Toby Wren

Toby Wren is an Australian jazz composer and performer. He performs in the Toby Wren Trio/Quartet, the Carnatic Jazz Experiment, which incorporates Indian music.^[1][2] He led the sextet 'Finders Keepers'.^[3]

Education

Wren graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium in 1998.

Career

He was selected for the Australian Composers Orchestral Forum twice, and has been a Composer Affiliate of The Queensland Orchestra. In 1997, he won the DIGF composition prize for his guitar piece "Nebbish". He was a finalist in the APRA Music Awards in 2011, in a jazz category.^[4] In 2006 and 2008, Wren travelled to India to learn about Carnatic music.^[1] He has written arrangements for George, Rhubarb and Chris Pickering. He has also collaborated with other artists, including saxophonist Rafael Karlen.^[5]

Discography

• Fat Lip 81 (with Babel) - 2001 ^[6]
• Umlaut - 2006 ^[7][8]
• Everything Must Go - 2008 ^[6]
• Black Mountain - 2017 ^[9][10]