The Vampires are an Australian world roots jazz group comprising saxophonist Jeremy Rose, trumpeter Nick Garbett, drummer Alex Masso, and bassist Mike Majkowski.
[1] The band has released six albums and toured extensively around Australia, Germany, the UK, Czech Republic, Austria and Italy.
The band performs mostly original music by Jeremy Rose and Nick Garbett that draws inspiration from their travels around the world and experiences in life.
[citation needed] The band members have lived in different parts of the world – bassist Alex Boneham became an established presence in Los Angeles, and Nick Garbett lived in Lampedusa, Italy.
[citation needed] On 1 March 2022, Alex Masso was appointed executive officer of the Australian Music Association.