Four of Australia's most esteemed jazz musicians are set to light up the night in Bawley Point next month.
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Jazz group This World will play a special concert for the South Coast Music Society of Saturday, June 19 at Willinga Park.
The concert is part of an eleven date national tour that has already seen the first four shows sell out.
Stuart Nicholson of UK's Jazzwise called the quartet's music "profound, moving and expressive jazz of the highest level".
Their sold-out East Coast tour in the summer of 2020, just prior to lockdown, nourished souls and brought beauty and joy to those recovering from fire and flood.
Now, twelve-months on, Mike Nock, Hamish Stuart, Julien Wilson and Jonathan Zwartz return with material for a brand new album, 'Out of This World'.
Masterfully articulating the struggle, strength and hope of humanity, the music for this concert series imagines the prosaic and profound in a post-pandemic world.
Having established deep musical bonds over several decades, the shared history and personal connection between these musicians can be felt in every note.
About the musicians:
Mike Nock
New Zealand born pianist/composer Mike Nock is one of the acknowledged masters of jazz in Australasia. Based in Sydney since 1986, he previously spent 25 years in the USA. He is a multi award-winning artist, recipient of the Don Banks Music Award and in inductee of the Australian Jazz Bell Awards Hall of Fame.
Julien Wilson
Melbourne saxophonist Julien Wilson is a National Jazz Award winner, Freedman Fellow, received an APRA/AMCOS Art Music Award, and a swag of "Bell" Awards including Australian Jazz Musician of the Year. He runs a number of his own musical groups.
Jonathan Zwartz and Hamish Stuart
New Zealander Jonathan Zwartz and Sydney native Hamish Stuart form one of Australia's great musical partnerships. For 30 years they have run the iconic monthly venue, the Starfish Club, together along Sydney's eastern beaches and are the first-call rhythm section for a who's-who of the Australian music industry and international touring acts. Zwartz' own albums regularly top best-seller lists and have won numerous awards including an ARIA, an AIR Award and a handful of Australian Jazz Bell Awards. Zwartz recently joined the APRA AMCOS Board of Directors.
