Gear List:
Tenor Saxophone - Selmer MVI - Meyer metal mouthpiece J7 - Rico Hempke 2.5 reeds
Alto Saxophone - Selmer Series 3 - Meyer hard rubber mouthpiece - Rico La Voz Med Hard reeds
Soprano Saxophone - Selmer MVI - Selmer C mouthpiece - Rico La Voz med hard reeds
Clarinet - Buffet - Rico Mitchell Lurie mouthpiece - Rico Mitchell Lurie Premium 3 reeds
Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1958. Casey picked up his first flute at the age of 18 and one year later started on the saxophone.
Instruments played: Tenor, Alto, Soprano, Baritone Saxophones. Flute, Alto Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Piano.
Casey is an experienced Music Educator and Conductor in Jazz Big Bands, Wind Ensembles, Saxophone Ensembles, Flute Choirs and Individual Tuition.
Casey began teaching, performing and recording music in 1985. He studied at The Sydney Conservatorium of Music under the direction of Mr. Don Burrows and graduated with a Diploma in Jazz Studies in 1985.
As a multi-instrumentalist Casey performed in various musical theatre productions between 1986 - 2003, working for both Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Really Useful Company and Cameron McKintosh Ltd. Some of the musicals he performed in are Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Cats, Chicago, Crazy for You, West Side Story and Show Boat.
In 1997 Casey recorded the Urban Habits CD with his Jazz sextet on La Brava Music.
In 1999 Casey toured with The Olivia Newton John Show and Ray Charles and The Sydney Orchestra.
Between 1986 and 2004 Casey appeared as a freelance musician in Sydney, Australia and headed up the first incarnation of his band Quiver in 1998. At this time he also performed with Julian Lee, James Morrison, Don Radar, John Harkins, Hamish Stewart, Don Burrows, Jonathan Zwartz, Craig Scott, Steve Brian, Jim Pennell, Bill Risby, Emile Nelson, Sandy Evans and Bonnie J. Jensen, Descarga, The All Star Cubano Band, Candella, Bandema and Charanga Libre. He also performed as a leader with his own trio, quartet, quintet and sextet and of course Quiver. Performance venues at this time included the Manley Jazz Festival, Darling Harbour Festival, Bellingen Jazz and the Basement in Sydney.
Casey has also toured extensively travelling to The Monterey Jazz Festival, venues in the U.S.A., Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, The Middle East, New Zealand, Ireland, Switzerland and Spain.
In April 2004 Casey emigrated to the UK and imediately started performing on a professional freelance basis. Musicians that he has worked with since include, Simon King, Edgar Macias, Roger Inniss, Chris Bowden, Ben Markland, Maria Vincent, Wilmer Sinfontes, Esmond Selwyn, Tom Hill, Paul Sawtell and Neil Bullock to name a few.
In 2005 Quiver (the U.K. version) was formed and in 2007 they released their first CD 'Cous Cous' on Rehab Records.