THE EP ‘TWO OF US’ – A TRULY INTERNATIONAL

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Steve Bell has worked with some very fine artists to produce his first retro jazz pop EP ‘Two of Us’ (released April 4, 2025). While the core musicians reside in Melbourne, Australia, he has discovered his featured artists in Thailand, India and Canada. Everyone who has been part of these recordings, according to Bell, ‘Possesses a deep passion for jazz pop and its soulful roots’

Without doubt, this eclectic selection of Steve Bell songs will transport listeners back to the seventies/eighties jazz pop music scene when acts including Boz Scaggs, TOTO, George Benson, Luther Vandross & Steely Dan ruled the airwaves with catchy tunes that always carried a lot of musical substance.

THE ARTISTS

Utilising an experienced and highly talented group of local Melbourne musicians including Darryn Farrugia (drums), Craig Newman (basses), Brett Williams (piano), John McAll (keys) and Carlo Barbaro (Sax), Bell has created a refined EP that draws on the talents of carefully selected solo artists from around the world. This is highlighted by the Benson like qualities of Thai guitarist Kris Nandharaj, the Nora Jones tones of Bangalore born Tiara Abigail, the beautiful pitch of 16 year old Canadian jazz vocalist Ellie Maxwell and the eighties rock crooning of Melbourne vocalist Luke O’Connor. Says Bell, ‘The EP transcends borders and aims to prove that jazz pop music is a global art form that brings talented people together.’

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‘My thrill is to take relatively unknown, very unique and talented singers and compose and arrange retro songs that they record.’ Born in Melbourne, Australia, Steve Bell was brought up on seventies and eighties pop, soul and funk. He was obsessed with Earth Wind and Fire, Bee Gees, Al Jarreau, Gino Vannelli, TOTO, George Benson and, the great, David Foster. He liked class music with rich melodies - a big feature of his own writing today. While at college he played drums in numerous bands, but in his own words ‘wasn’t much chop at that’. But he did have a knack for playing piano by ear and writing ‘kind of cool’ ballads and soul songs. In his twenties he had a part-time role (on top of his day job) as a pop music critic for a local arts magazine, where he interviewed acclaimed artists from across the world. His interviews were always deep and focused on learning more and more about great songwriting and performing. Then he took a break - for over 25 years, running his company and being a family ‘guy’. However, he yearned for creative endeavours and once locked down during the COVID crisis, he started writing songs again. His first song ‘Lonely View’ was written looking out across the local bay from his composing studio and recorded using the amazing vocals of Jennifer Davids. Thus he started the journey of identifying a talented singer every few months and penning them a song with rich 70s and 80s melodies and jazz pop inspired chord structures.

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