A CELEBRATION OF THE ARTIST, THE GENIUS, THE MUSIC NOTHING COMPARES 2 PRINCE is a unique concert event, with Prince’s music performed live on stage by a selection of friends, family and band mates who knew him best. With a special introduction by his sister Tyka Nelson this is a celebration of a remarkable musical life, featuring […]
Five-Piece Ensembles Transports Audience to Lisbon The evocative music of Alma Orquestra will transport Foundry616 to the steep, cobbled streets of Lisbon on Friday, April 13th. The five-piece ensemble draws inspiration from Fado and folkloric songs of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as music from Portuguese-speaking nations of Cape Verde, Angola, and Brazil. Rapidly gaining […]
For over five decades, American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer Walter Trout has performed to adoring fans and was another music stalwart warmly welcomed at the impressive 2018 Bluesfest line-up held at Byron Bay over Easter. Late last year, Trout released his latest, and 26th album, featuring 14 A-list music stars, featuring an original track for each. Featured […]
Read More… from Walter Trout: Stellar Performer at Bluesfest 2018
Eastside FM volunteer Paula Towers was one of thousands who attended this year’s Bluesfest musical feast held over Easter at Byron Bay. She outlines some highlights. CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers Image: Marc Stapelberg Ageless Nile Rodgers – at 65 years young and having survived two battles with cancer – burns up the dance floor with the energy of […]
The Beat Goes On For Jazz in Sydney! Despite the closure of iconic music venue The Basement last week, there is still plenty of opportunity to hear great live jazz in Sydney this month. Named in the Top 200 Jazz Clubs in the World by DownBeat Magazine, Foundry616 offers live music six nights a week. […]
World War II Cabaret Concert Three heavenly voices, a trio of angels straight from the 1940’s to transport you back to the days of Big Band Swing…the way it REALLY was! Caught up in the mayhem of WW2 during the London Blitz, the acclaimed Starr Sisters wind up in an air raid shelter with the […]
Sam Rollings talks about his Jazz guitar class at Conservatorium Open Academy in this short video. Autumn Term starts in May. BOOK HERE […]
This weekly community billboard is proudly sponsored by the City of Sydney’s Plan for the future – Sydney 2030 – making our city more green, global and connected. […]
Brazilian Legend Sergio Mendes Comes to Sydney Three-time Grammy Award winner and Brazilian legend, Sergio Mendes, will be live in concert at the Sydney Opera House in April. With over 55 releases and a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2012, Mendes brilliantly blends bossa nova, jazz, and funk. Mendes’s first […]
African Pop Titan Turns Concert Hall Into Dance Hall Ending a 14-year wait, the king of African pop and Grammy-Award winner, Youssou Ndour returns to Sydney for his Opera House debut – bringing his block party backed by his legendary 12-piece band Le Super Étoile de Dakar, acrobatic dancers and over three decades of funk-fused […]
This weekly community billboard is proudly sponsored by the City of Sydney’s Plan for the future – Sydney 2030 – making our city more green, global, and connected. […]
Read More… from Community Billboard 15th of March – 22nd of March
Grammy Award Winning Jazz Vocalist Tours Australia As one of the world’s foremost jazz vocalists, Kurt Elling has won the DownBeat Critics Poll for 14 consecutive years and has been named the “Male Singer of the Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association on eight different occasions. The New York Times declared him “the standout male […]