Justin Buckingham

Originally from Sydney, Justin Buckingham is a multi-instrumentalist jazz musician. He conducts Connexion Big Band, plays clarinet in trad band Zackerbilks, and German band Anton’s Werks, and leads and writes for swing quintet Rhythm Capital. He can often be found at Molly, jamming with some of Canberra's finest jazz musicians.

His area of research is on how one best composes swing dance music. His projects involves writing swing dance music that contains a range of conventional and unconventional features which is then assessed by expert swing dancers. This project brings together communities to help broaden and enrich a shared artform.