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The seeds of John and the Inverarities were sown many eons ago, when Joos (vocals & guitar) and Shard (keys) got together to teach themselves jazz in their hometown of Mandurah. Meanwhile, the prodigious talents of Henry (vocals & guitar) and Max (bass) began jamming together at home in Margaret River, where their rhythmic meditations are considered solely responsible for the region’s tourism boom. In Bunbury, bisecting these two musical galaxies, Grey (sax) was developing his own musical style and sensibilities while dreaming of a someday stardom. As high school drew to a close, the members all made plans to migrate to the seething melodic metropolis of Perth, unaware of the cacophonous congregation that was to come. In fact, while the tyros became mates at uni, they never considered jamming until they were brought together by their guardian and mentor John Inverarity, who introduced them to the most individual of individuals, homegrown percussion superstar Serra (drums). A