Lead Band Member Finn-Gabriel Moonshine started the band as part of a desire to develop a modern jazz band for a group of young guys dedicated to performing modern jazz. As a result, The Moonshine Collective have become a modern Contemporary Jazz group formed just out of high school.

Based in Hobart, Tasmania, featuring Finn-Gabriel Moonshine Bacon on guitar, Sebastian Folvig on bass, Tristan Meffre on saxophone and Chris McGuinness-Terry on drums.

These - FOUR young and passionate musicians shared their love for jazz when they debuted at the annual Hot August Jazz festival in North Hobart in 2019 and recently in a COVID based event in 2020 at the same festival. Guitarist Finn Bacon said it felt good to be a part of the event that creates a concentration of the niche genre.

"We are very lucky to have played at Hot August Jazz events and other venues in Tasmania, because a lot of our mentors have been doing it for years," Mr Bacon said.

"There's a whole lot of different stuff to see, more modern, even some avant-garde stuff as well around and "You don't really notice it [jazz] a lot throughout the rest of the year, because you really have to be in those niches."

The young Conservatorium of Music student said he thinks the genre is still rife in a city that is home to many passionate musicians. "Me and my mates are always trying to keep it rolling because it's such a great way of conversing with other people musically as well as socially," he said. "Musically it's like a giant conversation between the players and all these lovely people feeding off each other in the moment. "Improvised music in the 21st century is a really important thing."

We essentially like to just share our music. We LOVE an Audience!!!!!

We do classic standards and originals and like performing at venues, music events, festivals, pubs/clubs/ weddings/ birthdays/ festivals/ corporate/ conference gigs etc.