2018 Freedman Classical Fellowship Concert

After a nation-wide search for the Australia’s best young classical musicians aged 30 and under, the three finalists – violinist Courtenay Cleary, percussionist Thea Rossen and clarinettist Oliver Shermacher – will compete live in concert for the title of 2018 Freedman Classical Fellow, and the career-changing $20,000 cash prize to undertake a proposed creative project. […]

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Cerebral palsy, small steps make big change.

● In Australia, one in every 500 babies is born with cerebral palsy. That is one every 15 hours. ● The average cost to support a child with cerebral palsy is half the annual Australian salary, straining families. ● Funds raised through Steptember support cerebral palsy services and research not funded by the NDIS and that […]

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LONNIE LISTON SMITH LIVE FOR RED BULL MUSIC – PHOTOS

Lonnie Liston Smith (US) came to Sydney and performed for Red Bull Music on Thursday, August 23 at the Overseas Passenger Terminal’s Cargo Hall, a unique warehouse space featuring floor-to-ceiling water views. An evening of enlightening, cosmic and modern jazz. Having worked alongside pioneers of the genre including Miles Davis, Pharaoh Sanders and Roland Kirk, […]

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The amazing true story of Grindhowl Screech!

Esteemed friends and stockholders, When I stopped to pick up a hitchhiker just outside Bridgetown, WA in November 2016, I could never have dreamed that it would be the start of a life-changing friendship.  The stranger who climbed into my rental car was wearing motorcycle leathers and sporting a white, wispy, tobacco-stained beard. He introduced […]

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Review of Mum, Me and the IED

Mum, Me and the IED , Depot Theatre, Marrickville, Aug.15-Sept. 1 The play is about a traumatised medic, Rob Harrison, returning from service in Afghanistan. He is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, as a result of what he witnessed, patching up his colleagues and the local village victims including children. The horrors of […]

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Benefit to Support Mike Nock’s recovery

Mike Nock has been central to Australian jazz for decades. As a pianist, composer, band leader, educator he is responsible for bringing dozens if not hundreds of young musicians into the Australian scene. His recordings go back to the 70s, performing with jazz greats such as Bennie Maupin and Cecil McBee as well as the […]

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Evelyn Duprai & The Modern Classics: Sydney Fringe @ Foundry 616

For one night only, jazz/blues vocalist Evelyn Duprai and The Modern Classics will be putting a new twist on well-known jazz hits in a special Fringe Festival program on Friday 21 September. Iconic tunes from the Great American Songbook are given a playful make-over as The Modern Classics journey through Reggae, Ska, Afrobeat, Funk and […]

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