Purchase tickets Bobby is considered one of the most experienced tabla players, is a highly respected musician in Australia’s world music scene ... and he only has talented friends. Be part of the gathering, where a musical conversation takes centre stage and the topic is always changing.
Buy tickets Shakti Spirit (INDIA / SYD / MEL) is an Indian Jazz Collaboration formed in 2024 celebrating female creativity through the shared joy of improvised music making. This collaboration transcends music, offering a celebratory experience of cultural exchange.
Featuring performances and compositions by internationally celebrated vocalist Nadhamuni Gayatri Bharat and national treasure saxophonist Sandy Evans, the band is rounded out with the virtosic Mridangam of Pirashanna Thevarajah, Ghatam of Prahlad Iyer and innovative and unique interactions on the electric guitar from Jess Green.
Buy tickets A musical collaboration that spans generations, cultures and genres. Join ARIA Award-winning Tabla player Bobby Singh and his virtuosic group of friends for an evening of Indian classical-meets-jazz, blues and beyond.
Buy tickets A compelling meeting of Jazz, Japanese and Iranian music, featuring four innovative musicians, as they celebrate friendship and the magical power of spontaneous musical dialogue.
This rare and engrossing ensemble doesn’t merely play music; they conjure an atmosphere where cultures intertwine, and improvisation becomes a shared language that bridges the terrestrial and the celestial.
Buy tickets Sandy and Andrea have been performing in duo format for several years including concerts at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, Zephyrs Jazz at Four Winds, and the Orange Winter Jazz Festival. Expect an exceptional, joyful concert presented by two consummate musicians.
Buy tickets A musical collaboration that spans generations, cultures and genres. Join ARIA Award-winning Tabla player Bobby Singh and his virtuosic group of friends for an evening of Indian classical-meets-jazz, blues and beyond.
Buy tickets A musical collaboration that spans generations, cultures and genres. Join ARIA Award-winning Tabla player Bobby Singh and his virtuosic group of friends for an evening of Indian classical-meets-jazz, blues and beyond.
Buy tickets A musical collaboration that spans generations, cultures and genres. Join ARIA Award-winning Tabla player Bobby Singh and his virtuosic group of friends for an evening of Indian classical-meets-jazz, blues and beyond.
Tickets at door | austraLYSIS was developed by Roger Dean (piano, computers) on moving to Australia (1989), from his UK group LYSIS. From the outset it featured Sandy Evans (saxophones), Greg White (computers) and more recently Phil Slater (trumpet). Performing in April 2026 at Jetsets at Rockdale Stadium, Sydney (look for the "Massage" sign, upstairs, door on the left).
"The band’s intricate interplay of instruments captured the depths of human emotion, evoking images of women overcoming pain and emerging as strong, fierce individuals." - IndianLink
Shakti Spirit doesn't just blend cultures — it ignites them. This acclaimed Indian jazz ensemble brings their spellbinding fusion of Indian classical vocals, South Indian percussion, and searing guitar–saxophone interplay to the Blue Mountains for the very first time.
Celebrating female creativity through the pure joy of improvisation, their music draws on original works by Nadhamuni, Gayatri Bharat, and Sandy Evans, as well as the timeless poetry of mystic saints. Expect something deeply felt, wildly alive, and utterly unlike anything else.
Shakti Spirit feat. Sandy Evans, Nadhamuni Bharat, Jess Green & Pirashanna Thevarajah: Live at the Village
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As the Sydney Morning Herald notes, “Evans has been among the country’s preeminent tenor and soprano players for 40 years, while Robson has been a scalding and imaginative alto player for a decade less.”
Experience an electrifying concert of contemporary jazz led by two of Australia’s most acclaimed saxophonists, Sandy Evans and Andrew Robson. They will play music from their ARIA nominated album ‘Zenith’. Evans’ powerful tenor sound and soaring soprano melodies combined with Robson’s great sense of groove and an uncanny instinct for melodic lyricism create a beautiful and engaging musical dialogue. They’re backed by a powerhouse rhythm section of bassist Brett Hirst and drummer Hamish Stuart, who anchor the group with a rhythmic chemistry that is both solid and daring.
Sutradhaar: ARIA Award-winning tabla player Bobby Singh returns to UKARIA for a collaboration that spans cultures, generations and borders. Featuring the compositions of tabla maestro Aneesh Pradhan, the music revolves around the nucleus of Bobby Singh – himself a student of Aneesh. Bridging Indian classical tradition, jazz and blues, the presence of Tjupurru’s didgeridoo grounds this collaboration in the roots of this land, with Bobby as the musical sutradhaar – the narrator who connects all the threads in this story.
Sydney-based jazz legend Sandy Evans was tasked with arranging the compositions for a unique ensemble of leading Australian musicians, each with a deep personal connection to Bobby’s life and music.
Bobby Singh, Tabla | Sandy Evans, Saxophone | Jeff Lang, Guitar | Greg Sheehan, Percussion | Ben Walsh, Percussion | Lara Goodridge, Violin / Voice | Shenzo Gregorio, Viola / Voice | Zela Margossian, Piano | Tjupurru, Didgeridoo