Live Jazz in Sydney

Monday Night Confessions is Church Street Studios' weekly original jazz and improvised-music series.

Tue, Jul 14, 7:00 PM

JESSE DRAKE TRIO - LIVE AT BUTCHERS BREW BAR!

Butchers Brew Bar / Dulwich Hill / Map

The JESS DRAKE TRIO are a group of young jazz musicians finding our sound with a mix of fusion, standards & classically inspired jazz music.

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Wed, Jul 15, 7:00 PM

STEVE HUNTER TRIO - LIVE AT BUTCHERS BREW BAR!

Butchers Brew Bar / Dulwich Hill / Map

Virtuoso electric bassist/band leader STEVE HUNTER is also an award-winning & prolific composer with 130+ tunes released on multiple albums.

Thu, Jul 16, 7:00 PM

DOM ROCHE TRIO - LIVE AT BUTCHERS BREW BAR!

Butchers Brew Bar / Dulwich Hill / Map

DOM ROCHE TRIO explore the intimate & swinging setting of double guitar trio, inspired by artists incl Tal Farlow, Oscar Moore & Billy Bean.

Fri, Jul 17, 6:15 PM

Evan Lohning

Jazushi / Surry Hills / Map

Evan has been a part of the Australian jazz community for 30+ years. Known mainly for his arranging skills, he has written the big band music for many illustrious jazz celebrities like Don Burrows, Dale Barlow, Tom Burlinson, Don Rader, Monica Trapaga, Simon Tedeschi and many others. Starting off on drums as a kid, then graduating to trumpet, he attained ‘final form’ as jazz pianist after discovering the great Art Tatum and the idea of incorporating the advanced arranging ideas he’d been working on, to be played ‘live’ on piano. A long period of study and research followed as he embarked on a grand investigation into both jazz and classical music, especially Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, Ravel, J. S. Bach. Evan’s ongoing project is the redefinition and revamping of his piano style; working on a whole new way of playing, attempting to merge the old and the new styles into a new synthesis. His singular style emphasizes melody, songlike improvisation as he performs his original material...you will hear snatches of melody from the great jazz songs of the past, as quotations from the golden

Sat, Jul 18, 6:15 PM

Sean Valenzuela

Jazushi / Surry Hills / Map

Sean Valenzuela has been an active member of the Sydney music scene since 2010, playing in various jazz combos, traditional music bands, and touring with contemporary artists over-seas. Sean has a deep passion for film music and at Jazushi, he plays choice standards that contain a cinematic and distinctive character from Leonard Bernstein to Randy Newman. Also mixed in, is Japanese film and animation music from composers such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Joe Hisaishi, Nobuo Uematsu. These two ingredients make for a moving and transporting performance!