Our second ‘Jazz Sessions in The Rocks’ performance features The Cope Street Parade. Considered one of Australia’s most established creative music ensembles, they blend spicy rhythms with unique song-writing that span the genres of jazz, folk, pop, gypsy and swing. With tender ballads and rollicking dance numbers they capture the spirit and warmth of early music styles and cheekily blur the lines between the contemporary and the classic. 

“This is ecstasy.” – John Clare, Sydney Morning Herald

Catch their thrilling performance at 6pm this Thursday night! Event information and tickets 

The hot sounds of gypsy swing mixed with elements of New Orleans traditional jazz are set to light up the ‘Jazz Sessions in The Rocks’ tomorrow night with Cope St Parade!

Last week’s performance by Kate Wadey’s was an incredible night of music! You don’t want to miss Cope St Parade’s electrifying performance tomorrow night!

Formed in 2009, The Cope Street Parade are considered one of Australia’s most established creative music ensembles. They blend spicy rhythms with unique song-writing that span the genres of jazz, folk, pop, gypsy and swing. With tender ballads and rollicking dance numbers they capture the spirit and warmth of early music styles and cheekily blur the lines between the contemporary and the classic. Influences include Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Father John Misty and Leadbelly.

The hot sounds of gypsy swing mixed with elements of New Orleans traditional jazz meld together to create a style of music that sounds both new and old yet always uniquely Australian. Think if Django Reinhardt met Louis Armstrong in a good old country pub.

The Cope Street Parade have performed at major music festivals and venues across Australia, such as the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, Sydney Festival, Bellingen Winter Festival, Manly Jazz Festival, Jazzgroove Summer Festival. In 2018 and 2019 they toured Europe, each year performing 25 concerts in Italy as well as concerts in Germany. The band has also been lucky enough to collaborated with Lulo Reinhardt, Peter Horsfall, Christa Hughes, Dan Barnett, Geoff Bull, Bob Henderson and Bob Barnard. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2010 and since then they have released seven albums to rave reviews and captivated audiences across Australia and the world.

Poncha – Live in Venice on a Gondola https://www.facebook.com/copestreetparade/videos/1864795503562772/

Dancin’ All Night at the East Sydney Hotel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOkxlKlde9I

Caffe Corretto – Live in Italy https://www.facebook.com/copestreetparade/videos/1909035749138747/

I’ll Dream of You – Live at Catapult (feat. Meklit) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCI-XlaOKEw

“I’ve seen Cope Street a bunch of times now and every single time I leave the venue smiling with a skip in my step. A bunch of finely trained muso’s who play for the audience, not at them. Their style rolls from Aus-twanged blues to whimsical Italo-pop and washes down you like a pint of your favourite beer. Beautiful!’ – Paul Mac

“This is ecstasy.” – John Clare, Sydney Morning Herald

“The tenor is Fermino’s instrument and he produced the romantic, rhapsodic elements and the dark, muscular drive characteristic of early Coleman Hawkins.” – Sydney Morning Herald

“It’s like Belle Epoque Paris decided – against the laws of space and time – to hold a luau in Redfern.” – Max Lavergne, Triple J

“A parallel in some ways to the Hoodangers in Melbourne. Here, the Cope Street Parade presents…the sentimental, the directly emotional and the downright funny and sometimes bawdy.” – Music Trust, Loud Mouth.

“…Fermino’s songwriting is too personal to be pretence, some of the elements border on farcical yet their heartfelt and impeccable performance carry them easily.” – Lucian McGuiness, Australian Jazz