Award winning singer and Cellist Monique Clare. Wednesday, 19th December Monique Clare has played mountaintop sunrise concerts, taught cello in Afghanistan and traveled the world diving into folklore treasure troves. As the 2017 Folk Alliance Australia Young Artist of the Year Monique broke out as a solo artist, released her debut solo EP, By The Stars,...

Since his first recordings with the Three-out Trio (1960-61), Pianist/composer Mike Nock has remained at the forefront of Australasian Jazz, continuing to attract critical acclaim and delight audiences worldwide. His extensive background in a variety of genres with many of the world’s top musicians give his live performances a rarely heard breadth and depth a scant few can equal....

Elena Kats-Chernin (Composer/Pianist) & Tamara-Anna Cislowska (Pianist)..... Celebrated and acknowledged worldwide as one of Australia’s leading contemporary composers, Elena Kats-Chernin AO has created works in every genre from chamber, choral and orchestral compositions, to music for robotic instruments, and soundtracks for silent films. Commissions from the world’s leading opera, ballet, and theatre companies such as Komische Oper Berlin,...

THREE HANDED BEAT BANDTS & SOULAR SPILL // Saturday November 14, 2020 // Doors open 6:40pm // The Mechanic's Institute, Lawson SOULAR SPILL Starting out as a jazz duo 5 years ago with just stripped back double bass and strong vocal harmonies at its core, Soular Spill, an evolving musical collective, has grown into a...

JIM JARVIS & ROB THOMPSON // BONNIEDOON // SIDESHOW ANNIE // Saturday November 21, 2020 // Doors 5:30pm // The Mechanics Institute, Lawson JIM JARVIS & ROB THOMPSON Jim Jarvis is an excellent solo performer well known for his distinctive, haunting blues voice and his finger-picking guitar style. He has a polish and finesse that...

ANDREW DICKESON QUARTET // Saturday, November 28, 2020 // Doors open 6:40 pm // The Mechanic's Institute, Lawson Known for his crisp, hard-swinging style, Andrew Dickeson has been one of the foremost drummers on the Australian Jazz scene for over 25 years. He played & studied in Australia before spending time in New York playing...