• Bondi Pavilion: Jazz @ The Pav

    Bondi Pavilion Theatre Queen Elizabeth Dr, Bondi, NSW, Australia
    Jazz at the Pav is an annual music program where some of the best jazz groups and improvisers from Sydney and beyond are featured in the beautiful acoustic surrounds of the Bondi Pavilion Theatre. Freyja Garbett’s Music From The Waves
feat. Sandy Evans Commissioned by ABC Jazz and set for release…
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    Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Tara Tiba - OMID

    Banquet Room
    Reuben Kaye, the new Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, has chosen the theme of Delicious Revolution for his inaugural program. (Read our interview with him on page 65.) Speaking to Limelight, he says, “From Aussie icons and international acts of immense fame to basement-dwelling unknowns . . . this is a…
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    Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Vince Jones – A Maverick’s Tale 

    Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Reuben Kaye, the new Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, has chosen the theme of Delicious Revolution for his inaugural program. (Read our interview with him on page 65.) Speaking to Limelight, he says, “From Aussie icons and international acts of immense fame to basement-dwelling unknowns . . . this is a…

    Willoughby City Council: Jazz at The Lounge – Michelle Nicolle & Paul Grabowsky: NOIR

    The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
    Award-winning jazz singer Michelle Nicolle and acclaimed composer and pianist Paul Grabowsky unveil the hidden poetry within beloved ballads by artists such as Frank Sinatra and Cole Porter, transforming familiar melodies into haunting explorations of longing, heartbreak, and the bittersweet beauty of unrequited love. From jazz standards to unexpected gems,…

    City of Boroondara: The Winfield Road Experiment

    Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew, VIC, Australia
    Brandishing their unique, fiery brand of Soul, Latin, Jazz and Blues music, Melbourne instrumental band The Winfield Road Experiment will have you feeling the heat one moment before melting your heart the next. The Winfield Road Experiment is an eclectic and diverse group of musicians that has grown into a…
    Editor's Choice Monsieur Camembert – Cohen Noir

    Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Monsieur Camembert – Cohen Noir

    Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Reuben Kaye, the new Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, has chosen the theme of Delicious Revolution for his inaugural program. (Read our interview with him on page 65.) Speaking to Limelight, he says, “From Aussie icons and international acts of immense fame to basement-dwelling unknowns . . . this is a…
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    Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Lázaro Numa & Sabor a Cuba 

    Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Reuben Kaye, the new Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, has chosen the theme of Delicious Revolution for his inaugural program. (Read our interview with him on page 65.) Speaking to Limelight, he says, “From Aussie icons and international acts of immense fame to basement-dwelling unknowns . . . this is a…
    Editor's Choice Monsieur Camembert – Cohen Noir

    Adelaide Cabaret Festival: Monsieur Camembert – Cohen Noir

    Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Reuben Kaye, the new Artistic Director of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, has chosen the theme of Delicious Revolution for his inaugural program. (Read our interview with him on page 65.) Speaking to Limelight, he says, “From Aussie icons and international acts of immense fame to basement-dwelling unknowns . . . this is a…

    The Ellington Jazz Club: Gemma Farrell Quintet

    The Ellington Jazz Club 191 Beaufort Street, Perth, WA, Australia
    After a brief hiatus while Gemma finishes her PhD, the Gemma Farrell Quintet returns to the stage at the Perth Women’s International Jazz Festival with a powerful set of original music. Led by saxophonist and composer Gemma Farrell, this acclaimed Perth ensemble brings together some of Western Australia’s most compelling…

    Boroondara Arts: David Jones and Stephen Magnusson

    Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew, VIC, Australia
    Join 2 giants of Australian jazz for an intimate night of synergy and sonic wonder. David Jones (extended drumkit and percussion) is a relentless explorer of sounds, rhythms, shapes and textures. He was a recipient of the Melbourne prize for Music 2010, recognising his contribution to Melbourne’s musical life, universally…

    The Street Theatre: Tom Fell Quartet

    The Street Theatre 15 Childers St, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Canberra-based saxophonist Tom Fell presents the launch of his debut album Mantra, featuring six original compositions performed by a quartet of leading Australian improvisers. Recorded in October 2025 at the ANU School of Music (and supported by ArtsACT), Mantra brings together pianist Steve Barry (SYD), bassist Christopher Pound (CBR) and…
  • Melbourne Recital Centre: Waypeople

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Music about letting go of ego, embracing contradiction, and finding flow. Wellington-based saxophonist and composer Jake Baxendale unites some of Aotearoa and Australia’s leading jazz and contemporary musicians for Waypeople, a luminous new album inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin’s translation of the Tao Te Ching. Drawing from jazz and…