MWIJF- Annwen Roberts Quintet + The MWIJF Festival Sextet

About

Annwen Roberts Quintet Annwen Roberts is a violinist originally from Lutruwita/Tasmania, now in Naarm. Her musical pursuit now incorporates her folk roots while looking forward to the future of Australian jazz and improvisation while drawing on influences such as Mathias Eick, Matt Carmichael, Joshua Redman and Hanneke Cassel to create lyrical, interactive improvised music. She was awarded the Clarence Jazz scholarship in 2019 and has gone on to receive the Cassidy Bequest Scholarship, W Bardsley Award, Bachelor of Music Entrance grant, Walter and Muriel McConnan Scholarship, Albert and Marie Diamant Scholarship, IgniteLab FFAM award, and Alan C Rose Scholarship at the University of Melbourne/VCA. Her performances include Dark Mofo, MONA, Meadow Festival, Melbourne International Jazz festival, Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival, and Clarence Jazz Festival. Her debut album Sky Omens released in 2025, receiving acclaim from musicians such as Helen Svoboda, Julien Wilson and others, as well as being played on notable radio stations around the world. Annwen Roberts – violin Tr