Throwing yourself into the deep has a unique effect on creativity and innovation. Emma Stephenson has been recognized as a pianist and composer of exceptional ability. Her time abroad saw her play and connect with musicians across the piano bar circuit of New York. In this performance, with a new band that blends modern jazz […]
Masterful jazz and time-honed talent Canberra’s Wayne Kelly brings his hard-swinging trio to SIMA’s Summer Festival. Having played with the likes of Wynton Marsalis, Rodney Whitaker and Roy Hargrove, Wayne’s heavy-weight rhythm section features National Jazz Award-winner Brendon Clarke and king of swing, prolific drummer Andrew Dickeson. Drawing on Kelly’s thirty years of experience and […]
“Transitioning among seemingly impossible musical and rhythmic puzzles and into an effortless harmonious whole”- Downbeat Magazine Zela Margossian’s ARIA nominated Quintet is the ethno-jazz band taking Australia by storm. She made international headlines with her signing to US label ‘Ropadope Records’. Her astonishing songs meld Armenian folk, classical and jazz music, into rich textures, tumbling […]
‘This is one mighty sonic trip that paints colourful pictures in the mind’ - Loudmouth Magazine The brainchild of shape-shifting pianist Alister Spence, Asteroid Ekosystem is a supergroup for the 21st century featuring pioneering guitarist Ed Kuepper (The Saints, Laughing Clowns), and legendary bassist Lloyd Swanton (The Necks). With the spontaneity of jazz, the instrumentation […]
Riverside welcomes the world premiere of Zashto? in March as part of SIMA’s Jazz Now Summer 22 Festival. The theme of the Mara! Big Band’s new 60-minute musical suite “Zashto?” (“Why?” in Bulgarian language) is the experience of migration to Australia and the spectre of incarceration (physical and psychological) that has hovered over each wave of migration in […]
Boasting world-class performance spaces nestled in the stunning Royal Botanic Gardens, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music throws open its doors for an all-day jazz festival featuring over 100 artists.
Get set for a weekend of great music and fine wine in the rural winter wonderland of Orange. This beautiful and historic township plays host to Australia’s most electrifying artists across the June long weekend 2022.
Featuring the incredible jazz pianist Matt McMahon, the 19-piece South Coast Big Band will bring a powerhouse of energy to his specially orchestrated compositions.
Join us in the acoustic splendour of the Utzon Room and enjoy three impassioned musicians, who’ll use the beauty of simplicity to explore the intimacy of jazz.
Two new projects reveal the spectrum of what Jazz is today. Expect colourful, profound and imaginative new music.
Journey through the vibrant colours of jazz with us, from textural sonic exploration, high energy grooves and exhilarating spontaneous dialogue, through to evocative meditations on melody & rhythm.
After a nation-wide search for the most creative classical instrumentalist 35 years and under, three finalists compete live in concert for the title of the 2022 Freedman Classical Fellowship