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 […]
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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 […]
Moonlight Cinema Centennial Park
Sydney’s Moonlight Cinema feature new releases and cult classics in an open-air amphitheatre with a food truck and bar, and outside food and drinks are allowed. Tickets start at $14.5 and are offered in a range of packages. Gates open at 6.30pm, and screenings start at sundown (approximately 8.00pm). A limited number of Bean Beds are […]
Matt Keegans The Three Seas
Award winning saxophonist and composer Matt Keegan, together with master bassist Steve Elphick, combine with three dynamic and creative musicians from West Bengal, India for this unique cross cultural project. The very atmospheric theatre at the National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour is the venue for this astonishing collaboration created in India’s Rajasthan desert, blending traditional and contemporary […]
Musica Viva Festival
At the heart of the Musica Viva Festival is our collaboration with the Australian Youth Orchestra and its incredible Chamber Players Program that provides Australia’s brightest young musicians with personal contact and instruction from some of the great musical artsts of the world. Heading that list of artists in 2017 is legendary violinist Pinchas Zukerman and the Zukerman […]
Laura Mvula Soul
As one of the most exciting musical talents to come out of the UK, Laura Mvula has been nominated for the Mercury Prize, BBC Sound poll, the BRITs Critics Choice Award, two BRIT Awards in 2014 (British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act); winning an incredible two MOBO’s in 2013 (Best Female and Best R&B/Soul). The […]
Cracking the code: how to notate music
Its happened to us all… You hear a great tune or like Winnie-the- Pooh, make up a little hum, it gets stuck and whirls around and you want to play it, but can’t figure out the notes or the chords. Your ear just can’t pick out the right ones and you put down your guitar in despair. […]
THE CONDUCTOR AND THE CLOWN
A serious classical concert is underway when a mischievous visitor with a red nose arrives on stage and tries to take over the performance. The Conductor keeps conducting and the orchestra keeps playing, but the Clown’s cheeky antics create havoc on stage. Will the disgruntled Conductor and the playful Clown ever become friends? Bring the […]
SONGS OF THE BLACK ARM BAND
For a decade, Black Arm Band has been sharing the music, songs and stories at the centre of Indigenous life, touching hearts and minds across the country and abroad. A collective of contemporary Aboriginal music pioneers and emerging greats who have inherited their legacy, Black Arm Band celebrates its tenth anniversary with Songs of the […]