‘New’ Jazz is not a predictable beast, it doesn’t always resonate sonically like the ‘old’ yet still holds the deepest essence of the musical form. 505 in conjunction with The City Of Sydney and KAWAI presents some of the most exciting sounds in our city boasting the freshest talent reinvigorating the genre.

Czarektrio create long-form improvisations grounded in groove and deep textures. Their pieces slowly unravel to reveal dense builds that showcase minimalism with a rock sensibility.

Kay Kay Dee is an improvising trio which features Adrian Lim-Klumpes on piano and electronics, Jim Denley on Saxophone and Chloe Kim on drums.

Formed through the recent SIMA's 'Sonic Futures' Series (2019), the band seeks dynamic language and energy interchange in their musical journey.

On May 25th we're hosting a very special edition of our pop+up series in the Archies space at Jubilee Park.
We are extremely proud of this curation, and we invite you to join us for what will be an exciting, entertaining and informative night of music in a brand new space.

DNKA + ZIL
HANNAH KIM AND OSCAR SMITH
EMMA HARLOCK
HANNAH AND CHLOE KIM DUO
The Listening Tent - Alexis Weaver

4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art and Liquid Architecture present the second edition of Club 4A, leaving the confines of the white cube and taking performance art back to the club.

Curated by Mathew Spisbah and Rainbow Chan, Club 4A will host an evening of adventurous sonic performance and audio visual art at Dynasty Karaoke, Chinatown. As part of collaborative project between the two organisations, this performance will showcase the avant-garde club sounds of headlining Chinese artist Rui Ho.

The first concert, ‘Saturation’ (which refers to the intensity of a colour in an image) will start the mini-festival with a bang – immersing the audience in music that has just been developed. The concert will showcase a diverse range of pieces written by and performed by Konzertprojekt musicians. From improvised music to accompany visuals and poetry by Gabrielle Cadenhead and Liam Mulligan, to a haunting solo euphonium and tape piece by Rhys Little, there is something for everyone.

A concert series exploring relationships between the music of today and Beethoven's sixteen String Quartets

Majid Amani (Persian dota)
Kurdish Folk Music

The Geist String Quartet
Ludwig Van Beethoven | String Quartet No. 13 in Bb major Opus 130 (Grosse Fuge)

Grisey Ensemble conducted by Leonard Weiss
J.S Bach | BWV 106: Actus Tragicus
Gerard Grisey | Vortex Temporum II

International stars and Australian jazz heavyweights descend upon Sydney for our third annual International Jazz Festival on Sunday 2 June.

Presented by our Open Academy in association with SIMA, we are thrilled to present legendary US guitarist Bill Frisell, the Billy Childs Quartet and Italian pianist Vittorio Mezza in a unique collaboration with the Mark Ginsberg Ensemble. Some of the best Australian bands are also appearing including the Australian National Jazz Orchestra with Judy Bailey, the Jamie Oehlers Quintet, the Hannah James Trio and Marc Issacs with Loretta Palmeiro. The program ranges from the trad jazz of the Craig Scott Quintet or Hammerhead to free improvisation from Laura Altman and Melanie Herbert and the quirky modern takes from Ben Vanderwal’s Riffzs 2000.

Featuring a few of the leading forces in contemporary jazz and improvisation in Sydney, this is set to be an exhilarating night of original music...
Delay45 create contrasting sound worlds though songs, loops and colours that are weaved and morphed together through improvisation. ft, Thomas Avgenicos - Trumpet, Roshan Kumarage - Piano, Dave Quinn - Bass, Ashley Stoneham - Drums
Simon Barker & Sam Gill:
Sam Gill (alto saxophone) and Simon Barker (drums) will join forces for an improvised set drawing on their shared interest in rhythmic and textural explorations.
Sandy Evans Trio:
Led by saxophonist Sandy Evans, this ensemble features leading Australian jazz musicians Brett Hirst (bass) and Toby Hall (drums). They explore intersections between diverse expressive and musical concepts in a contemporary jazz context. Prepare to be awestruck with modern mastery, soaring saxophone lines and transcendental rhythms.

Number 27 in the improvised, experimental or just plain weird yet beautiful music series. Blending the acoustic with the electric, the subtle with the bombastic.
7.30pm JWPaton (Jwptn)
8.30pm Sister Ursuline
9.30pm Dr Sugar
10.30pm Throat Pleats (Niki Johnson & Solomon Frank)
Visuals by LIVING SCIENCE Dept. (Colum Skeleton)
Soundscape interludes by Matthew Syres

AAC//LZYBNZ celebrates progressive local music from Sydney's underground. This month we are featuring:
- Instrumental, adj.: forward-thinking progressive music, featuring members of Plini.
- Tangents: a hypnotic and improvised fusion of post-rock, jazz and electronica.
- Ben Marston & Hugh Barrett: a delicate interplay of ambient soundscapes and minimalist jazz.
- Foshe: improvised explorations of future-jazz, hip-hop and neo-soul.

The third concert, ‘Contrast’ (the difference between the lightest and darkest tones) will take listeners into the realm of solo, electroacoustic and improvised music. There will be a variety of works written and performed by members of the Konzertprojekt collective, as well as guest composers Ben Robinson and Maddy Briggs. The concert, consisting of saxophones, euphoniums, poetry, live electroacoustic sounds and audiovisual works, will provide an exciting and varied program for audiences to enjoy.

Innercity Uprising and Barcode The World presents THE BEST CUT OF ALL.

All ages - Sydney punk show, played over 2 stages

This is a DIY, safe inclusive space so behave and respect the venue and others sharing it with you.

Noel Meek (NZ), Laura Altman and Jim Denley

Nick Dan improvised modular synth and electronics… some samples solo

Mel Eden project

Marginal Consort is a legendary Japanese free music quartet. Building on the experimental music traditions of Japan, they create enormous and evolving musical environments during three-hour performances. Their concerts are entirely site specific and happen just once a year.

Intense Nest has sporadically hosted events over the last 12 years curating nights of loosely experimental sounds that might be abstracted, weird, improvised, deconstructed, uneasy or maybe just a little too easy and loose.

Now Intense Nest is back for a special show hosting three musicians making music on the more ambient end of the spectrum- Tim Coster, Steam Vent and Megan Clune.

Ensemble MUSE is a 7-piece, all-female modern music group based in Sydney. Known for their eclectic programs and exciting performances, the group leaves audiences in a stir. Striving to perform classically contemporary works of all kinds, the group challenges the gender norm through music and beyond.

Doors at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm. $10 donation. BYO.

The music of Melanie Oxley and Chris Abrahams gently unfolds before you as classic. Lyrically thoughtful, playful and clever, musically deceptively simple.
Abrahams extraordinary talent reveals itself in every facet of every song while Oxley's voice continues to uplift and beguile. Extraordinary.
Mel and Chris are currently recording a new album to be released later this year….so be ready for lots of new music from these two amazing musicians.

$20 + booking online or $20 at the door

A visceral world of living and breathing new sounds, sinuous, sculptural and sizzling, in the form of a two-day festival event at Paddington Town Hall. Kontiki Racket counterpoints Ensemble Offspring with Adelaide’s celebrated string ensemble Zephyr Quartet, and throws in Hatched Academy artists past and current as well as a live installation of our latest line up of Offspring Bites videos. An immersive event showcasing the latest new music from around the globe in an expedition of invention.

A visceral world of living and breathing new sounds, sinuous, sculptural and sizzling, in the form of a two-day festival event at Paddington Town Hall. Kontiki Racket counterpoints Ensemble Offspring with Adelaide’s celebrated string ensemble Zephyr Quartet, and throws in Hatched Academy artists past and current as well as a live installation of our latest line up of Offspring Bites videos. An immersive event showcasing the latest new music from around the globe in an expedition of invention.

North American luminaries Mary Lattimore and Julianna Barwick come together for a crystalline double bill at Sydney's Red Rattler Theatre, with special guests Ears Have Ears DJs. Tickets on sale now!

An annual festival of transgressive sound, Open Frame 2019 is a project of contrast and aural spectra, explored by two lineups over two nights. This year features Merzbow (JPN) celebrating 40 years of transgressive noise, iconic experimental artist Stephen O’Malley (USA) and the Australian debut of Loscil (CAN). See the full lineup below. Tickets on sale Wed 17 Apr, 9am.

Fri 28 Jun
Stephen O'Malley (USA)
Eiko Ishibashi + Joe Talia (JPN)
Loscil (CAN)
Vanessa Tomlinson Performs Harold Budd's Lirio
Ears Have Ears DJs

An annual festival of transgressive sound, Open Frame 2019 is a project of contrast and aural spectra, explored by two lineups over two nights. This year features Merzbow (JPN) celebrating 40 years of transgressive noise, iconic experimental artist Stephen O’Malley (USA) and the Australian debut of Loscil (CAN). See the full lineup below. Tickets on sale Wed 17 Apr, 9am.

Sat 29 Jun
Merzbow (JPN)
Rafael Anton Irisarri(USA)
Fia Fiell
Sandra Selig
Ears Have Ears DJs

Line up of Artists:Miroslav Bukovsky (trumpet) & Simone de Haan (trombone)

…the beauty of living sound…
This night of spontaneous music making brings together two of Australia’s iconic Australian musicians and brass players, Miroslav Bukovsky and Simone de Haan. Both, through their individual creative work, have always demonstrated a love for sound itself, as it emerges from silence, and is actualised in the moment of performance. Inspired by each other’s playing for many years now, their mutual desire to explore and discover new and exquisite sound worlds together (as expressed over a coffee in Canberra 18 months ago) has led to the formation of this unique brass duo.