MWIJF Double Bill: MWIJF Little Big Band dir. Angela Davis + Holly Moore Sextet CD launch

Co-presented with Melbourne Jazz Co-op

MWIJF Little Big Band directed by Angela Davis

Featuring Tertiary students from Monash University, Box Hill Tafe and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music playing the music of Australian composers as well as classic big band arrangements from the swing era and beyond.
Come and hear the talents of tertiary students from Monash University, Melbourne Polytechnic and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music collaborating together.
Directed by leading saxophonist, band leader and composer Angela Davis
MWIJF LBB plays the opening set for the Holly Moore Sextet cd launch.

Presented in conjunction with the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and Melbourne Jazz Co-op

Holly Moore Sextet CD launch

Holly Moore – alto saxophone
Paul Cornelius – tenor saxophone
Niran Dasika – trumpet
Kade Brown – piano
Robbie Finch – bass
Luke Andresen – drums

Saxophonist and composer Holly Moore’s debut album, “Flood” was written as a commission for the MIJF as the 2020 Take Note recipient. Through a series of ballads and anthems, “Flood” is an open, honest, and generous expression of Moore’s lived experience as an Australian improviser and female musician.

Holly is a Melbourne-based saxophonist, composer, and educator, emerging as a vibrant new voice in the Australian jazz scene. Her debut EP, Reunion, released in November 2023 through the ABC Jazz Composer Commission, marks a significant milestone. Holly performed with the Australian Art Orchestra at the 2023 Melbourne International Jazz Festival and in 2024 at the Brunswick Music Festival. In 2020, she was awarded the Melbourne International Jazz Festival’s Take Note program leader, which culminated in a celebrated digital performance of a commission for a jazz sextet. She holds degrees from Monash University and the University of Melbourne.

Website – https://www.hollymooremusic.com/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/hollyyymoore/