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Centered around soaring melodies and virtuosic guitar playing the "Ben Eaton Trio" are a must see live force. Rounded out by Chris Gilbert on bass and Michael Grabbe on drums this experienced and versatile group combine the music of blues, jazz, soul and funk into a heady mix delivered with high energy and foot stomping beats. After launching the EP "Life gets in the way" at the 2008 Noosa Jazz Festival the boys have built a strong following off the back of stunning live showcases. Their second EP “The Hunger” quickly shot to No 1 on the Reverbnation alternative charts for Queensland in February, even before its release in June 2011, and has been there ever since. After a successful solo tour of Germany and England in July 2011 to support the release of “The Hunger” and explosive sets at the Blues on Broadbeach and Noosa Jazz festivals in 2012, this dynamic live act has just released their 3rd album- “The Animal Inside”. Premiered at the Blues on Broadbeach festival in 2013 this

Ben Eaton has an extensive history in guitar playing. 1990’s produced regular hard rock and metal cover band gigs in North Queensland including support acts with Baby Animals and Boom Crash Opera. 1998 Brisbane Original prog rock band “Zooid” had a single on the compilation album ‘Images of my Underworld’ also featuring “Grinspoon” and “Dogmachine”, and joining original numetal band “Stale” meant regular touring of the east coast. 1999 saw Ben pursuing a session career with local performers while also doing several outside broadcasts on B105FM and a feature gig at Sydney’s “The Basement” with rising pop sensation Rebekah K. The Original band “Shesaid” formed in 2000. Funk, folk, and world music with jazz flavours have seen the band perform in festivals such as Woodford folk Festival, West End street festival, Noosa jazz Festival as well as the Brisbane music scene, and shows up and down the East Coast More recently the “Ben Eaton Trio” project, an original Funk/Blues/Jazz trio has