Australian Jazz Icons unite for a night of honesty, humour and beauty. Led by Paul McNamara, expect a journey of musical sound using experimental, free-form improvisation. Paul McNamara – keys, Sandy Evans – saxophones, James Greening – trombone, Dave Pudney – bass, Greg Johns – drums
A unique combination of Japanese and Western cultures to be experienced with eyes and ears
Performers: YuNiOn - Taiko, Wadaiko Rindo Sydney - Taiko, Ryuji Hamada - Taiko and Shinobue, Ren Yano - Japanese Calligraphy, Sandy Evans - Saxophone, The Satsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble - Koto
Andrew Robson and Sandy Evans join Hamish Stuart at The Listening Station - amonthly gig at ArtBau a gallery/studio in Brookvale. It's a friendly mix of people drinking Vermouth and Herbal sodas in the art gallery, then we listen to Hamish and friends play jazz standards, in Frankie's art studio.
The renowned Martenitsa Choir and dual ARIA winning Mara! Launch their latest album Za Vas Ot Was (For you, from us). The album contains jewels of poetry in settings by Sandy Evans, Paul Cutlan and Laura Bishop, with arrangements by Mara and Llew Kirk. The Bulgarian sound tones of Martenitsa singers blending with the contemporary world music jazz of the Mara! Band is an unforgettable treat.
The renowned Martenitsa Choir and dual ARIA winning Mara! Launch their latest album Za Vas Ot Was (For you, from us). The album contains jewels of poetry in settings by Sandy Evans, Paul Cutlan and Laura Bishop, with arrangements by Mara and Llew Kirk. The Bulgarian sound tones of Martenitsa singers blending with the contemporary world music jazz of the Mara! Band is an unforgettable treat.
Dual ARIA winning world/jazz ensemble Mara! and the Martenitsa Choir launch their long-awaited album ‘Za Vas Ot Nas’ (For You From Us) at Marrickville’s iconic Camelot Lounge on Friday 28 November 2025. The album celebrates 30 years of performing, recording and touring together as a combined ensemble, and features previously unreleased recordings of compositions and arrangements written especially for them by Mara! Band members and colleagues.
Purchase tickets Gamelan Suara Kupu Kupu (Voice of the Butterfly) is an Australian-Indonesian fusion music group who live somewhere between the virtual studio, a Sundanese gamelan and an Australian landscape! Enjoy sumptuous Indonesian food while listening to a melodic montage of gongs, saxophone, violin and suling (flute) all accompanied by Indonesian gamelan. Join us to launch our CD as we break new ground on old sonic terraces. We can imagine the songs of butterflies. Enjoy!
Purchase tickets ARIA winning world/jazz quintet MARA! returns to Newcastle, joined by the Martenitsa Choir (directed by Mara & Llew Kiek) to launch their long-awaited album ‘Za Vas Ot Nas’ (For You From Us) in an intimate Sunday afternoon concert at Hamilton Uniting Church.
Fronting the choir will be Martenitsa’s extraordinary soloist Silvia Entcheva (Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, MARA! Big Band, Doch Gypsy Orchestra), along with MARA! band’s Sandy Evans, Paul Cutlan, Lloyd Swanton, Llew Kiek and, of course, Mara.
The repertoire includes works by Sandy Evans, Paul Cutlan, Laura Bishop and Llew & Mara Kiek. Two stunning works by Sandy Evans, Sъlzata na Klouna (Teardrop of a Clown) and Evkaliptov Sъn (Eucalyptus Dream) feature profoundly introspective lyrics by Bulgarian Australian poet Marcia Malinova-Anthony, and a third, Peperuda I Gъsenitsa (Butterfly and Caterpillar) showcases a delightfully playful poem by Silvia Entcheva. Her gently reflective poem Sbъdna Se (It Came True) is beautifully expressed in a lyrical miniature by Paul Cutlan.
Purchase tickets Old Country, New Country + Sandy Evans Co-presented with the Melbourne Jazz Co-op.
Sandy Evans – saxophones, Peggy Lee – cello, Paul Williamson – trumpet, Dylan van der Schyff – drums
Old Country, New Country is the collaborative ensemble of Peggy Lee (cello), Paul Williamson (trumpet), and Dylan van der Schyff (drums). The group explores the intersections of composition, free improvisation, and experimental music through diverse formal concepts and extended instrumental techniques.
Following their self-titled 2024 recording, this performance features a new iteration of the ensemble in collaboration with internationally renowned saxophonist and composer Sandy Evans.
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.
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.