Events

Following a successful tour in Japan, a festival appearance in Bangkok, and sold out shows at Sydney Fringe Festival and the Perth Int’l Jazz Festival (before covid), Rai and drum-gun Ben Vanderwal are returning to Jazz Lab! Expect some serious musical telepathy, within the oh-so-groovy framework of Rai’s jazz infused vocals and Ben’s intricate beats,...

Josean Jacobo is one of the most important musicians in the Dominican Republic. The Berklee College of Music graduate has been called the “Ambassador of Afro-Dominican Jazz.” Jacobo is a pianist, producer and singer-songwriter of original Latin music born and raised in Santo Domingo. His music takes us on a sonorous journey through the identity of the Dominican people...

TL;DR (Too Long Didn’t Read) TL;DR is a new quartet convened by trumpeter/composer Peter Knight who was until recently the artistic director of the Australian Art Orchestra (2013-23). Peter has developed an international reputation as a innovator who is extending the possibilities of his instrument with approaches that interweave acoustic preparations, extended techniques with electroacoustic...

Described by Wall Street Journal as “among modern music’s most compelling vocalists,” New York-born, Tamil Nadu-raised singer and transdisciplinarian GANAVYA makes her debut Australian tour in Feb/March 2025, in support of her ambitious new album, Daughter of a Temple. Released by Nils Frahm’s label, LEITER, on vinyl and via all digital platforms, it follows her...

Described by Wall Street Journal as “among modern music’s most compelling vocalists,” New York-born, Tamil Nadu-raised singer and transdisciplinarian GANAVYA makes her debut Australian tour in Feb/March 2025, in support of her ambitious new album, Daughter of a Temple. Released by Nils Frahm’s label, LEITER, on vinyl and via all digital platforms, it follows her...