In 2007 Mark Isaacs released Resurgence, an Australian/American collaboration recorded in Los Angeles featuring Mark's compositions and musicians such as guitarist James Muller, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and saxophonist Bob Sheppard. It was nominated for an ARIA Award (Australian "Grammy") for Best Jazz Album and the opening track "Walk a Golden Mile" was awarded "Instrumental Work of the Year" at the 2008 Australia Classical Music Awards. The all-Australian Mark Isaacs Resurgence Band was formed in the wake of the release. With a brand new repertoire it has toured extensively in Japan, Korea, Thailand and Australia, including major festivals. The band has recorded a new CD entitled Tell It Like It Is which will be released on ABC in May 2009 followed by an extensive Australian tour and a program of broadcast-quality multi-camera footage of the performance that generated the CD has been positioned as a TV program and DVD. The musicians are: Mark Isaacs: piano James Muller: electric guitar Matt Keegan: soprano, alto & tenor saxophones Brett Hirst: bass Tim Firth: drums.