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Open Thread - Open Thread

Their new album weaves together anthemic melodies, diverse rhythmic structures, and a broad range of improvised soundscapes, delivering a unique blend that is both idiosyncratic and reflective of their wide-ranging musical influences.

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Koi Kingdom - Self-titled

Renowned for their boundary-defying compositions and instrumental virtuosity, Koi Kingdom’s third and most ambitious self-titled album is a tale of transformation and resilience.

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Earshift Music Showcases 2024: Celebrating 15 Years

We’re proud to be celebrating 15 years. Thanks for your continued support. We’ll be celebrating with some showcase events in Naarm/Melbourne (7-9 March) at the Jazz Lab and 11 -12 March in Eora/Sydney at Monday Night Confessions Chippendale and Lazybones Lounge Marrickville, respectively . Hope you can make it.

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Sam Anning - Earthen

Melbourne bassist-composer Sam Anning’s third septet album Earthen, is dedicated to the indomitable spirit of Indigenous Australian music icon, Uncle Archie Roach.

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Australysis - Dualling

Acclaimed Australian ensemble austraLYSIS’ Dualling encapsulates a vibrant interplay between diverse musical elements, exploring the dynamic interactions between acoustic and electroacoustic sounds, live manipulation, and improvised and composition.

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Jordan Tarento - Lattices

Melbourne bassist Jordan Tarento’s debut, Lattices, showcases his evolving compositions with intricate interlocking patterns of percussive instruments, championing the enchanting sounds of marimba and glockenspiel.

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Helen Svoboda - The Odd River

The Odd River is Finnish-born Melbourne-based bassist vocalist composer Helen Svoboda’s surreal musical evocation of the collision of organic and inorganic, of the natural and unnatural.

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Visions of Nar - Daughter of the Seas

Daughter of the Seas is the debut album from Visions of Nar, a project from Armenian pianist Zela Margossian and Australian saxophonist Jeremy Rose, featuring the ancient sounds of tabla player Bobby Singh, electric soundscapes of guitarist Hilary Geddes and Kurdish percussionist Adem Yilmaz. The 11 original compositions are a kaleidoscopic ride through Armenian folk and jazz influences, with a nod to the fiery Armenian goddess of water, sea and rain, Nar.

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Ellen Kirkwood's Underwards - Delve

Sydney based trumpeter-composer Ellen Kirkwood’s Underwards new release, Delve, draws inspiration from the ways in which humans experience nature, combining beauty, mystery, colour and rhythm. The project features talented emerging artists guitarist Hilary Geddes, bassist Nick Henderson and drummer Alex Inman-Hislop.

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Jeremy Rose 'Project Infinity: Live at Phoenix Central Park

Earshift Music director Jeremy Rose’s new album Project Infinity: Live at Phoenix Central Park captures the group’s performance at the award-winning Sydney performance space. Intent on exploring the post-jazz, post-everything sound world, they create a fresh perspective to music from torchbearers such as The Necks and Tangents, drawing upon elements of electro-soul, hip-hop, psychedelic rock, abstract soundscapes and avant-garde jazz.

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Phillip Johnston and the Greasy Chicken Orchestra - I Cake Walked With A Zombie

Sydney-based saxophonist/composer and New York expat Phillip Johnston leads the 8-piece miniature repertory ensemble, The Greasy Chicken Orchestra, through innovative arrangements of jazz of the 1920s and 1930s, as well as his original music reflecting that musical language on their new release, I Cakewalked With a Zombie. This long-evolving project continues Johnston’s exploration of the history of orchestration and composition-focussed ensembles, such as The Microscopic Septet, Big Trouble, and The Silent Six.

The group consists of a four-saxophone front line and rhythm section, featuring leading jazz artists from Sydney. The music leaves room for individual expression of its unique soloists and aims to express a combination of freedom and discipline, a love of jazz history and creativity, and the infectious rhythm, mystery and sheer joy of the jazz of this era.

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Michelle Nicolle - The Bach Project

Melbourne based vocalist Michelle Nicolle’s new release The Bach Project richly embraces the music of J.S. Bach in their unique chamber jazz style. The album interrogates the art of interpretation, improvisation and reimagines these masterworks. The quartet’s arrangements showcase the mastery of J.S. Bach’s compositions and add a new flavour to the improvisational elements found (and sometimes lost) in these great works. Features her long standing quartet of guitarist Geoff Hughes, bassist Tom Lee and drummer Ronny Ferella.

“Michelle is a singer born to charm, enlighten and seduce through music.” Kurt Elling

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The Vampires - Nightjar

The Vampires - Nightjar. Here in lush vamping form, meet the singular acute bright and tender touch of Chris Abrahams.

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Oceans Together - Mark Ginsburg and Ryan Grogran

Sydney based South African saxophonist Mark Ginsburg and pianist Ryan Grogan’s new release Oceans Together presents a suite of evocative, uplifting and sometimes haunting compositions. The project reflects on various sources of inspiration including heritage, lands of origin, and a focus on intimacy. The performances of Ginsburg and Grogan, along with bassist Brett Hirst and percussionist Fabian Hevia are beautifully captured by Phil Punch of Electric Avenue Studios, complimenting the sensibility of the music.

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Christopher Hale - Ritual Diamonds

Bassist Christopher Hale’s latest release, Ritual Diamonds, features Korean drumming innovator Woo Minyoung in an inspired reimagining of Korean ritual drumming and contemporary jazz.

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