Melbourne Jazz Co-Op
The Melbourne Jazz Co-operative is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting original live jazz performance by established and emerging artists in Melbourne. Since 1983 our objectives have been to increase the exposure of contemporary jazz performance by making it accessible to audiences, and to provide award waged performance opportunities for emerging and established artists.
The Melbourne Jazz Co-Operative presents music here on Sunday nights.
MJC Presents: Holly Moore Quartet
Holly Moore brings together her new quartet featuring some of Melbourne’s finest young musicians. This group explores her new compositions inspired by the chaos of 2020, delving into themes of love, loss and displacement. Drawing on European jazz and post-bop influences, their sound is lush, grand and dynamic. Holly Moore (alto saxophone) performs with Kade Brown (piano), Robbie Finch (double bass) and Luke Andresen (drums).
MJC Presents: Stephen Byth Octet
Returning from three years studying and living abroad in Boston, USA, saxophonist and composer Stephen Byth brings together a group of seven of his favourite Australian musicians to play music from his upcoming album, ‘Reparations.’
This performance will feature Niran Dasika (trumpet), Josh Kelly (alto saxophone), Stephen Byth (tenor), James Macaulay (trombone), Julien Wilson (clarinet and bass clarinet), Kade Brown (piano), Sam Anning (double bass) and Angus Mason (drums).
MJC Presents: Tony Gould's 81st Birthday Celebration
This special concert is a celebration of the 81st birthday – and ongoing career - of the highly respected pianist/composer/educator Dr. Tony Gould, who retired from his fulltime position as Professor of Music at Monash University at the end of 2015.
This special concert is a celebration of the 81st birthday – and ongoing career - of the highly respected pianist/composer/educator Dr. Tony Gould, who retired from his fulltime position as Professor of Music at Monash University at the end of 2015.
Gould is possibly the most ‘formally’ recognised figure to work in the Australian jazz scene (although he refers to his music as "post-jazz"), with a Two Year Australia Council Fellowship over 2006/2007, and a Don Banks Fellowship in 2009 (as well as an Order of Australia), plus the 2011 Australian Jazz Award “Hall of Fame”.
For this occasion, he is joined by long-time colleagues Ben Robertson (double bass) and Tony Floyd (drums), together with guests, Angela Davis (alto saxophone), and Mirko Guerrini (tenor saxophone). He also wishes to “introduce” one of his favourite young classical pianists - Berta Brozgul- who will perform Chopin and other classical pieces in a solo cameo.