Kelsey James and Georgie Darvidis: ‘When we share the stage together, we carry the magic of Judy and Barbra with us’

“We both sing songs made famous by both Judy and Barbra as well as some of their infamous live duets that really encapsulate the close connection they had, a connection that we also feel when we sing together.”

My Songlines – Julien Wilson

“Best travelling music is still Pat Metheny. “The Precious Jewel” from “Beyond the Missouri Sky”, with Charlie Haden. Travelling through the Swiss Italian alps by train for the first time. Laughing and crying at the same time.”

Nick McCusker: “freedom is the big thing Mingus’ music conveys to my life”

” I just kept looking into Mingus’ music and found that every time I listened to a new album, his music always had this way of blowing my mind like I was listening to Mingus for the first time ever. I was just totally hooked by the end of high school and still am now!”

Andrew Murray: “I just wanted to hear music that made me feel something and ATM15 delivered”

“ATM15 is my vehicle for original material, experimentation and doing whatever the hell I want”

Kurt Elling: “Jazz sustains me”

“I’m so grateful to be able to sing, to make jazz my vocation: I dedicated my life to this; It helps me, it sustains me, it supports me, it has allowed me to travel more and make friends. Besides, singing itself is its own reward.”

A night at the Open Studio with Sarah McDonald

Sarah McDonald approaches her material with a tomboyish attitude, phrasing the classic jazz and obscure torch songs that comprise her set list with a punk sensitivity and a kind of modern-day angst delivered by this beautiful, soulful chili-infused chocolate voice of hers.

The Chelsea Wilson guide to Stonnington Jazz

“My first thought when I took over the role was that I want people who think they don’t like jazz to discover it in new ways, in new formats”.

Berry Jazz Festival 2016: a weekend of simple pleasures

“We are thrilled that the Sydney Improvised Music Association for staging this terrific jazz festival here for a second year. We hope that folks enjoy a weekend of simple pleasures at Berry Jazz”.