Melbourne Jazz Co-Op

Jazz and Social Justice, ARC and Wirecutters come together in celebration of International Peace Day and in support of those seeking asylum and refuge. The three ensembles will perform at The Jazzlab and raise funds for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC). 

Tucker Box is a new collaboration between Sydney-based trumpeter/composer Tom Avgenicos and Melbourne-based trombonist/composer Josh Bennier (both semi-finalists in the 2017 National Jazz Brass Awards at the Wangaratta Festival, with Avgenicos placing Third in the Finals).

Sydney pianist/composer Leonie Cohen leads a genre-bending ensemble that dives into, immerses itself in and celebrates a fusion of jazz, classical and klezmer. She reunites with Berlin-based violinist Daniel Weltinger, together with her long-term Sydney collaborators, Hugh Fraser (bass) and Nic Cecire (drums).