STEPHEN MAGNUSSON’S STOZ
Sunday, February 9, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
Doors open at 7:00 pm
Presented by the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative, with funding assistance from Creative Australia and Music Australia
Guitarist/composer Stephen Magnusson is one of the most versatile and distinctive musicians in Australia. He will be performing with his STOZ trio, featuring bassist Sam Anning, and longtime collaborator, the highly respected drummer, Dave Beck. After spending much of the 1990s teaching in Switzerland, Magnusson returned to Australia and was co-winner (with James Muller) of the 2000 National Jazz Guitar Award at Wangaratta. In 2013 he received the $30,000 Melbourne Music Prize, and won the 2013 ‘Bell’ Australian Jazz Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year for Magnet. He was a member of Archie Roach’s band until his passing. Dave Beck’s impressive C.V. features credits with artists including U.S. saxophonist Ricky Ford, Joe Chindamo Trio, Jamie Oehlers, and Paul Grabowsky, while Sam Anning is an in-demand player and bandleader. Visit www.mag.net.au
“Magnusson is an artist with nothing to prove but much to say” – All About Jazz, USA