Biography
Lachlan Davidson holds a Bachelor of Arts, Music (1985), A.Mus.A. (saxophone, 1980) and is head of jazz and saxophone at Presbyterian Ladies College as well as being resident arranger and composer there.
An accomplished doubler, Lachlan is in great demand around Australia as a freelance musician in the studio, on stage and everywhere. He has featured with Stevie Wonder and Mark Levine, played with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, John Farnham and Maria Schneider and appeared on many CDs. He leads his own jazz quartet, “unLokked” which released a CD “A Hot Night in Burwood” in May 2000. Another album is in production.
Lachlan recently toured with John Farnham and Tom Jones and is now a member of the John Farnham band. He plays in the band on “Dancing with the stars and arranges for the show. He has composed and arranged the score to a new musical version of “The Getting of Wisdom.” He has appeared as a soloist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra twice and plays lead alto with the Australian Art Orchestra and the Australian showband and Soprano sax with the Melbourne saxophone quartet. He is also a published composer of solo saxophone, saxophone quartet and bigband works and writes songs too. Lachlan is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and great music.
Lachlan is also World Mini Quest Catamaran Champion and can juggle four balls at once.
