
Wash My Soul in the River’s Flow
This wonderful film Wash My Soul in the River’s Flow is in cinemas in March 2022. “In 2004, Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter, artists at
Photo credit: Mohsen Zoltany Sand
An event every day that begins at 7:00 pm, repeating until 16 November 2021
“This is a major accomplishment for big band jazz in this country. The writing is superb on this enthralling, entertaining exploration of old and new sounds.” – Eric Myers
Find out more »“It began with all three musicians playing Tibetan singing bowls, a sound that did not just fill the air, but seemed to make each molecule glisten.” – THE MUSIC Australia’s most influential saxophonist, Dr Sandy Evans joins Master koto player Satsuki Odamura and ARIA-Award winning bassist Steve Elphick for a breath-taking performance at the Sydney Opera House. Having paved the way for female jazz musicians here at home and abroad, Sandy Evans’s work exploring intercultural music is impressive. Satsuki Odamura…
Find out more »Information source: Australian National Botanic Gardens website Bimblebox 153 Birds surrounds you with the sights and sounds of birdlife found on the Bimblebox Nature Refuge. This unique installation combines artist prints, poetry, prose and musical interpretations of birdcalls contributed by over 450 people worldwide. Each bird species found on Bimblebox is explored by a writer, an artist and a musician. Bird call inspired compositions and recordings of writers’ poetry and prose form a soundscape, while artists’ representations of the many and…
Find out more »Riverside welcomes the world premiere of Zashto? in March as part of SIMA’s Jazz Now Summer 22 Festival. The theme of the Mara! Big Band’s new 60-minute musical suite “Zashto?” (“Why?” in Bulgarian language) is the experience of migration to Australia and the spectre of incarceration (physical and psychological) that has hovered over each wave of migration in the past 230 years. Through the stories of three women who arrived in Australia at very different times in our history, we investigate the fact that deprivation of liberty or trauma has scarred the migration experience of many in our community and we pose the question “Zashto?”
Find out more »Formed in 1991, the catholics are one of Australia’s most distinct contemporary ensembles. Over three decades, they have formed a unique body of beautifully crafted music that takes in various African, Caribbean, Latin, and Eastern influences.
Find out more »Formed in 1991, the catholics are one of Australia’s most distinct contemporary ensembles. Over three decades, they have formed a unique body of beautifully crafted music that takes in various African, Caribbean, Latin, and Eastern influences.
Find out more »Formed in 1991, the catholics are one of Australia’s most distinct contemporary ensembles. Over three decades, they have formed a unique body of beautifully crafted music that takes in various African, Caribbean, Latin, and Eastern influences.
Find out more »A special opportunity to hear “Gnome Chomsky’s Deep Focus Boogie-Woogie”, and even celebrate the composer’s birthday!
Find out more »Please note, this concert is not going ahead on 24 March due to Covid among us. We will publish the new event date when we know it. This collaboration features renowned saxophonists Sandy Evans and Andrew Robson in a dynamic ensemble rich with energy, passion, groove, spontaneity, and imagination. Completing the stellar line-up are the sensational bass player Brett Hirst and brilliant drummer Hamish Stuart.
Find out more »The Mara! Big Band is a 12-piece ensemble that straddles the Eastern European gypsy brass band and jazz big band traditions. It is a kaleidoscope of musical colours including brass, piano accordion, percussion and voice.
Find out more »This wonderful film Wash My Soul in the River’s Flow is in cinemas in March 2022. “In 2004, Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter, artists at
Jessica Cunniffe reviews the premiere of ‘Zashto?’ performed by the Mara! Big Band at the Riverside Theatre in Parramatta on 3 March 2022. “Steely concentration was palpable
austraLYSIS has been busy during Covid, even if not out performing live. The main result has been a series of 5 open access videos, made in conjunction with the MARCS Institute where Roger Dean researches: The Music of Science, the Science of Music, which last about 3hours in total.
John Shand reviews Evans/Elphick/Odamura performance at the 2020 SIWJF. “World class is world class, pandemic or not.”