John Shand review Evans/Elphick/Odamura at SIWJF
13 November 2020
John Shand reviews Evans/Elphick/Odamura performance at the 2020 SIWJF. “World class is world class, pandemic or not.”
Photo credit: Mohsen Zoltany Sand
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February 2019
Mara!
$24
In the afterglow of Valentines newly pledged, Mara! focus on love’s caprice… hearts won and lost…the language may change, but the feeling’s the same.
Find out more »June 2019
The catholics at 505
$22
The catholics are back at one of our favourite venues, 505, on Friday 14th of June. On this night, part of the Vivid Music festival, we’ll be delighted to feature the wonderful Alex Masso on drums (he of the legendary Vampires), who has the most uncanny ability to play a simple groove in a way you’ve never heard before. The way Alex and percussionist Fabian Hevia lock in is really quite extraordinary. (And kinda fun to play with.) And also, for the second show running, we welcome Jess Green on guitar and banjo, who will again…
Find out more »Sandy Evans Trio
Sandy Evans – saxophone; Brett Hirst – bass; Toby Hall – drums. Wollongong Conservatorium of Music, 28 June 2019
Find out more »July 2019
Sandy Evans with Andrew Robson Trio, Lloyd Swanton and Hamish Stuart
$10 – $25
For this performance, the Andrew Robson Trio is joined by two very special guests Sandy Evans and bassist Lloyd Swanton (who replaces Steve Elphick for this performance).
Find out more »Ascension – The Coltrane Project
$24 – $77
This gig features a mighty ten – member version of the Coltrane Project to play John Coltrane’s rarely performed magnum opus Ascension. This version of the Coltrane Project band will include 2 basses and a talented array of improvisers with different approaches. Ascension features each soloist in turn alternating with barrages of horns and drums as the whole ensemble reaches for the stars!
Find out more »Sandy Evans Trio (+ States of Chaos)
Led by saxophonist Sandy Evans, this ensemble features leading Australian jazz musicians Brett Hirst (bass) and Toby Hall (drums). They explore intersections between diverse expressive and musical concepts in a contemporary jazz context. Prepare to be awestruck with modern mastery, soaring saxophone
Find out more »August 2019
Sandy Evans Indian Project, World Music and Jazz
$20
The Sandy Evans Indian Project returns to the Riverside Theatre due to popular demand after a sell-out education season in 2016.
Find out more »Ahisma: Meditations on Gandhi
$30 – $35
An entrancing evening featuring two Indian-jazz intercultural projects by some of Australia’s leading jazz and Indian musicians, directed and composed by Sandy Evans whose recent collaboration, Bridge of Dreams received rave reviews from a sold-out performance at The City Recital Hall for the 2019 Sydney Festival.
Find out more »September 2019
New Springs
$34 – $40
New Springs brings together a group of musicians from two sides of the Indian Ocean who have forged a deep and unique musical connection over several decades.
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Photos from ‘Magic Music’ November 2020
13 November 2020
Photo gallery by Shane Rozario of ‘Magic Music’ at the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival. Sandy Evans, bassist Steve Elphick and koto virtuoso Satsuki Odamura.
Podcast: Joyous women in jazz get candid
3 November 2020
Newsworthy sat down with Sandy Evans and Ellen Kirkwood to talk about everything from their musical childhoods, to their successes to the challenges for women
Artist in residence at Sydney International Womens Jazz Festival
30 October 2020
The ten-day Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival (SIWJF) which began on Friday 30th, will feature more than 30 leading female musicians across Sydney venues and clubs, celebrating