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Welcome to the 2018 Sydney InternationalWomenrsquos Jazz Festival
The 2018 Sydney International Womens Jazz Festival programme features outstanding overseasjazz artists and an exceptional list of local groups In a period when remarkable new vocaltalents are emerging across the world it is only fitting that vocalists feature prominently in the2018 programme Our headline artist is the exciting vocalist Charenee Wade who accompanied by her long timecollaborator pianist Oscar Perez will be making her debut Australian appearance to performher celebrated tribute to the late singerpoet Gil Scott Heron In addition to Charenee thefestival features the inaugural Australian performance of much lauded Finnish SannaRuohoniemi Gian Slater will be performing with Andrea Keller and Vince Jones in Andreasnewest concept work Still Night We are also very pleased that Emma Pask a great singer at the very peak of her powers willperform at this years Festival Pianistcomposer Helen Sung is our Artist in Residence performing with the festival band ‑ theSydney Womens Jazz Collective ‑ as well as with her Australian quartet From Japan theinternationally acclaimed pianistcomposer Satoko Fujii with her new project Kira Kiraperforms music from their debut album Bright Force
We welcome back the Sirens Big Band who last performed in the Sydney International WomenrsquosJazz Festival in 2013 and who will perform a new work by Ellen Kirkwood which features GianSlater Andrea Keller and the great Sandy Evans
We look forward to seeing you at the Festival
Peter Rechniewski and Zoe Hauptmann
Artistic Directors
Festival Lineup
Helen Sung with theSydney Womenrsquos Jazz
Collective (USAAustralia)
Wednesday 7 November ‑ 730pm
Foundry 616
New York pianist and Festival Artist inResidence Helen Sung opens the 2018Festival in a concert with the ten‑piecepowerhouse the Sydney Womenrsquos JazzCollective Identified by Wynton Marsalis asan artist to watch Helen Sung seamlesslyintegrates the jazz and classical worlds This concert features a performance of thenew work by trans artist Harri Harding the2018 Sydney International Womenrsquos JazzFestival APRA Composer Commission winner ldquoSungrsquos lyricism light touch and classicalpolish hellip complemented by plenty of hard‑chord musclerdquo ndash The Guardian HELEN SUNG piano HANNAH JAMES doublebass ALI FOSTER drums SORCHAALBURQUERQUE guitar FREYJA GARBETTpiano ELLEN KIRKWOOD trumpet LOUISEHORWOOD trumpet ALEX SILVERtrombone LAURA CORNEY tenor LORETTAPALMEIRO altosopclarinet KALI GILLANbaritone
Helen Sung Quartet(USAAustralia)
Friday 9 November ndash 800pm
Foundry 616
Our 2018 Festivalrsquos Artist in ResidenceHelen Sung has worked with jazz luminariesincluding the late Clark Terry Wayne
Andrea Kellerrsquos StillNight Music in PoetryFeaturing Vince Jones
Thursday 8 November ndash 830pm
Foundry 616
In the second concert of the 2018 Festivalldquoone of Australiarsquos most consistentlyinteresting musical mindsrdquo Andrea Kellerperforms her critically acclaimed work StillNight a song‑cycle combining poetry withoriginal music in a beautiful meditation ongrief and loss ldquoBoth exquisitely beautiful and profoundlymoving hellip its effect on the audience wasgalvanizing and palpablerdquo ‑ Iain GrandageArtistic Director Port Fairy Spring MusicFestival ANDREA KELLER piano VINCE JONES voiceGIAN SLATER voice JULIEN WILSON tenorsaxophone and bass clarinet STEPHENMAGNUSSON guitar Support Bonniesongs BONNIE STEWART drums amp percussion ampvocals FREYA SCHACK‑ARNOTT cello NOAMYAFFE violin
Emma Pask
Saturday 10 November ndash 830pm
Foundry 616
Award‑winning vocalist Emma Pask hasfirmly established herself as one ofAustraliarsquos favourite voices in jazz Spottedas a future star at 16 by multi‑instrumentalist James Morrison during one ofhis regular school visits her career has
Shorter Terri Lyne Carrington and RonCarter and released five critically‑acclaimed albums Tonight she returns toperform in a stellar quartet of localmusicians Helen Sung has done it right intertwiningsolo piano works in the Romantic vein withmixtures of band pieces that imbibeinfluences from Coltrane to Jamal hellip in astirringly remarkable fashion ‑ All AboutJazz HELEN SUNG piano TIM FIRTH drums TOMBOTTING bass KARL LASKOWSKI saxophone
Queen Porter Stomp
Sunday 11 November ‑ 2pm
Lord Wolseley Hotel
Queen Porter Stomp uses its dirty swampmagic to shake those blues With harmoniesthat seduce like a warm summerrsquos dayblazing horns that scream straight to yoursoul and a banjo that exorcises demons onthe wrong side of midnight this band getevery room dancing Shine those shoes and undo that top button ‑if yoursquore just tapping your toes then yoursquorein the wrong bar This is Queen Porterrsquosjoint CRYSTAL BARRECA vocals amp ukulele LOUISEHORWOOD trumpet amp vocals ROSE FOSTERtrombone amp vocals JULIAN CURWIN banjoALEX MASSO drums SHANNON HARITOSdouble bass
Sirens Big Band presents
maintained an upward trajectory ever since Emmarsquos many accolades include a Mo Awardfor Jazz Vocalist of the Year ARIA Awardnominations and invitations to perform forthe late Diana Princess of Wales and PrincessMary of Denmark her vocal brilliance is obvious ‑artsreviewcomau the real thing ‑ James Morrison EMMA PASK vocals TIM FIRTH drums KEVINHUNT piano JONATHAN ZWARTZ double bass
Judy Bailey Trio and FreyaGarbett Quartet
Monday 12 November ‑ 730pm
Foundry 616
One of the Australiarsquos most extraordinaryartists Judy Bailey holds a special place inour jazz history as one of this countrysearliest and most prominent female jazzmusicians ndash a pioneer performer composerand teacher A rhythm sectionrsquos dream pianist ‑ JohnShand SMH JUDY BAILEY piano CRAIG SCOTT double bassTIM FIRTH drums
This double‑bill concert also featurespianist Freya Garbett A compositionalstoryteller Freyas music weaves through aseries of magical sound‑scapes heavygrooves and unforgettable melodies Hersound combines an eclectic array of musicalgenres crossing traditional and contemporaryjazz soul classical afro‑caribbean stylesfunk and reggae FREYA GARBETT piano amp keyboard ESMEacuteBADMAN vocals NISH MANJUNATH tenorsaxophone MAXIMILLIAN ALDUCA bassALEXANDER INMAN‑HISLOP drums
[A]part
Tuesday 13 November ndash 730pm
Foundry 616
Dynamic super‑collective Sirens Big Bandperforms an epic 1 hour suite by EllenKirkwood featuring Andrea Keller (piano)Sandy Evans (saxophones) and Gian Slater(voice) Bringing new sounds to thetraditional big band setting Sirens Big Bandare passionate about increasing genderdiversity in jazz through their predominantlyfemale and trans line‑up This performance will launch the albumrecording of [A]part Kirkwoodrsquos groundbreaking and captivating response to worldissues including climate change the refugeecrisis and the omnipresence of the internet[A]part was composed during an AustraliaCouncil‑supported mentorship withrenowned composer Barney McAll and was afinalist for Jazz Work of the Year in theAPRA Art Music Awards they are one of Sydneyrsquos ndash if not Australiarsquosndash treasures ‑ John Hardaker ndashaustralianjazznet Support Young Womenrsquos Jazz Orchestra
Sanna Ruohoniemi(FinlandAustralia)
Thursday 15 November ndash 830pm
Foundry 616
Finnish singer and composer SannaRuohoniemi is the latest in a long line of
Kira Kira ndash Bright Force(JapanAustralia)
Wednesday 14 November ndash 730pm
Foundry 616
Explosive and beautiful Kira Kira featuresinternationally acclaimed Japaneseimprovisers and composers Satoko Fujii andNatsuki Tamura and Australian keyboardplayer composer Alister Spence Their worklsquoBright Forcersquo is a suite in four parts thatmixes piano and trumpet with electronicsand drums She could be the most important creativemusicians of our time (Satoko Fujii) ‑allmusic Its awe‑inspiring music 4frac12 stars KarlAckermann Allaboutjazzcom SATOKO FUJII piano NATSUKI TAMURAtrumpet ALISTER SPENCE piano TOBY HALLdrums amp percussion LLOYD SWANTON doublebass Support JACHLO CHLOE KIM drums JACQUES EMERY doublebass
Charenee Wade(USAAustralia)
Friday 16 November ndash 800pm
Saturday 17 November ndash 830pm
Foundry 616
One of the most distinctive and bold singersin jazz today New Yorker Charenee Wade
strikingly individual Nordic artists whosuccessfully melds the open‑sky freedom ofjazz with the rich folk traditions of theirhomeland Considered among Finlandrsquos bestyoung singers Sanna is known for herimprovisational verve and creative risk‑taking Seamlessly she moves between FinnishNorwegian English and Swedish and fast‑flying scat singing Between Norwegianblues meandering ballad stories and bebop‑wallop ‑ Leif Carlsson Lira
powerfully reinterprets the music of GilScott‑Heron The revolution will bevocalised in this powerful reinterpretation ofthe soul and jazz poets body of work an emotional engagement with thematerial that renders every wordbelievable ‑ Jazzwise Magazine Ms Wade is a jazz singer of commandingskill an heir to the legacies of Betty Carterand Carmen McRae ‑ New York Times CHARENEE WADE vocals OSCAR PEREZ pianoBRETT HIRST double bass PAUL DERRICOTTdrums
SIMA is a proud resident company of the Seymour Theatre Centre
Copyright copy 2018 Sydney Improvised Music Association Inc All rights reserved
You are receiving this email as you have expressed interest in the Sydney Improvised Music Associationor the Sydney International Womenrsquos Jazz Festival
Would you like to change how you receive these emails
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Helen Sung with theSydney Womenrsquos Jazz
Collective (USAAustralia)
Wednesday 7 November ‑ 730pm
Foundry 616
New York pianist and Festival Artist inResidence Helen Sung opens the 2018Festival in a concert with the ten‑piecepowerhouse the Sydney Womenrsquos JazzCollective Identified by Wynton Marsalis asan artist to watch Helen Sung seamlesslyintegrates the jazz and classical worlds This concert features a performance of thenew work by trans artist Harri Harding the2018 Sydney International Womenrsquos JazzFestival APRA Composer Commission winner ldquoSungrsquos lyricism light touch and classicalpolish hellip complemented by plenty of hard‑chord musclerdquo ndash The Guardian HELEN SUNG piano HANNAH JAMES doublebass ALI FOSTER drums SORCHAALBURQUERQUE guitar FREYJA GARBETTpiano ELLEN KIRKWOOD trumpet LOUISEHORWOOD trumpet ALEX SILVERtrombone LAURA CORNEY tenor LORETTAPALMEIRO altosopclarinet KALI GILLANbaritone
Helen Sung Quartet(USAAustralia)
Friday 9 November ndash 800pm
Foundry 616
Our 2018 Festivalrsquos Artist in ResidenceHelen Sung has worked with jazz luminariesincluding the late Clark Terry Wayne
Andrea Kellerrsquos StillNight Music in PoetryFeaturing Vince Jones
Thursday 8 November ndash 830pm
Foundry 616
In the second concert of the 2018 Festivalldquoone of Australiarsquos most consistentlyinteresting musical mindsrdquo Andrea Kellerperforms her critically acclaimed work StillNight a song‑cycle combining poetry withoriginal music in a beautiful meditation ongrief and loss ldquoBoth exquisitely beautiful and profoundlymoving hellip its effect on the audience wasgalvanizing and palpablerdquo ‑ Iain GrandageArtistic Director Port Fairy Spring MusicFestival ANDREA KELLER piano VINCE JONES voiceGIAN SLATER voice JULIEN WILSON tenorsaxophone and bass clarinet STEPHENMAGNUSSON guitar Support Bonniesongs BONNIE STEWART drums amp percussion ampvocals FREYA SCHACK‑ARNOTT cello NOAMYAFFE violin
Emma Pask
Saturday 10 November ndash 830pm
Foundry 616
Award‑winning vocalist Emma Pask hasfirmly established herself as one ofAustraliarsquos favourite voices in jazz Spottedas a future star at 16 by multi‑instrumentalist James Morrison during one ofhis regular school visits her career has
Shorter Terri Lyne Carrington and RonCarter and released five critically‑acclaimed albums Tonight she returns toperform in a stellar quartet of localmusicians Helen Sung has done it right intertwiningsolo piano works in the Romantic vein withmixtures of band pieces that imbibeinfluences from Coltrane to Jamal hellip in astirringly remarkable fashion ‑ All AboutJazz HELEN SUNG piano TIM FIRTH drums TOMBOTTING bass KARL LASKOWSKI saxophone
Queen Porter Stomp
Sunday 11 November ‑ 2pm
Lord Wolseley Hotel
Queen Porter Stomp uses its dirty swampmagic to shake those blues With harmoniesthat seduce like a warm summerrsquos dayblazing horns that scream straight to yoursoul and a banjo that exorcises demons onthe wrong side of midnight this band getevery room dancing Shine those shoes and undo that top button ‑if yoursquore just tapping your toes then yoursquorein the wrong bar This is Queen Porterrsquosjoint CRYSTAL BARRECA vocals amp ukulele LOUISEHORWOOD trumpet amp vocals ROSE FOSTERtrombone amp vocals JULIAN CURWIN banjoALEX MASSO drums SHANNON HARITOSdouble bass
Sirens Big Band presents
maintained an upward trajectory ever since Emmarsquos many accolades include a Mo Awardfor Jazz Vocalist of the Year ARIA Awardnominations and invitations to perform forthe late Diana Princess of Wales and PrincessMary of Denmark her vocal brilliance is obvious ‑artsreviewcomau the real thing ‑ James Morrison EMMA PASK vocals TIM FIRTH drums KEVINHUNT piano JONATHAN ZWARTZ double bass
Judy Bailey Trio and FreyaGarbett Quartet
Monday 12 November ‑ 730pm
Foundry 616
One of the Australiarsquos most extraordinaryartists Judy Bailey holds a special place inour jazz history as one of this countrysearliest and most prominent female jazzmusicians ndash a pioneer performer composerand teacher A rhythm sectionrsquos dream pianist ‑ JohnShand SMH JUDY BAILEY piano CRAIG SCOTT double bassTIM FIRTH drums
This double‑bill concert also featurespianist Freya Garbett A compositionalstoryteller Freyas music weaves through aseries of magical sound‑scapes heavygrooves and unforgettable melodies Hersound combines an eclectic array of musicalgenres crossing traditional and contemporaryjazz soul classical afro‑caribbean stylesfunk and reggae FREYA GARBETT piano amp keyboard ESMEacuteBADMAN vocals NISH MANJUNATH tenorsaxophone MAXIMILLIAN ALDUCA bassALEXANDER INMAN‑HISLOP drums
[A]part
Tuesday 13 November ndash 730pm
Foundry 616
Dynamic super‑collective Sirens Big Bandperforms an epic 1 hour suite by EllenKirkwood featuring Andrea Keller (piano)Sandy Evans (saxophones) and Gian Slater(voice) Bringing new sounds to thetraditional big band setting Sirens Big Bandare passionate about increasing genderdiversity in jazz through their predominantlyfemale and trans line‑up This performance will launch the albumrecording of [A]part Kirkwoodrsquos groundbreaking and captivating response to worldissues including climate change the refugeecrisis and the omnipresence of the internet[A]part was composed during an AustraliaCouncil‑supported mentorship withrenowned composer Barney McAll and was afinalist for Jazz Work of the Year in theAPRA Art Music Awards they are one of Sydneyrsquos ndash if not Australiarsquosndash treasures ‑ John Hardaker ndashaustralianjazznet Support Young Womenrsquos Jazz Orchestra
Sanna Ruohoniemi(FinlandAustralia)
Thursday 15 November ndash 830pm
Foundry 616
Finnish singer and composer SannaRuohoniemi is the latest in a long line of
Kira Kira ndash Bright Force(JapanAustralia)
Wednesday 14 November ndash 730pm
Foundry 616
Explosive and beautiful Kira Kira featuresinternationally acclaimed Japaneseimprovisers and composers Satoko Fujii andNatsuki Tamura and Australian keyboardplayer composer Alister Spence Their worklsquoBright Forcersquo is a suite in four parts thatmixes piano and trumpet with electronicsand drums She could be the most important creativemusicians of our time (Satoko Fujii) ‑allmusic Its awe‑inspiring music 4frac12 stars KarlAckermann Allaboutjazzcom SATOKO FUJII piano NATSUKI TAMURAtrumpet ALISTER SPENCE piano TOBY HALLdrums amp percussion LLOYD SWANTON doublebass Support JACHLO CHLOE KIM drums JACQUES EMERY doublebass
Charenee Wade(USAAustralia)
Friday 16 November ndash 800pm
Saturday 17 November ndash 830pm
Foundry 616
One of the most distinctive and bold singersin jazz today New Yorker Charenee Wade
strikingly individual Nordic artists whosuccessfully melds the open‑sky freedom ofjazz with the rich folk traditions of theirhomeland Considered among Finlandrsquos bestyoung singers Sanna is known for herimprovisational verve and creative risk‑taking Seamlessly she moves between FinnishNorwegian English and Swedish and fast‑flying scat singing Between Norwegianblues meandering ballad stories and bebop‑wallop ‑ Leif Carlsson Lira
powerfully reinterprets the music of GilScott‑Heron The revolution will bevocalised in this powerful reinterpretation ofthe soul and jazz poets body of work an emotional engagement with thematerial that renders every wordbelievable ‑ Jazzwise Magazine Ms Wade is a jazz singer of commandingskill an heir to the legacies of Betty Carterand Carmen McRae ‑ New York Times CHARENEE WADE vocals OSCAR PEREZ pianoBRETT HIRST double bass PAUL DERRICOTTdrums
SIMA is a proud resident company of the Seymour Theatre Centre
Copyright copy 2018 Sydney Improvised Music Association Inc All rights reserved
You are receiving this email as you have expressed interest in the Sydney Improvised Music Associationor the Sydney International Womenrsquos Jazz Festival
Would you like to change how you receive these emails
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Shorter Terri Lyne Carrington and RonCarter and released five critically‑acclaimed albums Tonight she returns toperform in a stellar quartet of localmusicians Helen Sung has done it right intertwiningsolo piano works in the Romantic vein withmixtures of band pieces that imbibeinfluences from Coltrane to Jamal hellip in astirringly remarkable fashion ‑ All AboutJazz HELEN SUNG piano TIM FIRTH drums TOMBOTTING bass KARL LASKOWSKI saxophone
Queen Porter Stomp
Sunday 11 November ‑ 2pm
Lord Wolseley Hotel
Queen Porter Stomp uses its dirty swampmagic to shake those blues With harmoniesthat seduce like a warm summerrsquos dayblazing horns that scream straight to yoursoul and a banjo that exorcises demons onthe wrong side of midnight this band getevery room dancing Shine those shoes and undo that top button ‑if yoursquore just tapping your toes then yoursquorein the wrong bar This is Queen Porterrsquosjoint CRYSTAL BARRECA vocals amp ukulele LOUISEHORWOOD trumpet amp vocals ROSE FOSTERtrombone amp vocals JULIAN CURWIN banjoALEX MASSO drums SHANNON HARITOSdouble bass
Sirens Big Band presents
maintained an upward trajectory ever since Emmarsquos many accolades include a Mo Awardfor Jazz Vocalist of the Year ARIA Awardnominations and invitations to perform forthe late Diana Princess of Wales and PrincessMary of Denmark her vocal brilliance is obvious ‑artsreviewcomau the real thing ‑ James Morrison EMMA PASK vocals TIM FIRTH drums KEVINHUNT piano JONATHAN ZWARTZ double bass
Judy Bailey Trio and FreyaGarbett Quartet
Monday 12 November ‑ 730pm
Foundry 616
One of the Australiarsquos most extraordinaryartists Judy Bailey holds a special place inour jazz history as one of this countrysearliest and most prominent female jazzmusicians ndash a pioneer performer composerand teacher A rhythm sectionrsquos dream pianist ‑ JohnShand SMH JUDY BAILEY piano CRAIG SCOTT double bassTIM FIRTH drums
This double‑bill concert also featurespianist Freya Garbett A compositionalstoryteller Freyas music weaves through aseries of magical sound‑scapes heavygrooves and unforgettable melodies Hersound combines an eclectic array of musicalgenres crossing traditional and contemporaryjazz soul classical afro‑caribbean stylesfunk and reggae FREYA GARBETT piano amp keyboard ESMEacuteBADMAN vocals NISH MANJUNATH tenorsaxophone MAXIMILLIAN ALDUCA bassALEXANDER INMAN‑HISLOP drums
[A]part
Tuesday 13 November ndash 730pm
Foundry 616
Dynamic super‑collective Sirens Big Bandperforms an epic 1 hour suite by EllenKirkwood featuring Andrea Keller (piano)Sandy Evans (saxophones) and Gian Slater(voice) Bringing new sounds to thetraditional big band setting Sirens Big Bandare passionate about increasing genderdiversity in jazz through their predominantlyfemale and trans line‑up This performance will launch the albumrecording of [A]part Kirkwoodrsquos groundbreaking and captivating response to worldissues including climate change the refugeecrisis and the omnipresence of the internet[A]part was composed during an AustraliaCouncil‑supported mentorship withrenowned composer Barney McAll and was afinalist for Jazz Work of the Year in theAPRA Art Music Awards they are one of Sydneyrsquos ndash if not Australiarsquosndash treasures ‑ John Hardaker ndashaustralianjazznet Support Young Womenrsquos Jazz Orchestra
Sanna Ruohoniemi(FinlandAustralia)
Thursday 15 November ndash 830pm
Foundry 616
Finnish singer and composer SannaRuohoniemi is the latest in a long line of
Kira Kira ndash Bright Force(JapanAustralia)
Wednesday 14 November ndash 730pm
Foundry 616
Explosive and beautiful Kira Kira featuresinternationally acclaimed Japaneseimprovisers and composers Satoko Fujii andNatsuki Tamura and Australian keyboardplayer composer Alister Spence Their worklsquoBright Forcersquo is a suite in four parts thatmixes piano and trumpet with electronicsand drums She could be the most important creativemusicians of our time (Satoko Fujii) ‑allmusic Its awe‑inspiring music 4frac12 stars KarlAckermann Allaboutjazzcom SATOKO FUJII piano NATSUKI TAMURAtrumpet ALISTER SPENCE piano TOBY HALLdrums amp percussion LLOYD SWANTON doublebass Support JACHLO CHLOE KIM drums JACQUES EMERY doublebass
Charenee Wade(USAAustralia)
Friday 16 November ndash 800pm
Saturday 17 November ndash 830pm
Foundry 616
One of the most distinctive and bold singersin jazz today New Yorker Charenee Wade
strikingly individual Nordic artists whosuccessfully melds the open‑sky freedom ofjazz with the rich folk traditions of theirhomeland Considered among Finlandrsquos bestyoung singers Sanna is known for herimprovisational verve and creative risk‑taking Seamlessly she moves between FinnishNorwegian English and Swedish and fast‑flying scat singing Between Norwegianblues meandering ballad stories and bebop‑wallop ‑ Leif Carlsson Lira
powerfully reinterprets the music of GilScott‑Heron The revolution will bevocalised in this powerful reinterpretation ofthe soul and jazz poets body of work an emotional engagement with thematerial that renders every wordbelievable ‑ Jazzwise Magazine Ms Wade is a jazz singer of commandingskill an heir to the legacies of Betty Carterand Carmen McRae ‑ New York Times CHARENEE WADE vocals OSCAR PEREZ pianoBRETT HIRST double bass PAUL DERRICOTTdrums
SIMA is a proud resident company of the Seymour Theatre Centre
Copyright copy 2018 Sydney Improvised Music Association Inc All rights reserved
You are receiving this email as you have expressed interest in the Sydney Improvised Music Associationor the Sydney International Womenrsquos Jazz Festival
Would you like to change how you receive these emails
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
[A]part
Tuesday 13 November ndash 730pm
Foundry 616
Dynamic super‑collective Sirens Big Bandperforms an epic 1 hour suite by EllenKirkwood featuring Andrea Keller (piano)Sandy Evans (saxophones) and Gian Slater(voice) Bringing new sounds to thetraditional big band setting Sirens Big Bandare passionate about increasing genderdiversity in jazz through their predominantlyfemale and trans line‑up This performance will launch the albumrecording of [A]part Kirkwoodrsquos groundbreaking and captivating response to worldissues including climate change the refugeecrisis and the omnipresence of the internet[A]part was composed during an AustraliaCouncil‑supported mentorship withrenowned composer Barney McAll and was afinalist for Jazz Work of the Year in theAPRA Art Music Awards they are one of Sydneyrsquos ndash if not Australiarsquosndash treasures ‑ John Hardaker ndashaustralianjazznet Support Young Womenrsquos Jazz Orchestra
Sanna Ruohoniemi(FinlandAustralia)
Thursday 15 November ndash 830pm
Foundry 616
Finnish singer and composer SannaRuohoniemi is the latest in a long line of
Kira Kira ndash Bright Force(JapanAustralia)
Wednesday 14 November ndash 730pm
Foundry 616
Explosive and beautiful Kira Kira featuresinternationally acclaimed Japaneseimprovisers and composers Satoko Fujii andNatsuki Tamura and Australian keyboardplayer composer Alister Spence Their worklsquoBright Forcersquo is a suite in four parts thatmixes piano and trumpet with electronicsand drums She could be the most important creativemusicians of our time (Satoko Fujii) ‑allmusic Its awe‑inspiring music 4frac12 stars KarlAckermann Allaboutjazzcom SATOKO FUJII piano NATSUKI TAMURAtrumpet ALISTER SPENCE piano TOBY HALLdrums amp percussion LLOYD SWANTON doublebass Support JACHLO CHLOE KIM drums JACQUES EMERY doublebass
Charenee Wade(USAAustralia)
Friday 16 November ndash 800pm
Saturday 17 November ndash 830pm
Foundry 616
One of the most distinctive and bold singersin jazz today New Yorker Charenee Wade
strikingly individual Nordic artists whosuccessfully melds the open‑sky freedom ofjazz with the rich folk traditions of theirhomeland Considered among Finlandrsquos bestyoung singers Sanna is known for herimprovisational verve and creative risk‑taking Seamlessly she moves between FinnishNorwegian English and Swedish and fast‑flying scat singing Between Norwegianblues meandering ballad stories and bebop‑wallop ‑ Leif Carlsson Lira
powerfully reinterprets the music of GilScott‑Heron The revolution will bevocalised in this powerful reinterpretation ofthe soul and jazz poets body of work an emotional engagement with thematerial that renders every wordbelievable ‑ Jazzwise Magazine Ms Wade is a jazz singer of commandingskill an heir to the legacies of Betty Carterand Carmen McRae ‑ New York Times CHARENEE WADE vocals OSCAR PEREZ pianoBRETT HIRST double bass PAUL DERRICOTTdrums
SIMA is a proud resident company of the Seymour Theatre Centre
Copyright copy 2018 Sydney Improvised Music Association Inc All rights reserved
You are receiving this email as you have expressed interest in the Sydney Improvised Music Associationor the Sydney International Womenrsquos Jazz Festival
Would you like to change how you receive these emails
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
strikingly individual Nordic artists whosuccessfully melds the open‑sky freedom ofjazz with the rich folk traditions of theirhomeland Considered among Finlandrsquos bestyoung singers Sanna is known for herimprovisational verve and creative risk‑taking Seamlessly she moves between FinnishNorwegian English and Swedish and fast‑flying scat singing Between Norwegianblues meandering ballad stories and bebop‑wallop ‑ Leif Carlsson Lira
powerfully reinterprets the music of GilScott‑Heron The revolution will bevocalised in this powerful reinterpretation ofthe soul and jazz poets body of work an emotional engagement with thematerial that renders every wordbelievable ‑ Jazzwise Magazine Ms Wade is a jazz singer of commandingskill an heir to the legacies of Betty Carterand Carmen McRae ‑ New York Times CHARENEE WADE vocals OSCAR PEREZ pianoBRETT HIRST double bass PAUL DERRICOTTdrums
SIMA is a proud resident company of the Seymour Theatre Centre
Copyright copy 2018 Sydney Improvised Music Association Inc All rights reserved
You are receiving this email as you have expressed interest in the Sydney Improvised Music Associationor the Sydney International Womenrsquos Jazz Festival
Would you like to change how you receive these emails
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list