Tim Rollinson


Timothy Robert "Tim" Rollinson from Bolton, England is an Australian jazz guitarist and composer who was a founder of Sydney-based acid jazz group Directions in Groove as well as his own trio, quartets and studio project, The Modern Congress. His work for D.I.G. included winning two APRA Awards for song writing, 1994 'Best Jazz Composition' for "Favourite" and 1996 'Most Performed Jazz Work' for "Futures". As well as two ARIA Music Award nominations, 1994 'Breakthrough Artist – Single' for "Re-Invent Yourself" and 1995 'Breakthrough Artist – Album' for Deeper. He released two solo albums, Cause and Effect in 1997 and You Tunes in 2010.

Biography

Timothy Robert Rollinson was born in 1959 in Bolton, England. He joined cabaret band Pressed Meat & the Smallgoods in Sydney in mid-1989 on guitar which included Kathy Wemyss. Both were recruited to perform and record with The Blackeyed Susans from late 1990 to early 1991. That group had formed in Perth, Western Australia in 1989 and relocated to Sydney and collected new members.
In 1991 Rollinson was the founding guitarist for acid jazz group Directions in Groove. He contributed song writing to the group's three albums. Rollinson released a solo album, Cause and Effect in 1997 on Mercury Records. The third album for D.I.G., Curvystrasse, followed in 1998 and the group disbanded thereafter. They briefly reformed in 2008 for the Remixed Live Tour. His work for D.I.G. included winning two APRA Awards for song writing, 1994 'Best Jazz Composition' for "Favourite" and 1996 'Most Performed Jazz Work' for "Futures". As well as two ARIA Music Award nominations, 1994 'Breakthrough Artist – Single' for "Re-Invent Yourself" and 1995 'Breakthrough Artist – Album' for Deeper.
Rollinson has performed with Vince Jones, Louis Tillett, Tim Hopkins, Tony Buck, Joe Lane, Barney McAll and David Watson.
Rollinson has written music for theatre, short films, two features and for television. He released his second solo album, You Tunes, on Rufus Records in June 2010.

Discography

Albums

;Band member, solo projects
YearTitleArtistLabelDetails
1992Directions in GrooveD.I.G. ID 0009-2
1995DeeperD.I.G.Verve/ID 5 186092March 1995
1995SpeakeasyD.I.G.Verve Forecast 5285392June 1995
1996CrimeD.I.G.Verve Forecast 852942
1997Cause and EffectTim RollinsonMercury Records 5329072
1998CurvystrasseD.I.G.EMI 97196September 1998
2003D.I.G. LiveD.I.G.Watt003Live at Milton Theatre and The Basement in January 1999
2005The Hidden Soul of HarmonyThe Modern CongressCDD006
2010You TunesTim RollinsonRufus Records/UMA1 June 2010
2016Nitty GrittyTim Rollinson
2019Old New BluesTim Rollinson

;Guest musician