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Queen Porter Stomp - ‘Beat of My Kind’ - Tour

March 14, 2026 - May 29, 2026 All Day Event Touring

Upcoming Events

Queen Porter Stomp – ‘Beat of My Kind’ – Tour

Queen Porter Stomp – ‘Beat of My Kind’ – Tour

March 14, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Touring

The Three Seas – ‘Antahkarana’ – Tour

The Three Seas – ‘Antahkarana’ – Tour

April 13, 2026 - May 3, 2026 Touring

Harley Coleman Trio

Harley Coleman w/ Jacques Emery and Ronny Ferella

Harley Coleman Trio

May 7, 20265:30pm-8:30pm The Rocks Square Jazz Sessions In The Rocks

Billie McCarthy Duo

Billie McCarthy w/ Ben Panucci

Billie McCarthy Duo

May 14, 20265:30pm-8:30pm The Rocks Square Jazz Sessions In The Rocks

Jazz:NOW 2026, Ep. 1 – SUPERCLUSTERS

Bree van Reyk’s Superclusters w/ Mick Turner + Spartak

Jazz:NOW 2026, Ep. 1 – SUPERCLUSTERS

May 20, 20267:00pm-10:00pm The Vanguard Jazz:NOW

Heaps Grass

w/ Ebony Tait, Lachlan Mills and Jack Rosenzweig

Heaps Grass

May 21, 20265:30pm-8:30pm The Rocks Square Jazz Sessions In The Rocks

Believe

w/ Clayton Thomas, Peter Farrar, Novak Manojlovic and Laurence Pike

Believe

May 28, 20265:30pm-8:30pm The Rocks Square Jazz Sessions In The Rocks

Magdalena Mira Quartet

Magdalena Mira w/ Ben Hauptmann, Jonathan Zwartz and James Hauptmann

Magdalena Mira Quartet

June 4, 20265:30pm-8:30pm The Rocks Square Jazz Sessions In The Rocks

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