SWJC feat. Sandy Evans @ Syd Con International Jazz Festival
The Sydney Womens Jazz Collective is honoured to be playing the the inaugural Sydney Con International Jazz Festival.
The festival is one incredible day of music featuring an incredible line up of International, National and Local Artists. Headlining the festival is one of my all time favourite artist, the phenomenal Tigran Hamasyan as well as Jim Black, Greg Orsby, Tal Cohen, Will Vinson, James Muller and many many more!
The SWJC will be playing at 5pm in Recital Hall East, it would be great to see you there!
About the SWJC
The Sydney Women’s Jazz Collective is a 10-piece powerhouse formed in 2016. These talented members represent some of Australia’s up and coming jazz stars.
The Sydney Women’s Jazz Collective is led by bassist Hannah James and trumpeter Ellen Kirkwood. Featuring a six-piece horn section and four-piece rhythm section, the band includes several past winners of the prestigious Jann Rutherford Memorial Award for young women in jazz, performing with the acclaimed Sydney saxophonist Sandy Evans. The SWJC plays primarily Australian Works including specially commissioned works by Andrea Keller (Vic) and local composing talents Jenna Cave, Glenn Doig and Ellen Kirkwood.
Hannah James (double bass) Ellen Kirkwood (trumpet) Sandy Evans (saxophones) Melissa Mony (saxophones) Anna Leckie (baritone saxophone) Louise Horwood (trumpet) Alex Silver (trombone) Sorcha Albuquerque (guitar) Emma Stephenson (piano) Ali Foster( drums)
Ingrid and Christine Jensen (Can/US) @ The Unorthodox Church of Groove
I am very honoured to be playing with the incredible Jensen Sisters (Ingrid and Christine) at the Unorthodox Church of Groove, Newcastle.
DATE: 6 Nov
VENUE: The Unorthodox Church of Groove, 3 Tudor Street, Newcastle West N.S.W
2300
Band:
Ingrid Jensen: Trumpet
Christine Jensen: Saxophone
Gavin Ahern: Piano
Hannah James: Bass
Toby Hall: Drums
TIME: 7:30
Tix Available on the door!
Thanks to Christine and Ingrid for such a beautiful gig! Some pictures from the night curtesy of SIMA
SIWJ Band – Wollongong
This year the Sydney International Womens Festival will be featuring its very own large ensemble – the Sydney International Womens Jazz Band.
Led By Hannah James and Ellen Kirkwood, the band brings together 10 exceptionally fine local female musicians to perform a set of new commissions by fantastic Australian Composers.
Further details will be available closer to the date!
SIWJ Band – Sydney
This year the Sydney International Womens Festival will be featuring its very own large ensemble – the Sydney International Womens Jazz Band.
Led By Hannah James and Ellen Kirkwood, the band brings together 10 exceptionally fine local female musicians to perform a set of new commissions by fantastic Australian Composers.
Further details will be available closer to the date!
Alister Spence Trio + HJT @ Venue 505
Thursday 27th October HJT are playing a double bill @Venue505 with one of my all time favourite Australian bands – The Alister Spence Trio.
Not only that, but we are lucky enough to have incredible Simon Barker on drums!!
Venue 505 – Cnr Cleveland and Elizabeth Street Surry Hills
Doors – 6:30
Music From – 8:30
The HANNAH JAMES TRIO
Hannah James: Bass
Alister Spence: Piano
Lloyd Swanton: Bass
Toby Hall: Drums
https://www.facebook.com/events/589928887860099/
HATCH PROJECT @ BWWG
Super excited to be launching my brand new larger ensemble project “Hatch”
“Hatch is the exciting new project from our own Hannah James to develop new ideas and collaborations with diverse musicians and musical genres. Compositions and arrangements move between jazz – old and new, groove, classical and everything in between. This incarnation features a quintet of some of Sydney’s finest musicians.”
3 Course Dinner & Concert – Tickets $80
Bookings in the Cafe or phone 02 238 1688
Hannah James – Double Bass
Casey Golden – Piano
Paul Cutlan – Saxophone, Clarinet
Peter Koopman – Guitar
Oli Nelson – Drums
Bookings through the Bungendore Wood Works Cafe. Folow the link below!
http://cafewoodworks.com.au/events/2016/hannah-james-quintet
The Mieville Project @ Venue 505
The Mieville Project will be performing again at 505 in September!
When: 8 Sept 8pm
Where: Venue 505
Who:
Ellen Kirkwood – trumpet
Sandy Evans – saxophones
Byron Mark – piano
Hannah James – bass
Evan Mannell – drums
Caroline Levien – narrator
https://www.facebook.com/ekmievilleproject/?fref=ts
ELLEN KIRKWOOD’S MIEVILLE PROJECT
The quirky, rhythmic eccentricity of Ellen Kirkwood’s music meets the weird, dark and imaginative writing of British author China Mieville in a suite of four illustrative narrated pieces. Commissioned by Ars Musica Australis and premiered in October 2015 at the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival to a room full of enraptured listeners, the suite musically explores excerpts from Mieville’s books, including dramatisation and interaction between the musicians and audience. A runaway train ambushed by frolicking spirits, a nightmare moth with swirling hypnotic wings, a diseasepassed on by the utterance of a word, and a cleaning construct that is developing sentient thought are all brought to life through this colourful and captivating set of music.
Jann Rutherford Memorial Award recipient (2012), trumpeter and bandleader Ellen Kirkwood has rapidly been gaining recognition for her compositional work. Her five-part suite, the narrated music-story Theseus and the Minotaur, performed by her band Captain Kirkwood, received wide-spread critical acclaim and glowing reviews.
The Mieville Project features some of Sydney’s most exciting musicians, including national treasure, saxophonist Dr Sandy Evans OAM and creative genius Alon Ilsar on drums plus his fascinating creation, the AirSticks.
“Brilliantly devised” – John Shand
HJT Workshop and Concert, ACT
The HJT are heading to Canberra again! This time they will be working with some of the local senior high school students on jazz ensemble and improvisation techniques and performing in the evening at the Tuggeranong Arts Centre in a combined concert with students from the workshop.
Date: 24 August
Times: Concert is from 5-8pm (Workshop is only open to students).
Where: Tuggeranong Arts Centre, ACT
Energetic Zen Quartet @ Ubud Jazz Festival, Bali
The Energetic Zen Quartet is the new project led by Australian/Indonesian drummer Deva Permana.
The band features Deva on drums and Kendang, Casey Golden on Piano, Simon Chadwick on Sax and Hannah James – bass. Playing high energy compositions by Deva, the sound mixes modern jazz with 80’s fusion and traditional Indonesian percussion and traditions.
The group has just finished recording their first album and are now heading for a short tour of Indonesia, starting with the stunning Ubud Jazz festival.
Where: Subak Stage, Ubud, Bali
When: 13th August 2016 – 7:45pm
For Further Details check out the website: www.ubudvillagejazzfestival.com/
HJT @ the Gods Cafe, ACT
Date: 7th July, 2015
Venue: The Gods Cafe and Bar, ANU Arts Centre (diagonally across the quadrangle from the Student Union near Sullivans Creek).
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: $22/15
FYI: Bookings essential. Light meals available beforehand at 6.00 pm. Please book early on 6248 5538. ‘Non-eating’ seats can also be booked. Seating is limited to 80
Always a favourite place to play! Would be lovely if you could join us and support this long running Canberra Venue!
We will be celebrating the recent release of their new album Triliphony and presenting a collection of originals and covers old and new!
“This trio can strike hard, but these surges are both passionate and coldly bracing, like an intricate tumble of ice crystals” — John Clare. The trio comprises Hannah James (double bass), Ed Rodrigues (drum
Hannah James – Double Bass
Casey Golden – Piano
Ed Rodrigues – Drums