Simon Barker has been played on NTS shows including Phil's Jazz Dis-Junction, with Hold Tight first played on 16 October 2022.

Simon Barker studied in Australia with John Collins, and in New York with John Riley, Keith Copeland, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, Kim Plainfield and Mike Clarke. Since returning home in 1990 he has performed throughout Australia, Europe, Asia and the US including a 17-city Tran-Siberian concert tour of Russia with the Mark Isaacs trio.In 2005 Simon created Kimnara Records, an independent record label presenting new music by Australian improvisers. In 2011, Simon completed a PhD at the University of Sydney.

He is involved in several collaborative…