In his final year as Artistic Director, Roland Peelman has chosen to open the festival with William Barton, Persian tar player Hamed Sadeghi and Belgian jazz pianist Bram De Looze, as well as Lior and Nigel Westlake’s Compassion. Guitar virtuoso Pavel Ralev, violist Florian Peelman, France’s Trio Karénine and Dudok Quartet Amsterdam all make an appearance, as do Bach Akademie Australia and Luminescence Chamber Singers, in what promises to be an exciting week in the nation’s capital.

Limelight Editor’s Choice

Young Belgian pianist Bram De Looze is one the latest sensations on the international jazz scene. Already hailed as the “the new Keith Jarrett”, Bram has earned considerable acclaim both for solo improvisation projects on different types of pianos and for his high calibre jazz collaborations across Europe. In 2013 he released the trio album Vice Versa with NY master drummer Eric McPherson and Berlin bass player Felix Henkelhausen. A fourth solo album will follow in 2024 on the occasion of his first tour down under.