Rating : Five stars
What a treat it was to hear Emma Pask reprise her ARIA-nominated album Cosita Divina on its 10th anniversary, celebrating the sounds and inspiration of samba and bossa nova.
I have joyously followed Emma’s career …
Four skilled performers played entertaining and complex jazz in an old church in Annandale in an excellent concert and launch of some new compositions that are to be recorded later this year. Pianist Casey Golden was joined by Yutaro …
Ask most musicians where they would go to hear the world’s best jazz and chances are they will answer “New York”. In the heart of NY, NY sits a not-for-profit organisation lead by world famous trumpet player Wynton Marsalis called …
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The Concert Hall at Sydney Opera House was packed tonight around all four walls with a mix of subscribers, tourists from the 3 cruise ships in town and groups of high school students. A lovely light program assured …
It’s the quality of the music – a compelling mixture of Scandinavian folk, classical and jazz influences – that really compels… It’s a wonder and a pleasure to watch a band able to conjure such a dark, introspective feeling in …
Jonathan Zwartz was commissioned by SIMA (Sydney
Improvised Music Association) to write a major composition, SUITE SUOMI, which was performed as part of
The Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival 2022
at the Seymour Centre on Saturday night. SUITE SUOMI …
It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening of Latin jazz with
singer Magdalena Mira at the quirky Butcher’s Brew Bar
in Dulwich Hill. The performance was part of the The
Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival 2022. She was
ably assisted …
Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival 2022
Jo Lawry with Dan Tepfer and Melissa Aldana Quartet
Opening night of the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival
was a double bill featuring, as the first act, vocalist Jo
Lawry with the amazing French …
Tom Avgenicos has been announced as the 2022 Freedman Jazz Fellow. The finals of this prestigious award were held in The Studio at the Sydney Opera House. The three finalists were Tom Avgenicos, Flora Carbo and Holly Conner. They presented …
On Sunday, June 5 (12 noon until 9 pm) the fifth Sydney Con Jazz Festival (SCJF) will take place at Sydney’s Conservatorium of Music, a world-class venue nestled amongst the picturesque Royal Botanic Gardens. Leading jazz artists from the …
