“Heart and soul has audience enthralled.” - Sydney Morning Herald. This group features some of Australia’s finest jazz musicians with Chris Cody, Sandy Evans, Lloyd Swanton, and Tessie Overmyer. Beautifully recorded by Tim Whitten and mastered by Michael Lynch, the album also features beautiful artwork by Maya Cody and design by Tim Kliendienst. This new music […]

Ane Ta Abia is created by the Australian Art Orchestra’s Artistic Director Aaron Choulai in collaboration with Papua New Guinea’s Tatana Village choir.

To celebrate the fiftieth year of Papua New Guinea’s Independence, the Australian Art Orchestra (AAO) Artistic Director Aaron Choulai has created a stunning choral concert, Ane Ta Abia, in collaboration with the Tatana Village Choir from PNG.

Four decades on, the Mara! Band is still ‘ahead of the pack’ in driving the creation of uniquely Australian world/jazz music and showcasing it to audiences here and abroad.

Join them to celebrate this milestone along with guest artists Martenitsa Choir and featuring Mara & Llew’s latest creation, The Mara! Big Band.

John Coltrane’s life was short – he died at forty – but his musical and cultural legacy is immense. The heart-stopping beauty and extreme virtuosity of his playing redefined the way we hear the saxophone. As a composer, he shaped a new form of jazz that has influenced numerous genres of music. And, most profoundly, […]