Foundry616 is proud to host the launch of John Harkins’ new CD, “Life of Riley” “Life of Riley” is the seventh album from the pianist/composer and his first release since “The Girl Next Door” over three years ago. Since coming to Australia nearly 25 years ago, Harkins, a Chicagoan and a product of the great […]
The 1920s, or the Jazz Age, was one of the most thrilling decades in modern history. Nowhere is this era better described than in Echoes of the Jazz Age, F Scott Fitzgerald’s famous essay on the Roaring Twenties, nor more wondrously evoked than in John Bell and Simon Tedeschi’s performance of the same title, in words […]
These four musicians are the dream quartet of Australian jazz. If you get just one Australian album this year, make it this. THIS WORLD is the stunning debut release from this peerless new ensemble comprising four of Australia’s most established and celebrated improvisers. Bell Hall of Fame Inductee, pianist Mike Nock OMNZ, ARIA Award-winning bassist […]
Now that the Lock Out Laws have been repealed it’s time to head out and help build back our live music scene and what better place to start than Camelot Lounge – Sydney’s favourite boutique music venue! The Black Sorrows on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th January. At the helm, Camilleri steers the band through […]
In association with Sydney Festival – A Musical Adaption of Robert Hughes’ The Fatal Shore by Jeremy Rose and The Earshift Orchestra Inspired by Robert Hughes’ famous book The Fatal Shore, Iron in the Blood is a captivating musical production with jazz orchestra, visual projections and narrated by acclaimed actors William Zappa and Patrick Dickson. Iron in the Blood weaves […]
Turner prize winning artist, Bafta-winning TV presenter and bestselling author with traditional masculine traits (including having the desire to always be right and to overtake all other cyclists when going up big hills) Grayson Perry invites you to join him this January for the Australian debut of his one-man show Grayson Perry: Them & Us. “I am […]
WOMADelaide Announces Lineup for the Upcoming Planet Talks WOMADelaide is a festival that goes over four magnificent days of music dance and arts while celebrating the cultural and creative diversity of Australia. Included within all of the music and celebrations will be the newly announced discussion program named The Planet Talks. This program is a […]
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Experience the joy of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra’s 2020 season. Australia’s outstanding ‘HIP’ orchestra has announced its 2020 season in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday – and there is laughter, gravitas, spectacle and the sweetest of virtuosic playing awaiting Sydney audiences! With March, May and August programs – all in the beautiful acoustics […]
3-Day Puppet Festival for Children and Adults Comes to Randwick The Randwick Puppet Festival is coming to a venue close to you! Pop into the library to see the exhibition and to hear Richard Bradshaw talk about his life as a famous shadow puppeteer. You will find great puppet performances, puppet making workshops and even […]
Llew Kiek teaches World Music Ensemble class for the Conservatorium Open Academy. It is mixed instrument ensemble that covers a variety of different culture’s music each term from different parts of the globe. https://openacademy.sydney.edu.au/course/SCWMA We interviewed him about his musical journey through life. What do you teach for the OA short course program? What do […]
British artist Cornelia Parker Featured in the Exciting Annual Sydney International Art Series at the Museum of Contemporary Art. One of the most important, influential women artists working today, Cornelia Parker is known for her transformation of everyday objects into unexpected, haunting scenarios. In the artist’s hands domestic and familiar items are exploded, shot, turned […]
Legendary Australian musicians Nick Cave and Warren Ellis perform their stunning film soundtracks across two nights in the Concert Hall, accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. With a full orchestra and spectacular visual backdrop, the Bad Seeds bandmates will play suites and selections from their rich body of film scores, […]