• 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…

    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…

    Jazz Aotearoa: Waypeople Live at the Polo

    Polish White Eagle Club 38 David St, Turner, ACT, Australia
    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 Chinese classical music, Waypeople is music about letting go of ego,…

    Monash Performing Arts Centres: Mama Alto presents The Billie Holiday Songbook

    The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Mama Alto, a jazz singer, cabaret artiste and gender-transcendent diva captivates audiences with her spellbinding interpretations of the Billie Holiday songbook. Her impressive collaborations span legendary figures such as Finucane & Smith, Maude Davey OAM and Brook Andrew, and she has shared the stage with luminaries including Taylor Mac and…

    : Jody Sternberg & David Lewis present: FRENCH IN JAZZ

    The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Paris based Jody Sternberg and David Lewis are back in Australia with another eclectic menu of songs, exploring the rich and enduring dialogue between French chanson and 'le jazz'. Together with pianist Mark Fitzgibbon on piano, they offer their original takes on the songs of such iconic figures as Michel…

    Willoughby City Council: Jazz at The Lounge – SYJO Big Band & SPECTRA Jazz Orchestra

    The Concourse, Chatswood 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, Australia
    Experience the next generation of Australia's finest jazz players when the Sydney Youth Jazz Orchestra (SYJO) Big Band & Spectra Jazz Orchestra perform a double bill at the Lounge for a night of fun and a diverse range of jazz with an emphasis on adventurous Australian music, including music composed by their…

    Monash Performing Arts Centres: The Teen Town Quintet

    The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    The Teen Town Quintet is a dynamic ensemble dedicated to honouring the electrifying legacy of legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius. Known for revolutionising the role of the electric bass, Pastorius brought a lyrical, expressive voice to jazz fusion, redefining its possibilities. His collaborations with Pat Metheny, Weather Report, Joni Mitchell, and…

    Redland Perfomance Arts Centre: Some of Our Best Friends Are Jazz Musicians

    RPAC Studio
    Martin Kay (saxophone and clarinet) joins the Black Square Quartet for a program featuring folk, jazz and contemporary experimentation. The collaboration reveals conversations, collisions, and the occasional raised eyebrow. Martin Kay is a prominent figure in Australian music, celebrated for his adventurous approach to classical and cross-genre saxophone studies. His career spans classical,…