JAMES Morrison and his brother John will join a former collaborator and two Avondale ensembles in concert this Sunday to perform songs they first played 30 years ago.
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Jesus: HIStory will reunite James, a multi-instrumentalist, and John, a jazz drummer, with friend David Pudney, a double bassist who is now director of Avondale College of Higher Education's jazz ensemble, at Cooranbong.
The reunion has its roots in a recording of unpublished pieces David and father-in-law Pastor Neil Gough composed in the 1980s for their local church, Kerugma Christian Fellowship, of which the Morrisons were founding members.
"We performed the songs to a small but enthusiastic audience then left the songs on the shelf as more inspiration led to the writing of other songs," David said.
James' Kerugma experience included performing the songs now recorded by Avondale vocal ensemble, The Promise, and Avondale Jazz Ensemble on the album Jesus: HIStory.
The gospel-inspired, jazz-flavoured one-hour musical narrative reimagines the timeless stories of the Gospels.
Sunday's performance will be at Wallsend Seventh-day Adventist Church at 6pm.
Tickets from $40. Visit avondale.edu.au/events
* Bianca Reynaud is a public relations assistant at Avondale College of Higher Education
