Ludowyk was born in Sri Lanka and emigrated to Australia as a child, in 1962 moving with his family to
Geelong, where he became involved in the thriving jazz scene, playing trombone with the Crescent city Jazz Band from 1964, the Green Horse Jazz Band from 1965 and the Baton Rouge Jazz Band from 1966. By the time they recorded
New Harlem Live Before a Recorded Audience,
Chris Farley had taken over banjo and Richard Opat on drums. He formed the Prahran Market Jazz Band in 1980. Renamed
The Syncopators, the band released several albums with leader Ludowyk on trombone and vocals, Peter Gaudion on trumpet and vocals, Richard Miller (previously with
The Red Onion Jazz Band) on reeds and vocals, Stephen Grant on piano, James Clark on bass and tuba and
Rod Gilbert on drums, also vocals. == Notes ==