The Jazzlab

Jacqueline Gawler, Natalie Carolan, Hannah McKittrick (voices), Julien Wilson (saxophone), Andrea Keller (piano) & Ben Hanlon (double bass)

All In is an organisation with the goal of creating a more inclusive environment for musicians and audience members in the Melbourne jazz scene.

This month they present STAV. & Erica Bramham

Kristin Berardi and Sam Anning are releasing their duo debut album ‘Our Songs, Not Songs’, on Earshift Music.

Both Berardi and Anning are recipients of the The National Jazz Award among other accolades and have joined forces to bring a stunning collection of their own song-writings together in the spare setting of voice and upright bass. The album is punctuated with a special guest performance by ARIA Award winning pianist/composer Andrea Keller, and briefly showcases Berardi at the piano and Anning on guitar.

Jade’s music hints at a number of styles but never conforming to just one. Drawing from her roots of pop and soul music and infusing it with her knowledge of jazz harmony.

Drawing on an array of musical influences, Rico Alma brings a stirring and provocative arrangement of eclectic music that leaves you lost in the moment.

In early 2002, Achim Kaufmann (piano), Frank Gratkowski (clarinets and alto saxophone), and Wilbert de Joode (double bass) first got together as a trio in Amsterdam. Since then, the three musicians have been touring and performing internationally on a regular basis, while constantly developing, deepening and enriching their musical rapport now documented on five CDs so far.