Jigzag – Live!

Jigzag are Greg Bryce (guitar and voice), Caroline Trengove (violin, flute, percussion and voice) and Liz Frencham (double bass, SASE bass and voice).

Although Jigzag no longer perform regularly as a group, Bryce, Trengove and Frencham continue their musical journeys and perhaps unsurprisingly, it is their numerous productive collaborations which have drawn them onto stages across Australia and internationally.

Liz Frencham for example, has been a long term collaborator of Fred Smith’s and has produced albums which are anthologies of partnerships with many other musicians.

Her ability to provide support in vocal harmony and with her bass is extraordinary.

Frencham speaks of the way an unfretted instrument allows a player to bend a note to achieve the perfect balance with the emotion in a song.

Trengove and Bryce have had equally interesting musical journeys, and Jigzag could no doubt re-assemble with ease, given their obvious comfort with each other.

Apparently, apart from sheets of lyrics, the trio have not needed to write their music down, such has been their intrinsic understanding.

In these pieces, Trengove’s fiddle work is outstanding, Bryce’s rhythm on the guitar the perfect anchor and Frencham’s bass subtle and enriching.

Their voices as lead or in harmony are always tuneful and expressive.

Jigzag are highly professional musicians who clearly play for the love of the music and the joy of collaboration.

Festival audiences would be delighted to have Caroline Trengove, Greg Bryce and Liz Frencham re-unite and reprise.