Results for "Australian Jazz"

Gregg Arthur

Born: June 12, 1974

Acclaimed Australian jazz vocalist and songwriter Gregg Arthur has built an international career spanning the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Widely regarded as Australia’s premier male jazz vocalist, Gregg is celebrated for his warm baritone, refined phrasing, and charismatic stage presence, bringing timeless standards to life alongside his beautifully crafted original songs.

Gregg’s career highlights include Las Vegas residencies with Vincent Falcone, Frank Sinatra’s musical director, and a long-term residency at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Jazz Grill in Bel Air, Los Angeles with Pat Senatore and Tom Ranier. He has appeared at major venues including the Sydney Opera House, State Theatre Sydney, City Recital Hall Sydney, Hamer Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, and Singapore’s Victoria Theatre. In 2018, he opened the Melbourne International Jazz Festival for Branford Marsalis, and in 2023–24 he toured 22 concerts across Australia with James Morrison and John Morrison’s Swing City Big Band.

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Polymorphic Orkestra

Active since: 2012

Polymorphic Orkestra is an electro acoustic art music ensemble that produces improvised music using a mix of traditional instruments, media technology, audio FX and pre-recorded audio stem data. Although our music is free in form, we are not overtly atonal. Our music is rhythmic and melodic and constructed during performance requiring a great deal of inter-ensemble focus and musical awareness. Each performance is a journey with no set pieces or tunes as such. Generally, our performances are one long set with no breaks.

The ensemble members are:

• Ed Goyer - Vibraphone, Mallet Kat, Percussion
• Ed Rodrigues - Drums Drum triggers, iPad, Percussion
• Lee McIver - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Laptop, FX, Audio data.

Fiona Joy Hawkins

Born: January 21, 1964

Australian classically trained composer, pianist and singer inspired by her Celtic heritage.  Her work crosses from Neoclassical to New Age, Celtic and Jazz.

"My wish is to open more hearts to the power of music and its ability to create change.   Now more than ever we need the connection to our past to find the pathway to our future”.

Fiona's work often highlights the beauty of this planet and how we preserve this for future generations.

Living in rural Australia (Kendall NSW), Fiona has played NY Carnegie Hall, New Orleans Jazz Museum, Sydney Opera House, Echoes/PR Radio, Grammy Museum and over 30 concert halls in China.

Danica Hobden's Warmbluetig

Active since: 2023

Warmbluetig is a four-piece modern jazz ensemble drawing upon the interaction of folkloric storytelling with spontaneous improvisation. Led by Australian guitarist and composer, Danica Hobden, the music is heavily inspired by the Australian jazz music scene and its textural and gesture-rich approach to composition. The compositions set the scene for the musicians to explore their own personal expression of sincerity and melodrama, and explores weaving layers and rhythms, rich colours, playfulness and curious listening.

The band has performed in numerous venues and festivals in Hamburg and North Germany including ELBJAZZ 2024, JazzHall Summer Festival 2024, a JazzTied Television Production and performances with the Hamburger Kammerballett and acclaimed drummer Will Guthrie (FR/AUS). Warmbluetig released their debut album on vinyl in 2024, as part of a larger collaborative project between Sydney-based and Hamburg-based musicians, and a Live EP featuring Will Guthrie in 2025.

Alex Siegers

Born: June 11, 1992

Alex has amassed considerable experience as an educator and performer across jazz, sacred, classical and pop genres with leading musicians throughout Australia.

In 2017 she graduated from a Bachelor of Music and Arts, majoring in Jazz Performance, Asian Studies and Linguistics at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She completed an appended Honours in 2023. Alex is currently a full time chorister with the Choir of St. James King Street, and the lead role in Da Vinci’s Apprentice for Musica Viva in Schools.

She also performs with The Song Company, The Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney Chamber Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Luminescence Chamber Singers, Cantillation, Vocal Australia Singers, The Australian Voices and The Choir Lab.

Jemma Cher

Born: October 19, 2000

Jemma Cher, a gifted Melbourne vocalist, brings maturity, sophistication, and dazzling virtuosity to each and every performance. At only 22 years old, Jemma boasts extensive stage experience which has shaped her into the artist she is today.

Her exceptional talent was recognised when she won the 'Sing Loud' competition in 2014 under the auspices of Reconciliation Australia, with judges Delta Goodrem and Gurrumul selecting her. This experience introduced Jemma to the unifying power of music and its effect on people.

Since then, Jemma has headlined over two hundred solo performances, received four Performing Arts scholarships, placed first in numerous local competitions and eisteddfods, and reached the semi-finals of the Rob Guest Endowment award at just 17 years old. 

Harry Mitchell

Born: May 3, 1994

Based in Perth, Western Australia, Harry and is a pianist, composer and educator. He has performed and recorded with many artists across Australia and overseas, including Charlie Watts, Veronica Swift, Vincent Gardner, Kate Ceberano, George Garzone, Vince Jones, Troy Roberts, Jerome Jennings, Katy Steele, and many more. His releases as a leader are: Harry Mitchell (self titled) (2017) Don’t Stop Here (2018), In My Dreams (2018), Trio Trio (2018), Trio Trio 2 (2019), Mara (2019), Trio Trio 3 (2020), Symmetry (2021), Trio Trio Live (2021), Quiet Country (2021), Quiet Country Live (2021), As a co-leader Helium: One (2019), I Am Like The Rain feat

Chris Foster Music

Born: July 27, 1983