Jazzgroove presents ......
Tuesdays @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Tues 21 July

8:00pm Hannah James + Matt McMahon

Matt McMahon is one of Australia’s most highly respected and well known jazz pianists. He is a past recipient of the Freedman and National jazz awards, leads the Matt McMahon Trio and is a co-leader of Band of Five Names with which he has recorded several albums. Matt is also the musical director for Vince Jones and a frequent collaborator with such artists as Phil Slater, Katie Noonan, Sandy Evans, Simon Barker, Steve Hunter, Dave Panichi and many others. He has appeared with a variety of groups and at major music festivals both in Australia and overseas. In this instalment of the Jazzgroove Featured Artist series he teams with up and coming bassist Hannah James. McMahon’s Band of Five Names’ self titled album was one of the first Australian jazz albums Hannah was given and to this day one of the most well loved and well worn records in her collection. So, needless to say, she is very excited about this gig! In the intimate and conversational duo setting the pair will be presenting a collection of Hannah’s originals and favourite standards.

What is Jazzgroove?

Jazzgroove is a not for profit organisation presenting high-quality original and improvised music from various jazz related cannons. Our focus is on musicians who are in the early stages of forming a national and international career. Jazzgroove's purpose is to nurture upcoming musicians by allowing a platform and performance opportunity to an established audience through our weekly Tuesday double bill events, marketing/ promotion support while also providing a dialogue and mentorship between past Jazzgroove performers and more experienced musicians.

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