Two nights of new jazz and improvised music on October 19 & 20, 2024, hosted at the Annandale Creative Arts Centre, Inner West Jazz Fest is a collaboration between the Johnson Street Jazz community, and the musicians involved. 

This is an unfunded, independently organised event. Please BYO drinks and food, there will be glasses and cups provided. 

Saturday 19th October

‘Believe’, featuring Laurence Pike on drums, Peter Farrar on Saxophone, Novak Manojlovik on piano, and Clayton Thomas on double bass.

Nikki Johnson ‘Shimmer’, for solo vibraphone.

Sumn Conduit + Phil Slater and Chris Abrams, featuring (Sumn Conduit) Ben Carey on modular synth and Sonya Holowell on vocals, with Phil Slater on trumpet and Chris Abrams on paino.

Chloe Kim & Cassidy McDermont-Smith

‘Volant’, featuring Matthew Ottignon on saxophone, Lauren Tsamouras on piano, Hannah James on double bass, and Holly Conner on drums.

Sunday 20th October

Ben Lerner Quartet, featuring Ben Lerner on alto saxophone, Steve Barry on paino, Max Alduca on bass, and Alex Young on drums.

‘Fate Maps’, featuring Phillipa Murphy-Haste on Viola, Freya Shack-Arnott on Cello, and Clayton Thomas on double bass.

Lauren Tsamouras & Tom Avgenicos play Judy Bailey, featuring Lauren Tsamouras on piano and Tom Avgenicos on trumpet, playing the compositions of Australian composer Judy Bailey.

‘Showa44′, featuring Simon Barker on drums and Carl Dewhurst on guitar.

Sandy Evans Trio, featuring Sandy Evans on saxophone, Brett Hirst on double bass, and Toby Hall on drums.

Please be respectful to the community around you, ACAC is an old church in a suburban street, so please keep calm – as exciting as all this improvising is going to be! Thank you for caring about living creative music. 

What: Inner West Jazz Fest

When: 19 & 20 October 2024

Where: Annandale Creative Arts Centre, 81 Johnston St, Annandale NSW 2038

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