Above image: Sandy Evans…
At the Paddington Uniting Church on Sat Oct 31, the 2026 women’s jazz festival was closed with a splendid concert given by three performing ensembles: a duo featuring singer Michelle Nicolle and double bassist Jonathan Zwartz; …
Above image: Tomeka Reid… Photo credit Oliver Abels
This concert at the ACO Neilson in Sydney’s Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival. This festival, the brainchild of the then artistic …
Above image: Joey Alexander… Photo credit Shane Rozario
This concert at The Lounge in Chatswood on October 19, featured the 22-year-old Indonesian pianist Joey Alexander, with his trio including Alon Near (double bass) and Tyson Jackson (drums). A packed house …
Above : Dave Brubeck in Australia, 1960… Photo credit Barry Newberry
Another sold-out jazz concert on Oct 15, 2026, at The Lounge in Chatswood, saw the return of one of the most outstanding groups of the 2025 program: the trio …
Featured image : Jazz pianist Bill Risby
This interview is the twenty-seventh in a series of interviews with a number of Australia’s most distinguished jazz artists, which originally were published monthly in Loudmouth, the e-zine edited by Dr Richard Letts. …
The venue VJs is located on the campus of North Shore Temple Emanuel in Chatswood. It has an auditorium that offers what it describes on the internet as “an intimate and welcoming performance space where audiences can experience live music …
Above: Spectra Jazz Orchestra’s director Ellen Kirkwood… Photo credit Noni Carroll
Consistent with previous programming at The Lounge in Chatswood, the July 16, 2026 concert, featuring two student ensembles, presented once again a program packed with interest. Two sets …
Above : Barney McAll… Photo credit Anthony Browell
The seventh all-day Sydney Con Jazz Festival was held at the Conservatorium on Sunday May 31, 2026, featuring 140 artists in 26 concerts. Once again, as I’ve done in previous years, I …
Asteroid EKosystem, March 21, 21 Shepherd St -The Living Room Theatre in Marrickville
Asteroid EKosystem turned the night into a one-way voyage through uncharted sonic galaxies with loud, protean, and free jazz-rock improvisation.
This crossover project blends modern and acoustic …
Above – James Morrison… Photo credit Clear Image Photography
A sold-out concert on February 21, 2026, attended by an audience of over 700 people, at the lovely art-deco theatre Hayden Orpheum in Cremorne, confirmed once again James Morrison’s unparalleled standing …