Event
Freedman Jazz Fellowship
- Date: Monday, 20 July 2015, 7:30pm
- Venue: Sydney Opera House, The Studio — Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW
- Tickets: $38/$31/$28 plus booking fee — Tickets can be purchased online
Event Details
Hear the future giants of jazz. Freedman Jazz showcases Australia’s top jazz artists in the prestigious Freedman Jazz Fellowship. Each of the finalists will present a set of music, in an unforgettable night of jazz.
2015 finalists are: Tal Cohen: piano, from Miami/Perth; Peter Farrar: saxophone, from Sydney; Gian Slater: vocal, from Melbourne; Mike Rivett: saxophone, from Cairns/Lismore.
Freedman Jazz is a window into what’s happening now in jazz and a landmark event in the Australian jazz calendar each year. Past winners of the Freedman Jazz Fellowships are a Who’s Who of Australian jazz: Ben Hauptmann and James Muller, saxophonists Julien Wilson, Andrew Robson and Matt Keegan, pianists Andrea Keller, Matt McMahon, Aaron Choulai and Marc Hannaford, trumpeter Phil Slater, bassist Christopher Hale and vocalist Kristin Berardi.
The Jazz Fellowship is funded by the Freedman Foundation, managed by The Music Trust and administered by the Sydney Improvised Music Association. ABC Jazz is a media partner for the Freedman Jazz concert.
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (02) 9250 7777 or by email to bookings@sydneyoperahouse.com
Featured artists
- Jazz/improvisation by Gian Slater
- Jazz/improvisation by Tal Cohen
- Jazz/improvisation by Mike Rivett
- Jazz/improvisation by Peter Farrar
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