Tourismo is the brainchild of drummer Alex Hirlian and pianist Matthew Thomson. Both past National Jazz Award winners, the pair have just released their debut alongside a host of emerging Australian talents.

After taking out first place at the 2018 National Jazz Awards, drummer Alex Hirlian was offered an ABC Jazz Scholarship. This initiative is designed to support young and emerging artists by giving them the opportunity to record with the ABC and to have their work broadcast nationally.

For his project, Alex enlisted the help of fellow Jazz Award recipient Matthew Thomson, who also took out first prize at the 2021 event. During the pandemic, the two Sydney-based performers started writing together - first for the band Arcing Wires, and then under the guise of 'Tourismo' - a quintet featuring Michael Avgenicos on saxophone, Nick Henderson on bass and Josh Meader on electric guitar.

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