Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra

Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra were a 6 piece Melbourne band. They mixed rock'n'roll together with jazz, blues, show-tunes, cabaret and comedy.[1][2][3] They have played at the Sydney Opera House, London's Soho Theatre, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Fringe Festival, The Famous Spiegeltent and were the house band for the Melbourne Comedy Festival.[4][5][6]

Members
  • Martin Martini (keys, vocals)
  • Sam Dunscombe (clarinet)
  • James Macaulay (trombone)
  • Peter Burgess (tuba)
  • Natasha Rose (guitar)
  • Jules Pascoe (bass)
  • Arron Light (drums)
  • Xani Kolac (violin)
  • Nashua Lee (guitar)
  • Ben Hendry (drums)

Discography
  • Live at the Rainbow (2005)
  • Dream Until You Die (2006)
  • We're All Just Monkeys (2008)

Awards
  • Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra was nominated for a Green Room award.[7]

Trivia
  • Martin Martini’s “tap” spectacular was first performed at the Famous Spiegeltent in March 2006 at the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

References
  1. "Music misfit brings monkey business", Hobart Mercury, p. 24, 5 February 2009
  2. "Wizards from Oz Comedy; Comedy by Bruce Dessau; Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra; Soho Theatre", The Evening Standard, p. 42, 3 September 2008
  3. O'Donohue, Shane (14 December 2006), "our favourite martin", Herald Sun, p. I23
  4. Bailey, John (3 September 2008), "Served with a twist", Sunday Age, p. 10
  5. Scott-Norman, Fiona (22 December 2006), "Martini stirs and shakes", The Age, p. 15
  6. Logan, Brian (17 February 2008), "Review: Pop: Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra Soho Theatre, London 3/5", The Guardian, p. 38
  7. Naidoo, Meryl (7 August 2008), "Wizards from Oz Comedy; Comedy by Bruce Dessau; Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra; Soho Theatre", Hobart Mercury, p. 42
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