SIMA Presents Four Incredible Nights of Jazz at Mary’s Underground
Wednesday 24 February
Melting Mamas + Aloha No & The Ukuladies
Mary’s Underground
The sway of Aloha No’s ukulele and steel pedal guitar captures the soul of Hawaii before the Melting Mamas deliver a medicinal set of reggae, afrobeat and funk to burn a fire in your belly.
Thursday 25 February
Mister Ott ‘In The Flow’ Album Launch with special support Zaynab Wilson
Mary’s Underground
Merging mesmerising Eastern sounds, tasty horn melodies, tight and popping jazz and hypnotic grooves that drift on the edge of psychedelica, Sydney awaits Mister Ott’s third release “In the Flow” featuring tripped out dubs, Afro-Cuban drumming + vintage voodoo funk.
Friday 26 February
Tina Harrod with special support by Yannick Koffi Duo
Mary’s Underground
Drawing from the deep well of soul and jazz, the critics have compared Tina Harrod to the great vocalists Nina Simone and Billie Holiday. Backed by a ten-piece band, she creates powerful music reflecting a life fully lived.
Saturday 27 February
Beadle/Doley/Dickeson Trio with special support by Return of the Bern
Mary’s Underground
Evoking the Blues from a bygone era in a breath-taking style all of his own, Ray Beadle meets Master of the Hammond organ, Clayton Doley, and Sydney’s King of Swing Andrew Dickeson in an electrifying combustion of styles to ignite the stage.