Book tickets Wellington-based saxophonist and composer Jake Baxendale unites some of Aotearoa and Australia’s leading jazz and contemporary musicians for Waypeople, a luminous new album on the Earshift label, inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin’s translation of the Tao Te Ching | The septet comprises Jake Baxendale (alto saxophone, bass clarinet), Chelsea Prastiti (vocals), Jia Ling (guzheng), Melbourne’s Cheryl Durongkisitpul (alto saxophone), the Sydney pair of Luke Sweeting (piano) and Maximillian Alduca (double bass), with Tim Geldens (drums).          

Purchase tickets Emerging young Sydney saxophonist Gabriella Hill and her rhythm section of Henry Hall (double bass) and Daniel Raymond (drums) join with dynamic young Melbourne pianist Abi Lee in a premiere.

Purchase tickets BELIEVE connects the spectrum of contemporary creative sound making with the fluid, anything is possible momentum of free jazz. When benchmarks are Albert Ayler and The Necks, and you intend to play for the universe, not the algorithm, the remarkable is possible.

Comprising Peter Farrar (alto saxophone & percussion), Novak Manojlovic (piano & percussion), Clayton Thomas (double bass & percussion) and Laurence Pike (drums & percussion).

Purchase tickets This new ensemble brings together tenor saxophonist Jamie Oehlers and three of his long-time collaborators in pianist Paul Grabowsky, trumpeter Paul Williamson, and drummer Dave Beck, with one long-anticipated addition, bassist Helen Svoboda.

This performance will feature original compositions by Jamie that move from hypnotic modal grooves and free improvisations, to intimate ballads and intense swingers.

Purchase tickets Led by award-winning Melbourne saxophonist and composer Joshua Moshe, Erez presents original contemporary jazz arrangements of Jewish folk songs, Niggunim, and melodies from across the Jewish diaspora.

Joining Joshua is an exceptional quintet of collaborators featuring Gideon Preiss on piano, Jonathan Skovron on electric guitar, Simon Starr on double bass, and Daniel Farrugia on drums, each bringing their own distinctive voice to this deeply collaborative and improvisation-driven music.

Purchase tickets | In this rare Melbourne showcase, Matt McMahon (piano) will be performing trio music with long-time musical friends Felix Bloxsom (drums) and Ben Robertson (double bass). This is be preceded by an opening set of solo piano in anticipation of his new soon-to-be released solo album, Burra Korrain (ABC Jazz).