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TRANSCRIPT
Scott Tinkler & Simon Barker / Jo Lawry Quartet / Speedball / Australian National Jazz Orchestra featuring Mat Jodrell & Roger Manins / Carl Morgan Band / Gian Slater w/ Hieronymus Trio / The Bassmen / Phil Slater Quintet / Sandy Evans & The Sydney Women's Jazz Collective / Tom Avgenicos Band featuring Mike Rivett / Sean Valenzuela Group featuring Christopher Hale / Matt O’Brien Quintet featuring Sandy Evans / Sydney Conservatorium Jazz Orchestra
featuring Jeremy Rose
4 International Acts4 National Acts4 Sydney Acts4 Bands of Tomorrow9 Masterclasses
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Festival Pass - $160 / $136 / $25Allows access to all masterclasses and concerts throughout the day including the 4 individually ticketed concerts by the Festival’s International Artists.
There are 4 separately ticketed events
Morning Pass - $40 / $35 / $15Allows access to all masterclasses and concerts by Speedball and ConVerge with Mike Rivett
Afternoon Pass - $50 / $45 / $15Allows access to all concerts in Recital Halls East and West and Music Café between 1pm and 7pm plus the Australian National Jazz Orchestra in the Music Workshop between 2.45pm and 4pm.
TICKETS – PASSES
SINGLE TICKETS:
$60.00 | $54.00 conc. $15.00 student
Tigran Hamasyan$35.00 | $30.00 conc. $10.00 student
Greg Osby / Tal Cohen$35.00 | $30.00 conc. $10.00 student
Vinson/Muller Quintet$35.00 | $30.00 conc. $10.00 student
Jim Black Quartet
INSIDE FRONT LHS Page 1
Professor Anna Reid Head of School & Dean
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music is delighted to welcome so many lovers of jazz into the building. Jazz has been at the centre of our curriculum since 1976 and many of our graduates have become key players in the field. It is wonderful then to give our current students, and the public, this great opportunity to hear and work with Australia's best during the festival!
David Theak & Simon BarkerFestival Artistic Directors
It is with a great feeling of excitement that we present this program that celebrates the best of what Australia has to offer alongside cutting edge internationals artists. We hope you enjoy the inaugural SCIJF as much as we will.
Masterclass
JULIENWILSON
Masterclass
MIKERIVETT
Recital Hall West116 Seats
14 Standing
Masterclass
CHRISTOPHERHALE
Masterclass
JO LAWRY
Concert
SPEED BALL
Concert
HIERONYMUSTRIO
w. Gian Slater
Concert
TINKLER &BARKER
Concert
PHIL SLATERQUINTET
Concert
CARL MORGAN
BAND
Concert
Jeremy Rose & SYD CONJAZZ ORCH.
Festival Concludes
Concert
JIM BLACK
QUARTET
Concert
SYD. WOMEN‘SJAZZ COLLECTIVE
Concert
CHRISTOPHERHALE
Concert
VINSONMULLERQUINTET
Concert
TIGRANHAMASYAN
Concert
AUST NATIONAL JAZZ ORCH
Concert
SANDY EVANS
Concert
TAL COHEN GREG OSBY
Concert
JO LAWRY QUARTET
THE BASSMEN
Concert
MIKE RIVETT
Masterclass
TINKLER &BARKER
Masterclass
WILLVINSON
Masterclass
JULIENWILSON
Masterclass
ROGERMANINS
Masterclass
GREG OSBY& TAL COHEN
Masterclass
JIMBLACK
9am
10am
11am
12pm
1pm
1.30pm
2pm
3pm
4pm
5pm
6pm
7pm
8pm
9pm
Recital Hall East116 Seats
14 Standing
Music Cafe100 Seats
20 Standing
Music Workshop252 Seats
Verbrugghen Hall528 Seats
International ArtistsNational artistsMasterclasses
Sydney artists ConVerge Artists of Tomorrow w/ mentor
International Artist
AN ANCIENT OBSERVER
TIGRAN HAMASYAN
7.30pm - 9pmVerbrugghen Hall
Having trained in both classical and jazz styles, Armenian pianist Tigran Hamasyan earned recognition early in his career when he won the Montreux Jazz Festival’s piano prize at just 16 years of age. Seamlessly blending jazz, ancient Armenian sacred music, rock, folk and electronica, Tigran’s unique sound and style went on to win him a swag of awards including the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition in 2006, the prestigious Paul Acket Award at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2015 and most recently, the International Instrumen-talist of the Year (Piano) at the ECHO Awards in Germany. With seven critically acclaimed albums to his name and a growing dedicated international following, Tigran Hamasyan is one of the most exciting pianists of our time.
"A mature and great and rich and deep artist" - Chick Corea
Photo: Elena Petrosyan
SEPARATELY TICKETED EVENT or INCLUDED WITH FESTIVAL PASS
Photo: Emiliano Neri
SEPARATELY TICKETED EVENT or INCLUDED WITH FESTIVAL PASS
Jim Black is at the forefront of a new generation of musicians bringing jazz into the 21st century. In addition to being one of the most influential drummers of our time, he is also the leader of one of the world’s most forward-thinking bands, AlasNoAxis, featuring his longtime collaborators Chris Speed, Hilmar Jensson and Skúli Sverrisson. Based on the foundation of his virtuosic but highly personal approach to jazz drumming, Black’s aesthetic has expanded to include Balkan rhythms, rock songcraft and laptop soundscapes. Though he is revered worldwide for his limitless technique and futuristic concepts, what many listeners treasure in Jim Black’s work is the relentless feeling of joy and invention he brings to his performances. Jim Black’s smiling, kinetic, unpredictable presence has enthralled and inspired audiences worldwide for over twenty-five years.
“A complete musician and wonderfully fertile composer... Black has produced a masterpiece of future jazz.” - Andy Hamilton, The Wire
Jim Black - drums & cymbalsJulien Wilson - tenor saxophoneCarl Dewhurst – guitarChristopher Hale – electric bass
International Artist
JIM BLACK QUARTET
6pm - 7.30pm ConcertMusic Workshop10am - 11am MasterclassVerbrugghen Hall
Photo: Clay Patrick McBride
SEPARATELY TICKETED EVENT or INCLUDED WITH FESTIVAL PASS
Greg Osby – alto saxophoneTal Cohen – pianoJamie Oehlers – tenor saxophonePhil Stack - contrabassTim Firth - drums & cymbals
International Artist
GREG OSBYTal Cohen Quintet featuring
1.30pm - 3pm ConcertVerbrugghen Hall
Perth-raised, Miami-based, Freedman Award-winning pianist Tal Cohen returns to Australia to launch his latest album, Gentle Giants, featuring the formidable talents of long-term collaborator Jamie Oehlers, and acclaimed American saxophonist Greg Osby, who is renowned for his insightful and innovative performances. They unite with Phil Stack and Tim Firth for a high-energy, high- impact collaboration.
Special Guest Saxophonist, composer, producer and educator Greg Osby has made an indelible mark on contemporary jazz as a leader of his own ensembles and as a guest artist with other acclaimed jazz groups for the past 20 years. Highly regarded for his insightful and innovative approach to composition and performance, Osby is a shining beacon among the current generation of jazz musicians. He has earned numerous awards and critical acclaim for his recorded works and passionate live performances.
9am - 10am MasterclassVerbrugghen Hall
Will Vinson – alto saxophoneJames Muller - guitarMat Jodrell - trumpetSam Anning - contrabass Ben Vanderwal – drums & cymbals
International Artist
WILL VINSON + JAMES MULLERQUARTET
4.30pm - 6pm ConcertVerbrugghen Hall11am - 12pm MasterclassRecital Hall East
SEPARATELY TICKETED EVENT or INCLUDED WITH FESTIVAL PASS
Originally from London, Alto Saxophonist/-Composer Will Vinson moved to New York City in 1999 and has remained there ever since. Since his arrival, he has appeared and/or recorded with Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ari Hoenig, Marcus Gilmore, Chris Potter, Kurt Elling, Lage Lund, Aaron Parks, and many others.
Will has an international reputation as a leader and sideman. All About Jazz New York describes Will as playing “with a relentless force”. Thomas Michelsen of Denmark’s Politiken, hails this “very exciting saxophonist” with a “beautiful, softly modulating tone”, and John Fordham of The Guardian described a “superb solo of rugged leathery sounds turning into mellifluous high notes” with “secure control and storming energy”.
Australian guitarist James Muller is one of the most exciting and innovative musicians on the Australian music scene today. His distinctive sound, coupled with masterful improvisation and breathtaking virtuosity, has made him one of the most respected and most significant young musicians in the country.
“James Muller is a mountain of guitar virtuosity...All the things that are the most effective in jazz, rock, blues and country guitar emerge naturally at the right time, in the right place and it can give the listener shivers.” - John Clare (Sydney Morning Herald)
Greg Osby – alto saxophoneTal Cohen – pianoJamie Oehlers – tenor saxophonePhil Stack - contrabassTim Firth - drums & cymbals
National Artist
Entry With Afternoon Pass or Festival Pass
Australian National Jazz Orchestra
This performance marks the debut of the newly formed Australian National Jazz Orchestra (ANJO). Featuring two stunning soloists in Mat Jodrell and Roger Manins, ANJO convenes for the first time to present this international debut of a new work for Jazz Orchestra by Melbourne composer Nick Mulder.
David Theak (NSW) Carl Mackey (WA/VIC) Mike Rivett (QLD) Julien Wilson (VIC) Nick Bowd (NSW/QLD) - saxophones
Simon Sweeney (NSW) Eamon McNelis (VIC) RIcky Mallett (WA), Dan Quigley (QLD) - trumpets
Dave Panichi (NSW) James Greening (NSW) Eleanor Shearer (NSW) Colin Burrows (QLD/NSW) - trombones
James Muller (SA) – guitar | Hugh Barrett (ACT) - piano | Sam Anning (VIC/WA) - bass Ben Vanderwal (WA) - drums
2.45pm - 3.45pm Music Workshop
David Theak - artistic directorNick Mulder - composerMat Jodrell - guest trumpet soloistRoger Manins – guest tenor saxophone
National Artist
Entry With Afternoon Pass or Festival Pass
Tinkler / Barker
Two of Australia's musical heavyweights combine for a tour de force of communication, innovation and true improvisation.
“Always the myriad sounds arrest and engage, guiding you from thought to thought, so you never feel you’re eavesdropping on a private conversation. Perhaps the title should have been Found Thoughts. Sensational.” - John Shand – Sydney Morning Herald
3pm - 4pmRecital Hall East
Scott Tinkler – trumpetSimon Barker – drums
12pm - 1pmRecital Hall West
National Artist
Entry With Morning Pass or Festival Pass
Speedball
Dynamic long-running Perth group Speedball was a jewel in the Perth jazz scene after it’s inception in 2000, until its members were scattered across the globe (two studying in the USA, one based in London, and others relocating to Melbourne and New York). Formed after an inspiring tour of New Orleans and New York City, Carl Mackey (saxophone) and Mat Jodrell (trumpet) sought to form a super band that would conjure a similar energy to that which they’d experienced in their travels overseas. After one fateful ‘session’ the group came out blazing, snapping up awards and winning audiences and critics over with their high-energy performances at festivals and clubs. The combined accolades of the members are extensive and impressive, including: James Morrison Scholarship recipients, Clifford Brown/Stan Getz fellow, Bell awards, WAMI awards, ARIA nominations, National Jazz awards, and MCA Freedman Fellowship finalists. Speedball members have also been on the faculty at the prestigious Juilliard School of Music, University of Miami, and the James Morrison Academy.
Mat Jodrell – trumpetCarl Mackay – alto saxophoneGrant Windsor – pianoSam Anning – contrabassDaniel Susnjar – drums & cymbals
1pm - 2pm ConcertRecital Hall East10am - 11am MasterclassRecital Hall West
National Artist
Entry With Afternoon Pass or Festival Pass
Jo Lawry Quartet
Jo Lawry – vocalsWill Vinson – pianoChristopher Hale – electric bassEvan Mannell – drums & cymbals
Based in New York for most of the past decade, Australian vocalist Jo Lawry’s star has been rising through her club shows and to audiences beyond the jazz genre through her work touring with Sting, and Paul Simon. Most recently Jo was featured on The Last Ship, Sting’s first release of new original material in over a decade, several songs of which Jo had a hand in writing. Currently she is touring with Sting and Paul Simon on their North- American double-bill tour. Jo has received many honors including the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship for study in the United States to complete her Master’s degree in Jazz Performance (2003) then Doctor of Musical Arts (2008). She was a semifinalist in the 2004 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, and she won second place in Australia’s National Jazz Awards in 2005.
4.15pm - 5.15pm Recital Hall West
Sydney Artist
Entry With Afternoon Pass or Festival Pass
Phil Slater Quintet
Phil Slater is a multi award winning Australian trumpeter and composer based in Sydney. He is the leader or co-leader of several bands including the Phil Slater Quartet and Band of Five names.
He has performed and recorded with a diverse range of artists including Nigel Kennedy, Lou reed, DIG, Missy Higgins, Vince Jones, Bernie McGann, Archie Roach, Pnau, David Bridie, Katie Noonan, You am I, Mike Nock, Terumasa Hino, The Sleepy Jackson, Jim Black and The Australian Art Orchestra.
In 2004 Phil was awarded the Bell Award for Australian Jazz Musician of the Year. He has also been awarded the Music Council of Australia Freedman Fellowship in 2002, and won the 2003 Wangaratta Jazz Festival National Jazz Awards.
Phil Slater - trumpetMatt Keegan - tenor saxophoneMatt McMahon - pianoBrett Hirst - contrabassSimon Barker - drums & cymbals
Sydney Artist
Entry With Afternoon Pass or Festival Pass
Sydney Women‘s Jazz Collective Featuring Sandy Evans
The Sydney Women’s Jazz Collective is a 10-piece powerhouse that debuted at the 2016 Sydney Int Womens Jazz Fest. These talented members represent some of Australia’s up and coming jazz stars. Making its 2nd appearance, the Sydney Women’s Jazz Collective is led by trumpeter Ellen Kirkwood and bassist Hannah James. Featuring a six-piece horn section and four-piece rhythm section, the band includes several past winners of the prestigious Jann Rutherford Memorial Award for young women in jazz, performing with the acclaimed Sydney saxophonist Sandy Evans. The Jazz Collective will present premiere performances of eight specially commissioned works by Andrea Keller and local composing talents Jenna Cave, Glenn Doig and Ellen Kirkwood.
5pm - 6pmRecital Hall East
Ellen Kirkwood – trumpet/co-leader Hannah James – contrabass/co-leaderSandy Evans – guest saxophonistLouise Horwood - trumpetAlex Silver - tromboneMellisa Mony, Anna Leckie - saxophonesSorcha Alberquerque - guitarEmma Stephenson - pianoAli Foster – drums & cymbals
Sydney Artist
Entry With Afternoon Pass or Festival Pass
Hieronymus TrioCD Launch featuring Gian Slater
Emma’s band Hieronymus Trio has reworked and composed material for this special and unique performance. Mentored by esteemed artists including Ari Hoenig, John Riley, Aaron Goldberg, Craig Scott, Simon Barker and Matt McMahon, the trio emerges as the newest generation of gifted Australian jazz artists. This concert is also the Sydney launch of their sophmore CD 'Where the rest of the world begins" on 54records.Prodigious vocalist and composer Gian Slater is one of Australia’s most sought-after and inventive musicians, known for her superb musicianship, pioneering vision for vocal music, and powerful artistic integrity. She is a four-time finalist in the Freedman Fellowship, winner of 2015 PBS Young Elder of Jazz, and recipient of a 2012 Creative Australia Fellowship.
2pm - 3pmRecital Hall West
Gian Slater - voiceEmma Stephenson - pianoNick Henderson - contrabassOliver Nelson - drums
Sydney Artist
Entry With Afternoon Pass or Festival Pass
Carl Morgan Band
Guitarist Carl Morgan was the 2014 winner of the National Jazz Awards. He has maintained a busy schedule performing with many of Australia's top jazz artists in addition to performing with his own groups since moving to Sydney in 2009.
Carl released his debut album 'Stone' in 2012. The band which featured on the album became known for their energetic live performances at 505 and toured the south east coast of Australia. For this performance Carl will debut some new compositions in addition to some from 'Stone'. Expect weaving unison Guitar and Saxophone lines, crunchy piano/rhodes chords and explosive band interplay.
Carl Morgan – guitarSteve Barry - pianoMike Rivett - tenor saxophoneSam Anning - contrabass Ben Vanderwal – drums & cymbals
6.15pm - 7.15pmRecital Hall West
The BASSMEN is a project that was put together by Brendan Clarke and Craig Scott in 2013. The best way to describe it: 16 fingers, 4 thumbs, 8 strings, 2 basses: 1 purpose, JAZZ.
Brendan Clarke has accumulated a wealth of experience becoming one of Australia’s premier jazz double bassists. He has a built a reputation for his sense of swing, commanding sound, groove and musicality on the bass. In 2001 Brendan was the first bassist ever to win the prestigious National Jazz Award at the Wangaratta Jazz Festival. Since then Brendan has played bass on over 50 albums and has appeared at all the major Australian jazz festivals, touring internationally and performing with a plethora of elite Australian and international artists.
Sydney Artist
Included With Festival Day Pass or With Greg Osby Separate Ticket
The Bassmen
Craig Scott – contrabassBrendan Clarke – contrabass
1pm - 1.30pmVerbrugghen Hall
Craig Scott has been one of Australia’s leading bassists for over thirty years. He began his career in jazz in 1979 and since that time he has been a member of many other jazz groups led by such well-known jazz identities as Don Burrows, James Morrison, Kerrie Biddell, Judy Bailey, Roger Frampton and many others as well as performing with a number of touring international jazz stars such as Joe Henderson & Mark Levine. A leading figure in jazz, Craig has been on the judging panel of the National Jazz Awards and is deeply involved in jazz education. He is a lecturer at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and frequently gives masterclasses at other tertiary institutions around Australasia as well as the Berklee College of Music, USA.
ConVerge
Mike Rivett – tenor saxophone, composerThomas Avgenicos – trumpetBlain Cunneen – guitarRoshan Kumarage – pianoDavid Quinn – contrabassAshley Stoneham – drums & cymbals
12pm – 1pmJazz Café
All ConVerge entry with Afternoon Pass or Festival Day Pass
ConVerge # 1
Thomas Avgenicos Group featuring Mike Rivett
Sandy Evans OA is an internationally renowned saxophonist and composer with a passion for improvisation and new music. She leads the Sandy Evans Trio and Sextet, and co-leads the internationally acclaimed Clarion Fracture Zone. She is a member of MARA!, The catholics, the Australian Art Orchestra (AAO), Ten Part Invention, austraLYSIS, Kim Sanders and Friends and SNAP. Sandy has played with and written for some of the most important groups in Australian jazz and has toured extensively in Australia, Europe, Canada and Asia. Sandy has been featured on over 40 albums and has been a mentor to countless young women and men particularly through her dynamic work as founder and artistic director of the young womens jazz programs run by SIMA.
Winner of the 2016 National Jazz Awards, Mike Rivett has played extensively in the USA, Europe, Japan and Australia-both as a leader and a sideman. In June, 2010, he completed a Master of Music degree at Manhattan School of Music. While in New York he studied with David Liebman, Phil Markowitz, Garry Dial, Chris Rosenberg, John Riley and George Garzone. He is currently teaching at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He teaches saxophone technique, jazz improvisation, triadic chromatic approach, ear training, harmony and composition.
The ConVerge section of the festival brings together leading student groups from the Sydney Conservatorium Jazz Studies program and pairs them with a mentor drawn from some of Australia’s most progressive and dynamic Jazz musicians. Music is rehearsed in advance featuring compositions from the guest artist but it's the during the rehearsals and the performance with the artist that this concept comes alive.
Sandy Evans – saxophoneMatt O’Brien – tromboneTom Avgenicos - trumpetFelix Bornholdt – pianoJacques Emery – contrabassAlex Inman-Hislop – drums & cymbals
2pm – 3pmJazz Café
ConVerge # 2
Matt O’Brien Group featuring Sandy Evans
Christopher Hale – electric bassSean Valenzuela - pianoJames Gastineau-Hills – violin/violaNigel Leung – flute Blain Cunneen – mandolinAlex Inman-Hislop – drums & cymbalsChloe Kim - drums & cymbalsCharlie Sundborn - saxophoneLuke Peterson - guitarSam Gill - saxophone
4pm – 5pmJazz Café
ConVerge # 3
Sean Valenzuela Group featuring Christopher Hale
Jeremy Rose (Sydney) is a saxophonist/bass clarinetist/composer interested in expanding dialogues between music disciplines, styles and cultures. His conceptual extension of two different art forms – composed and improvised music – has led to extensive experimenting and theorizing on accepted notions of communication and tension. His music effortlessly crosses borders, moving successfully between jazz, improvised music, contemporary classical, world music and hip-hop. Jeremy started an independent record label in 2009, Earshift Music, and has released over a dozen albums of original music with his projects including The Vampires, The Strides, Jeremy Rose Quartet, Compass Saxophone Quartet and the Earshift Orchestra. The media has reported that ‘his compositions stand out from the pack’ (SMH), that he ‘is developing into a significant Australian voice’ (Dr Michael Webb – Jazz-Planet), and that ‘his playing shows subtle glimpses of a mature master’ (The Australian).
Jeremy has performed at festivals and jazz clubs throughout Australia and has had multiple tours to Europe, the UK and Japan. Recent 2016 highlights include a sold-out Australian tour with The Vampires and Benin born US guitarist Lionel Loueke, a five-star review for his Earshift Orchestra album ‘Iron in the Blood’ (ABC Classics / Universal), a collaborative recording with US guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel in Berlin and guest soloist/composer with the Con’s Modern Music Ensemble.
Christopher Hale is one of Australia’s most unique and respected improvising musicians, recognized as an “Australian jazz heavyweight and a brilliant, groundbreaking composer” (Rhythms Magazine). Though an accomplished performer of percussion and mandolin, he is best known as one of Australia’s foremost exponents of the bass guitar, with an approach to the six-string acoustic bass that is characterized by a complex harmonic awareness (particularly his unique chordal approach), formidable rhythmic strength and a fluid and agile melodic sensibility.
He has performed throughout the world as a leader and sideman at the highest level in almost every contemporary idiom and has received an Australia Council Fellowship. In 2012 Christopher was awarded the prestigious Freedman Fellowship for Jazz. A 20-year immersion in Flamenco and recent immersion the study of Korean music has taken all around the world. He is a member of the Australian Art Orchestra and is also active as an educator and academic, lecturing at the Victorian College of the Arts, Monash University and NMIT in Melbourne.
Zac Olsen, Ned Olive, Jayden Clark, Anthony Tummillo, Kali Gillen - saxes Deven Rahmen, James Doyle, Tom Avgenicos, Heather Prowse, Adam Davis - tpts Jacob Parks, Matt O’Brien, Nick Polovineo Nick Barnard – trombonesKieran Brereton (gt) Roshan Kumerage (pn)Josh Spolc (bs) Alex Inman-Hislop (ds)
6pm – 7.30pmJazz Café
ConVerge # 4
Sydney Conservatorium Jazz Orchestrafeaturing Jeremy Rose
Festival VenueThe Festival will be held at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Macquarie Street, Sydney. Concerts can be found off the Atrium on level 1 or in Verbrugghen Hall on level 3.
Getting to the ConservatoriumThe Conservatorium is located in the CBD and easily accessible by train, bus and taxi.By train: Catch a train to Circular Quay and a short walk to the campusBy bus: Catch any bus going to Circular Quay, alight there and a short walk to the campusParking: There is no onsite parking at the Conservatorium, however private parking stations can be found close by on Macquarie Street.
AcknowledgementsAnna Reid Sydney Conservatorium of Music David Kim-Boyle Sydney Conservatorium of Music Jacqui Smith Sydney Conservatorium of Music Felicity Knibbs Sydney Conservatorium of Music Jarrad Salmon Sydney Conservatorium of MusicAmy Curl – PublicityCJ Rhodes – DesignWestern Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra for sponsoring Ricki Malet (ANJO) Jazz Music Institute QLD for sponsoring Dan Quigley (ANJO)
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It has been instrumental in creating a unique Australian jazz sound and its alumni are widely regarded as leaders in their field both domestically and abroad. Students work alongside some of the nation’s best jazz musicians and composers and are trained in improvisation, ensemble playing and repertoire development. We aim for each student to achieve both artistic individuality and a high level of musical literacy, with maximum contact between staff and fellow players. Take your skills and technique to the next level with our world-class Bachelor of Music (Jazz Performance), or join our new Bachelor of Music program in Improvised Music in 2018.
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TIGRAN HAMAYSAN TAL COHEN QUINTET
w/ GREG OSBYWILL VINSON w/ JAMES MULLER
JIM BLACK QUARTETScott Tinkler & Simon Barker / Jo Lawry Quartet / Speedball / Australian National Jazz Orchestra featuring Mat Jodrell & Roger Manins / Carl Morgan Band / Gian Slater w/ Hieronymus Trio / The Bassmen / Phil Slater Quintet / Sandy Evans & The Sydney Women's Jazz Collective / Tom Avgenicos Band featuring Mike Rivett / Sean Valenzuela Group featuring Christopher Hale / Matt O’Brien Quintet featuring Sandy Evans / Sydney Conservatorium Jazz Orchestra
featuring Jeremy Rose