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Genestera were an Adelaide based Jazz Rock band who formed in 1974 and disbanded in 1982.

History

Australian progressive jazz rock band Genestera were formed in 1974 by founding members, Tony Catalano (early teacher of James Muller), Mark Cornwall and Frank Marino.The band worked around the traps performing original music at various venues in Adelaide including the alternative music scene called "Bijou" which covered events held in the hills and Adelaide from 1974 onwards. Genestera did some recording in the ABC studios for the radio show "rocktornal" and for ABC TV version of the same program, they also won a recording session as part of a promotion of Adelaide bands at some point. There is a tape of the TV show with them performing live in an ABC vault. When Genestera split in 1982 the members formed various other groups, some still today working in the music arena. Tony Catalano had a varied career as a session player and was in the Larry Golder's jazz band "henceforth" in Adelaide, the funk rock band "Fat time" in Sydney , as well as with "samba suave" doing original and Brazilian music in Adelaide he is currently still performing original compositions. Frank Marino studied composition at university and is working as a session musician as well as recording his own compositions. Frey Micklethwait after a long hiatus from music is writing his own compositions as well .

Members

Tony Catalano - guitar
James Sked - bass
Frank Marino - drums

past/occasional members

Mark Cornwall - bass
Mike Matthews - bass
Frey Micklethwait - saxophone
Louis Jones - violin
Mick Hogan - drums
Lou Pompeli -drums

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 == History ==
-Australian progressive jazz rock band Genestera were formed in 1974 by founding members, Tony Catalano (early teacher of [[James Muller]]), Mark Cornwall and Frank Marino.The band worked around the traps performing original music at various venues in Adelaide including the alternative music scene called "Bijou" which covered events held in the hills and Adelaide from 1974 onwards. Genestera did some recording in the ABC studios for the radio show "rocktornal" and for ABC TV version of the same program, they also won a recording session as part of a promotion of Adelaide bands at some point. There is a tape of the TV show with them performing live in an ABC vault. When Genestera split in 1982 the members formed various other groups, some still today working in the music arena.
+Australian progressive jazz rock band Genestera were formed in 1974 by founding members, Tony Catalano (early teacher of [[James Muller]]), Mark Cornwall and Frank Marino.The band worked around the traps performing original music at various venues in Adelaide including the alternative music scene called "Bijou" which covered events held in the hills and Adelaide from 1974 onwards. Genestera did some recording in the ABC studios for the radio show "rocktornal" and for ABC TV version of the same program, they also won a recording session as part of a promotion of Adelaide bands at some point. There is a tape of the TV show with them performing live in an ABC vault. When Genestera split in 1982 the members formed various other groups, some still today working in the music arena. Tony Catalano had a varied career as a session player and was in the [[Larry Golder]]'s jazz band "henceforth" in Adelaide, the funk rock band "Fat time" in Sydney , as well as with "[[samba suave]]" doing original and Brazilian music in Adelaide he is currently still performing original compositions.
-Genestera did some recording in the ABC studios for the radio show "rocktornal" and for ABC TV version of the same program, they also won a recording session as part of a promotion of Adelaide bands at some point. There is a tape of the TV show with them performing live in an ABC vault. Tony Catalano had a varied career as a session player and was in the [[Larry Golder]]'s jazz band "henceforth" in Adelaide, the funk rock band "Fat time" in Sydney , as well as with "[[samba suave]]" doing original and Brazilian music in Adelaide he is currently still performing original compositions.
 Frank Marino studied composition at university and is working as a session musician as well as recording his own compositions. Frey Micklethwait after a long hiatus from music is writing his own compositions as well .