Melbourne Jazz Co-Op

An exciting emerging talent, trumpeter and band leader Ashley Ballat is releasing ASHES, her band’s debut album. Ashes is a dynamic band which has cultivated a distinct and analogous language over the past few years. This group brings to life sketches of music written by Ballat, whose eclectic musical aesthetic amalgamates music from the incredible Australian...

Alto saxophonist and composer Angela Davis's Quintet features guitarist Stephen Magnusson and esteemed ‘elder’ pianist Tony Gould, with his longtime associates, bassist Ben Robertson and drummer Tony Floyd. The quintet will perform a program of mostly originals, selected from Davis’ four albums, together with some originals by Gould and Magnusson. 'Davis' compositions, melodic and spacious, appeared...