Hometown Lovin’
The riff raff that is Jigsaw Collective is coming to a haunt near you, Top Enders, as the beloved local contemporary soul, jazz and blues band embarks on a hometown tour.
By Tierney White
SINCE FORMING AS a student band at Charles Darwin University in 2004, Jigsaw Collective has delighted the ear holes of many a music fan in the 20 years since. Their high-energy, no-holds-barred performances have a knack for turning each stage they occupy into a dance floor, every note into a party.
With a swag of local gigs and festival appearances across the country including Adelaide Fringe Festival, Wallaby Creek Festival, the bands’ also toured internationally to Indonesia, Cambodia, Greece, and Madagascar.
Fronted by Jack Tinapple, the soul-infused, groove-powered juggernaut has seen band members flow to and from the Collective over the years. Current members include Dylan Bennett, Nick Jack, Paul Easton, and Tommy Anderson, who are joined by Kadek Hobman, Sarah Lynar, Lukas Bendel and Merran Neilson on the hometown tour. Tinapple says the hometown tour’s been on the cards for a while.
“We haven’t toured for a while actually, since pre-COVID, and we don’t have the touring circuits we used to have but we wanted to do a string of gigs … and we thought why not make it a hometown tour? Get a sound we’re excited about and play around town,” he says.
Suffice to say the band’s excited to hit the local touring circuit. Tinapple says they draw strength from their local fans.
“That’s the strength – it’s your team, your family, your community. You gotta rebalance to get back into the family, the community, your crew,” he says.
“We played a really, really good gig at Seabreeze Festival – we played the main stage for closing night – and it was just gold. The people really embraced what we were doing, it just went off. And it really inspired us with our local crew, after that we did another gig at Bustard Town, and a lot of the crew from the festival showed up and were dancing amongst the pot plants, it was great … it didn’t matter because they were having a good time.”
And that is precisely what a Jigsaw Collective gig does – it guarantees a good time is had by all, as the band members’ deep love for original music and passion for live improvisation creates the perfect mix to get punters in the mood for a boogie.
“One thing people should expect is that we don’t know what to expect, so they don’t know what to expect, which is what makes a Jigsaw gig fun – we have no idea what we’re gonna do,” Tinapple says.
“I dunno what’s gonna happen, but it’s gonna be great!”
If you’re ready to groove, let Jigsaw Collective take you on a musical journey where the soul is deep, the jams are wild, and the vibe is always electric.
Jigsaw Collective Hometown Tour
WHEN SUN 8 SEP | 5.30PM
AT MINDIL BEACH SUNSET MARKETS
COST FREE
WHEN SUN 15 SEP | 5.30PM
AT SUNSET SOUNDS
COST FREE
WHEN SAT 21 SEP | 6.30PM
AT HAPPY YESS (HOUSE CONCERT)
COST $10
WHEN SUN 22 SEP | 2PM
AT COX COUNTRY CLUB
COST FREE
WHEN SUN 6 OCT | 2.10PM
AT TERRITORY BAR-BQ FESTIVAL
COST $24-$140
