Support your local music venue and experience the best of jazz at the umbrella SIWFJ events all over Sydney. The 2024 Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival (SIWJF) October 24th to November 3rd, will feature over 60 global and local artists across 7 Sydney venues this Spring. Now in it’s 13-year, SIMA has championed groundbreaking artistic […]
Bluesfest Tours is proud to present six tours for Bluesfest artists: Rag’n’Bone Man, Allison Russell, RY X, Marc Broussard, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram and BJ The Chicago Kid. Rag ’n’ Bone Man : Grammy-winning British artist Rag’n’Bone Man, born Rory Graham, returns to Australia in 2025 for his first tour down under since 2018. Known for his powerful blend […]
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Wednesday 18 September, 2024 Roslyn Packer Theatre Sydney Dance Company Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) The Sydney Dance Company’s double bill, Twofold cements their reputation under the Artistic Direction of Rafael Bonachela as one of the premier contemporary dance companies in Australia. The opening work, Impermanence was choreographed by Bonachela and first conceived with […]
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Live at Café OTO – Masahiko Satoh, Takeo Moriyama, Leon Brichard and Idris Rahman Masahiko Satoh and Takeo Moriyama are seminal figures of Japan’s post-war jazz scene. Front and centre in the late ’60s, they witnessed and pioneered the merging of cultures, the evolution of traditions and the construction of Japan’s modern jazz vernacular. In […]
One of the most exciting vocalists in jazz today
to headline the 2024 Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival […]
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Guitar Player magazine lauds him as the “world’s greatest living guitarist,” while The New York Times hails him as a “virtuoso, capable of dazzling an audience with technical abilities beyond the frets of mortal man.” Abstract Touring proudly presents the highly anticipated collaboration of these esteemed musicians: the world-renowned flamenco guitarist, Paco Peña, and Australia’s […]
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Spare Parts Productions presents a Caribbean Dance Party featuring New York-based Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca performing works from his latest album ‘Standing at the Crossroads’. […]
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Pucker up! A multi-award-winning TV host (ASTRA and ANTENNA Awards), Phyllis Foundis presents A Little Bit of Lip, a witty, wise-ish one-woman show with a talk show twist where the guest star could be you! Phyllis’ show is based on her daily str-juggle as a peri-menopausal co-parent of teen boys, (recovering) advertising copywriter and caregiver for a wise-cracking […]
The Undreamt-Of Centre – Laurence Pike The Undreamt-Of Centre is the latest album by Sydney-based drummer, producer and composer Laurence Pike. It was conceived of as an “evocative, contemporary reimagining of the requiem mass”, an eclectic mix of ambient music, modern classical sounds, electronic music and free jazz. Pike’s experimentation, although radical and novel, does […]
A plethora of pleasure awaits this September when Sydney’s newest late-night hotspot, The Emerald Room, turns PINK for their inaugural Sydney Fringe season with iconic Sydney stars headlining performances across three thrilling weeks of live entertainment including Pia Andersen & Monica Trapaga (Body Shop Swing), Jonathon Holmes & Natalie Abbott (Mickey’s Jazz Club), Brendan de […]
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“On-air dreams in the making.” Like most teenagers, I get weirdly fixated on a TV show at the ripe age of 13, and in my case, it was NBC’s Frasier. I’ve always thought there was something soothing about a person speaking into a microphone, talking to thousands of people, but only within the confines of […]
Soft Spot – Soft Spot In their self-titled debut album, Gadigal-based ambient jazz group Soft Spot has delivered an immersive and genre-bending listening experience. The group is the product of five highly accomplished jazz musicians united by a common vision of pushing the boundaries of convention. Their sound is shapeshifting and dynamic, alternating between ambient […]
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