Artistic Directors Welcome On behalf of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2024 Sydney Con Jazz Festival. For our sixth instalment we are thrilled to present an incredible array of styles, artists, ground-breaking ensembles and brand-new collaborations that include some of Australia (and the worlds) finest musicians. […]
Glasses shouldn’t be precious. We lose them, we break them and we wear them out. We depend on them to keep us able, mobile and safe. Heaps of us simply can’t see without them – and for the rest, it’s just a matter of time. Glasses should be affordable, practical and durable.It should be quick […]
Gav Kleinhans, is a 68-year-old South African expat bush-war veteran who immigrated to Australia in September 2001 and has never looked back. His career was in accounting, IT, management consulting and insurance. Following various motor cycle trips including London to Mongolia, and many adventure rides into the deep out back of NSW, Queensland, South Australia […]
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Martha Wainwright is beginning again. The beguiling performer and songwriter returns with her sixth studio album Love Will Be Reborn. Not since 2012’s Come Home to Mama has a Martha Wainwright record been so full of original written material. This May, Wainwright returns to Australian stages with her band – pianist Edwin de Goeij, bass player Morgan Moore, […]
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What is the 2024 Sydney Con Jazz Festival? The 2024 Sydney Con Jazz Festival is a single day, boutique jazz festival that presents over 120 artists appearing in 25 concerts, utilising all 6 of our beautiful acoustic concert halls between 12pm & 9:30pm on Sunday June 2, 2024. What can I expect? Cutting edge jazz, […]
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West Phil (Western Sydney Philharmonic) aims to bring students and top professional performers together, to learn from each other and to create thrilling, dynamic and memorable performances. Don’t miss the next two concerts at the Western Sydney Philarmonic ! On Wenesday 24, April attend Woodwind & Brass Showcase at The King’s School, Futter Hall. WestPhil’s […]
Rémi Marchand is the guitar player of Cone Of Confusion group and the organizer of the PsyconFest festival. During lockdown, Rémi was really missing music live performance, he also regretted that artists did not collaborate more together… So he created from scratch the festival Psyconfest! Rémi joined Peter from One Size Fits All to speak […]
There is a new Probus Club starting in Surry Hills NSW! Come join us for morning tea to learn more about the new club. We invite anyone who is retired or semi-retired to come along and meet some new, like-minded friends and have a few laughs. Surry Hills Probus Club is welcoming new members. Probus […]
Community to come together for a candlelight vigil in wake of Bondi Junction tragedy A candlelight vigil, supported by Waverley Council and the NSW Government, will be held on Sunday 21 April to allow community to come together and honour the victims of the Bondi Junction tragedy. The vigil will begin at 5.30pm on Sunday […]
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Australian vocalist and composer Gregg Arthur follows in the footsteps of Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, and Tony Bennett as one of the great interpreters of The Great American Songbook. He joined Eric Gyors and Virginia Lowe from Wenesday Drive to speak about his experience on stage, his last album and artists with whom he has […]
Rebecca Scott combines a busy schedule of working as a music therapist and teaching privately with her role as a tutor for the Open Academy. She joined Dan Barnett from Blow to speak about the Open Academy program and her career as a musician and encourages anyone who wants to make music to sign up ! […]
Good music is by my side every day: The voice of John Lennon helps me through sad days, the musical diversity of ABBA makes me smile, I listen to Coldplay with my friends and dance to Queen songs. Music is great! Life is for the living.Death is for the dead.Let life be like music.And death […]