greg Coles
has recently joined Zigatango adding to the sound with energetic bass lines. Greg plays bass in a number of ensembles around Perth, and if possible joins Zigatango for their shows.
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