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ALBUM LAUNCH – CLAIRE CROSS: SLEEP CYCLE
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Doors open at 7:00 pm
Tickets available at the door
$20.00 – $30.00
Electric Bassist Claire Cross returns to Melbourne for one night only to launch her acclaimed album Sleep Cycle.
Having completed her Masters of Jazz Composition/Arranging in Berlin where she is now based, Claire is excited to make a short journey back to Australia where she will join forces once again with dear friends and esteemed improvisers Reuben Lewis, Merinda Dias-Jayasinha and Kyrie Anderson, to perform the music from her recently released album Sleep Cycle (Art as Catharsis).
Inspired by the work of Jon Hassell, William Basinski, The Australian Art Orchestra and Skúli Sverrisson, Claire draws on the language of contemporary jazz, ambient music and minimalism to present a mesmerizing work that is as beautiful as it is ambitious.
The performance will feature an opening solo set by Cross, on electric bass and effects.
Line up:
Claire Cross – Electric Bass/Effects
Reuben Lewis – Trumpet/Effects
Merinda Dias-Jayasinha – Voice/Effects
Kyrie Anderson – Drums
Praise for the album:
“…the album boasts masterful contemporary jazz, ambient music and minimalism. A really mesmerising listen”
– Chelsea Dealey, 4ZZZ
Debut at #10 on the ARIA Jazz & Blues Charts
Debut at #13 on the AIR 100% Independent Album Charts
“Hauntingly wistful” – Sound of Life, UK
Alpha featured in “Top 10 Tracks” week of 11 March 2024
PBS FM 106.7, Australia