Infinity II by Jeremy Rose

With Infinity II, saxophonist and composer Jeremy Rose reunites with pianist Novak Manojlovic, drummer Tully Ryan and modular synth artist Ben Carey for an immersive meditation on time, motion and memory. The record is less a collection of tracks than a single unfolding gesture: patterns repeated, reshaped, and remembered, evoking the rituals of recall and transformation itself.

“buoyant invention” Jazzwise, UK

This is their second album, following on from the critically acclaimed Project Infinity: Live at Phoenix Central Park, and Rose’s 26th release. Beautifully recorded live at Lazybones Lounge in Marrickville, Sydney, Infinity II is a hypnotic exploration into the outer edges of jazz, ambient and electronic music.

With modular textures weaving through swirling improvisations and lyrical saxophone lines awash in reverb and delay, Rose and his collaborators craft immersive soundscapes that feel both timeless and urgently present.
“This group comprises some artists that I particularly resonate with. Everything feels completely natural when we play,” Rose explains. “It’s surprising listening back to it—it’s as if we are improvising composed pieces. The group manages to improvise form so well that it sounds composed. I guess that’s the beauty of it. Novak and Tully had just returned from touring together in Hekka, and they sounded particularly connected. But between the four of us, we managed to bring out something that night—everything came together.”

Mia Taninaka’s artwork extends the album into a visual realm. Her dreamlike imagery, where mythical figures, natural forms and celestial motifs intertwine, mirrors the music’s balance of fragility and power. Her painting invites the viewer into a world where organic and surreal patterns repeat and dissolve in continuous transformation. The vibrant palettes echo the music’s layered improvisations, suggesting motion, and timeless presence.

“a creative force with which to reckon” (All About Jazz)

Jeremy Rose is an ARIA Award winning Sydney-based saxophonist, composer, band leader and label director, recognised as one of Australia's most dynamic and forward-thinking creative forces.. Known for his wide breadth of work, gift for vibrant melody, and musical curiosity, his career spans over 25 unique original recordings as a leader and more than 150 published works. His current ensembles include The Earshift Orchestra, The Vampires, Vazesh, Visions of Nar, Project Infinity, and the Jeremy Rose Quartet.

Rose has collaborated internationally with artists including Lionel Loueke and Kurt Rosenwinkel, and within Australia with members of The Necks—notably pianist Chris Abrahams and bassist Lloyd Swanton. He has performed and toured extensively in Australia, Europe and the UK.
In recent years, Rose has been interested in the philosophy and processes of minimalism, particularly through his academic investigations into memory, ritual and mindfulness in the music of The Necks. This research - encompassing extensive interviews and publications - is reflected in his music with informed reflection on ideas of time, repetition, and improvised minimalist processes. In 2024, this culminated in a performance of Julius Eastman’s seminal 1974 work Femenine at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney).

He has received numerous accolades, including an ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album, the APRA AMCOS Art Music Award for Jazz Performance of the Year, two Bell Awards, and a shortlisting for the Australian Music Prize. Rose was recently featured in the Sydney Morning Herald’s Spectrum, which heralded him as “transforming the Australian contemporary jazz scene.”

As the founder and director of Earshift Music, Rose has fostered a creative community described by NYC Jazz Record as “hell bent on pushing the very definition of jazz,” and by the Sydney Morning Herald as “Australia’s most significant outlet for jazz-related music.” Since its inception, the label has released more than 100 albums, celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2024 with a landmark program of concerts and recordings.

Novak Manojlovic is a pianist, composer and improviser based in Sydney, and the current Artistic Director of SIMA (Sydney Improvised Music Association). His work explores contrasts—acoustic and electronic, diatonic and atonal—shaping a distinctive voice that pushes traditional composition and performance practice into contemporary contexts. He has released music under his own name (Places, People, ABC Music) as well as with projects like Grown Ocean, HEKKA, NoMansLand, and Colourfields, and has collaborated with artists including NGAIIRE, Sampa the Great, and Godtet.

Ben Carey is an internationally acclaimed modular synth composer, improviser, and researcher whose recent releases include Metastability (2023), created on the rare 1975 La Trobe Serge “Paperface” system, and the duo album Vaporous Matter (2025) with Joshua Hyde
Joshua Hyde & Ben Carey. His work navigates real-time human–machine interaction, improvisation, and spatial experience.

Tully Ryan is a dynamic and versatile drummer best known for his adventurous work with the genre-defying ensemble Godtet. His rhythmic depth and fluidity anchor and propel improvisational frameworks with both precision and energy.

Saxophonist and composer, founder of Earshift Music.

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