Pianist/composer Pat Jaffe launches his new band ‘LUNSEN’, with four of Melbourne’s most exciting young improvisers (Thien Pham – trumpet, Zac O’Connell – alto saxophone, Claire Abougelis – bass and Marissa Di Marzio – drums).

Pat creates music that sits somewhere at the midpoint between the jazz and classical genres. He was the recipient of the 2020 Allan Zavod Performers’ Award and has worked as an arranger/collaborator with Nai Palm (Hiatus Kaiyote) and Academy Award winning singer-songwriter Markéta Irglová.

His debut album ‘Eldorado’, was recorded in Reykjavík with the renowned Icelandic chamber ensemble, the Siggi String Quartet. He has since released two albums with Brisbane-based label MADE NOW MUSIC – ‘A Sanctuary of Quietude’, for which he and co-composer Callum Mintzis were finalists for Best Jazz/Improvised Performance at the 2022 APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards, and ‘SUMMIT’, a duo recording with violist Aidan Filshie.