Legendary guitar maestro Carlos Santana is back in Australia will take in five huge dates across the country on his Transmogrify Tour, starting off in Melbourne before gracing the Qudos bank arena in Sydney on Thursday April 13th. Santana is one of the world’s best-known musical signatures. For more than four decades—from Santana’s earliest days as a groundbreaking […]
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Trio Pollastri @ Randwick Twilight Concerts
Trio Pollastri are Fiona Ziegler, Rosemary Quinn and Lillian Camphausen. These talented musicians are in demand round the world and will be thrilling a local Randwick audience with their impeccable interpretation of music from the Classical and Baroque period. Trio Pollastri first played together in 2012 when their three very different musical journeys brought them […]
Billy Bragg & Joe Henry at Sydney Opera House
Continuing his journey through American folklore, legendary British political songwriter Billy Bragg reunites on stage with Grammy Award-winner Joe Henry for a celebration of the great American railroad, the songs it inspired, and some favourites from their own classic catalogues. The pair will grace the stage together for the first time at Sydney Opera House on […]
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Urbanity Album Launch at The Basement
One of Australia’s own Jazz legends, guitarist and producer Albare, and accomplished pianist/composer Phil Turcio have combined forces to become Urbanity, with their debut collaborative album ‘Urban Soul‘ released this February on Alfi Records. The Sydney launch is at The Basement on March 31. Urban Soul features ten original compositions and shows off a distinctive […]
Nikki Hill
Just a couple years ago, Nikki Hill was a bartender with an affinity for punk and a deep love for classic R&B. At her husband (and now guitar-player) Matt Hill’s behest, she stepped out from behind the bar and onto the stage. The response has been ecstatic, and now the band tours the globe relentlessly, […]
Sydney Theatre Company presents Talk
The relationships that bind modern journalism, the justice system and the political establishment come under acerbic scrutiny in Talk, written and directed by Jonathan Biggins. Sydney Theatre Company‘s latest new play, exploring how the 24 hours news cycle is spurred on by the influence of social media, is at Sydney Opera House from 23 April […]
Joan Osborne Tour 2017
Joan Osborne has rightfully earned a reputation as one of the great voices of her generation — both a commanding, passionate performer and a frank, emotionally evocative songwriter. The seven-time Grammy Award nominee and “One of Us” singer has sold millions of records and captivated audiences all over the world with her live performances. Known for […]
GREGORY PORTER 2017 TOUR
Gregory Porter, the Grammy winning Jazz, soul, and gospel singer, returns to Australia after a sell-out tour this September! Celebrating Take Me To The Alley (2016), the much-anticipated follow-up to his sensational 2013 Blue Note debut Liquid Spirit; the charismatic Californian will be here to breathe life, vitality, fun, and excitement into the musical genres he has […]
Bandaluzia Flamenco & Naike Ponce
Bandaluzia Flamenco, whose unique characteristic is the knowledge and experience to deliver virtuosic flamenco dance, music and rhythm and the ability to conjure up it’s distinctive emotion, together with the blending of the rich harmonies and explosive improvisations of Jazz. The ensemble is also revered for it’s ability to combine within this the exotic melodies of […]
Roy Ayers
“This neat, feel good gig showed exactly why the New York-based vibraphonist, composer and bandleader is a longstanding crowd favourite in the UK.”– The Evening Standard Award-winning Jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers is one of the most sampled artists in R&B and Hip Hop and comes to show off his dynamic musical library in Sydney before joining […]
WOMADelaide 2017 Music Fest
Beautiful sunshine and the scent of pine needles filled the air mid afternoon as the Hackney road gates were flung open to celebrate the opening of Womadelaide 2017 – the 25th anniversary of the best World Music event that Australia hosts every year. We were greeted by the bizarre sight of two Frenchmen clad in […]
Liminality – Deborah Marks
Fragmenting mind, fragmenting world, fragmenting society, fragments of memory, disintegration, integration and nostalgia. Can what is broken be mended? Can it be transformed? These are the somewhat disorganised thoughts running behind the production of this series of pendants; how apt! They arise from watching the current politics, global warming dramas and Deborah Marks’ own longing […]