[2] He worked with Bryce Rohde's quartet from 1962–65, then moved to England, where he played with Tubby Hayes, Dudley Moore,[3] and was a founding member of John Stevens's Spontaneous Music Ensemble.
After obtaining a scholarship, he attended the Berklee College of Music starting in 1966 and remained in the U.S. until 1977, where he played with Ernie Watts and John Handy among others.
[2] The piece led to further commissions, and in 1976 he completed a work dedicated to John Coltrane for voice, jazz ensemble, and symphony orchestra.
[3] Upon his return to Sydney in 1977 he led a small ensemble with a shifting lineup which included, at times, Roger Frampton, Bob Bertles, Dale Barlow, Charlie Munro, Phil Treloar, Alan Turnbull, and Tony Buck as sidemen.
In 1981 he studied for a period in the U.S. with George Russell, and also premiered a double bass concerto, performing as the soloist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.