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Celebrate a WORLD of Jazz

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Over two weeks in November Sydney plays host to some of the best female jazz talent the world has to offer. Jazz greats and fresh new sounds from the USA, Germany and France are billed alongside Australia’s elite, as we celebrate the diverse and beautiful tapestry of jazz.

Double-header discount tickets are available (you will save up to 20% off single tickets).

To book visit www.sima.org.au or call the Seymour Centre Box Office on 02 9351 7940

Welcome

Sydney International Jazz Festival Chair, Di Yerbury

It is with great pleasure that in partnership with Sydney Improvised Music Association (SIMA) and with support from the City of Sydney, we welcome you to the inaugural Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival. Over the last two decades the number of outstanding women jazz musicians has increased quite dramatically, both here and overseas; yet this trend has to some extent, flown ‘under the radar’. What better way to celebrate the growing contribution of women jazz musicians in the development of this wonderful art form than by bringing together, under the umbrella of a Festival, some outstanding artists from Australia and other countries. I’m sure the program will be enjoyed by Sydney music-lovers, and that the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival will have a bright future as an important event in the Sydney arts calendar.

Artistic Programme welcomeThis vibrant festival celebrates jazz just as it celebrates the work of women musicians as band leaders, soloists and composer/arrangers. Women musi-cians have made important contributions to Australian jazz and they are doing it today in ever greater numbers. In that regard, developments here reflect what is going on in the jazz world as a whole.

The international component, for which we thank the Wangaratta Fes-tival of Jazz and Blues, is headed by Trio M, one of the finest ensembles on the world stage today that utilises the piano trio format. This is the new jazz, played at a peak of creativity. No Tango performs a distinctive style that is jazz, but broadly defined encompassing diverse cultural influences. In the same way, Cyrille Aimee draws on a wide range of musical traditions to create a personal, engaging mix, filled with energy, exuberance and emotion without a trace of sentimentality.

There is no shortage of home-grown talent, world class artists in their own rights; Marialy Pacheco, Andrea Keller, Sandy Evans and Gian Slater will be presented alongside our international guests making in a musical feast for jazz lovers and music appreciators alike, over two exhilarating weeks in November. We look forward to your support in making this bou-tique event the first of many.

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Cyrille Aimee Quartet, (France/USA)8:30pm Wednesday 7th November Venue: The Sound Lounge

New York-based French singer Cyrille Aimee is making heads turn in both the US and Europe with her fresh sound and wonderfully communicative style. Since making the finals in the prestigious Thelonious Monk competi-tion in New York, she has become one of the most talked about new faces in the jazz vocal stable. Possessing a warm, enchanting voice that she uses with great control whether singing ballads or more up-tempo numbers, Cyrille communicates with audiences across genre boundaries with an ease usually found only in veterans.

Her band includes two Australians who are part of her New York working band – Raj Jayaweera and Sam Anning, and Sydney based award-winning guitarist Aaron Flower.

Cyrille Aimee (vocals) Aaron Flower (guitar) Sam Anning (bass) Raj Jayaweera (drums).

No Tango Quartet (Germany)8:30pm Thursday 8th November Venue: The Sound Lounge

German band No Tango Quartet, led by Cologne-based saxophonist and composer Christina Fuchs, are a genre bending and blending group that combines contemporary jazz with ethnic and new music. All the band members are virtuosi who place their technical facility at the service of the music that, no matter how complex, always communicates and un-failingly entertains. No Tango is hard to classify, but easy to understand just by listening. The band represents an important current of European jazz that seeks to create new sounds fashioned from sources beyond the American tradition.

Christina Fuchs (soprano sax, bass clarinet) Florian Stadler (accordion) Ulla Oster (bass) Christoph Hillman (drums).

Trio M (USA)8:30pm Friday 9th November Venue: The Sound Lounge

The most celebrated name here is that of Myra Melford who co-leads the collective Trio M. Her reputation as one of the most important composers and improvisers of the last twenty years encompasses both jazz and com-posed music. Along with Marilyn Crispell, Melford carries the legacy of Cecil Taylor into more structured contexts through her compositions. It’s for these she has been called a fearless musical adventurer and by critic Francis Davis “the most original pianist/composer to emerge from jazz since Anthony Davis”.

A native Chicagoan she is conscious of the great piano tradition of that city recasting the blues and boogie-woogie by folding in elements of the music of Eastern Europe and India, and blending them with the rangy, percussive avant-garde approach she cultivated in studies with Don Pullen and Henry Threadgill.

Drummer Matt Wilson is considered one of the elite drummers in jazz since coming to prominence in the 90s, through among other projects the Dewey Redman Quartet. A wonderfully, musical and lyrical drummer who wears his technical brilliance lightly, Matt’s solos always tell a many-sided story with daring and humour.

Mark Dresser is one of the great bass players having performed for many years with Anthony Braxton as well as with Tim Berne, Anthony Davis, John Zorn as well as leading many of his own groups. He also performs in the bass duo The Marks Brothers with Mark Helias.

Myra Melford (piano) Mark Dresser (bass) Matt Wilson (drums).

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Sandy Evans Sextet 8:30pm Saturday 10th November Venue: The Sound Lounge

One of the most important jazz musicians who emerged in the 1980s, Sandy Evans is a mainstay of Australian contemporary jazz. She has led and co-led some of our most innovative ensembles such as Women and Children First, Clarion Fracture Zone, the Sandy Evans Trio, Sextet and Quintet that explores Indian music and jazz with Sriiranganathan Sarangan and tabla master Bobby Singh.

A member of Ten Part Invention, The catholics, the Australian Art Orchestra, austraLYSIS, jazz-world-folk combo MARA!, Evans has won numerous awards, most recently and notably, a Medal of the Order of Australia for services to Australian contemporary jazz as a composer and a musician: a rare honour for a jazz musician.

She is considered not only a brilliant and exciting soloist on tenor and soprano saxophones in both structured and free contexts, but also an out-standing composer.

Sandy Evans (sax) Phil Slater (trumpet) James Greening (trombone) Alister Spence (piano) Brett Hirst (bass) Toby Hall (drums).

Andrea Keller Quartet with Gian Slater 8:30pm Friday 16th November Venue: The Sound Lounge

Melbourne based pianist/composer/band leader Andrea Keller is one of the most formidable female jazz talents to emerge in Australia. Keller is a subtle and complex musician whose piano solos are superbly conceived in structure and sparkle with brilliant ideas developed to their full potential. She works across a wide variety of formats from solo piano to duets with bass (or recorder – with Genevieve Lacey), her own quartets and quintets, and the Bennetts Lane Big Band.

She has won numerous awards for her recordings and has performed with various ensembles at most of Australia’s major jazz festivals as well as at the Sydney Opera House. In a Sydney first, tonight the Andrea Keller Quartet will be joined by Melbourne improvising vocalist Gian Slater.

Recently returned from a successful season in New York with her impro-vising vocal ensemble, Invenio, composer/singer/improviser Gian Slater was the recipient of Creative Australia Fellowship from the Australia Council for the Arts (2012) and Freedman Fellowship finalist (2004 & 2010). Her voice has an ethereal, haunting purity that captivates and transfixes audiences.

Andrea Keller (piano) Gian Slater (vocals) Phil Slater (trumpet) Jonathon Zwartz (bass) Evan Manell (drums).

JAZZ-A-BILLY COURTYARD EVENT FREE 2pm – 5pm Saturday 17th November Venue: Seymour Centre Courtyard

Celebrating Sydney’s rich and diverse jazz community, we are thrilled to present this free event. Embracing the many colours of the jazz spectrum, these two fantastic bands led by outstanding Sydney-siders, will have you boot-scootin’ to the BBQ and back! Soak up the atmosphere in the lush sur-rounds of the courtyard at this child and dog friendly event.

Zoe and the Buttercups Blending a dynamic, unique and danceable sound that brings the hoe-down into the 21st Century, Zoe and the Buttercups explore original music they call jazz-a-billy; rollicking train grooves, chair rocking ballads, coun-try twang and deft improvisations by the pick of the crop for Sydney fun.

Jess Green and the Preloved From the early 20th century to the not so distant past, the Pre-Loved will take you on a musical journey guaranteed to entertain and breathe new life into songs from days gone by. Take a trip down memory lane as The Pre-Loved revive the lost art of harmony singing in an feel-good acoustic instrumental setting.

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Hannah James Trio 6pm Saturday 17th November Venue: The Sound Lounge

Recipient of the 2011 Jann Rutherford Award for young female jazz musi-cians, Hannah James’s career has gone from strength to strength with performances at The Brisbane Powerhouse, Bennetts Lane Melbourne and more, plus studio performances and interviews for the ABC. These are outstanding achievements for such a young artist and SIWJF is pleased to include such an exciting young jazz talent in its first festival.

The Hannah James Trio has an exciting, accessible and thoughtfully arranged repertoire of mainly original compositions heavily influenced by the sounds of contemporary musicians from America and Scandinavia such as Aaron Parks, Ari Hoenig, GiladHexselmen, Will Vinson, Aaron Goldberg, Tord Gustavson, Atomic and Illmiliekki Quartet.

Hannah James (bass) Casey Golden (piano) Ed Rodriguez (drums).

Alex Silver Quintet7:45pm Saturday 17th November (20 mins set) Venue: The Sound Lounge

The Aberdeen Youth Festival touring band aka the Alex Silver Quintet will perform a short set. This recently formed ensemble is made up of some of the most promising women musicians in Sydney who will be performing at the 2013 Aberdeen Youth Arts Festival and the International Youth Arts Festival outside of London. The band consists entirely of young women jazz musicians led by trombonist Alex Silver who directs SIMA’s annual ‘Young Women in Jazz Workshops’. Their performance tonight aims to raise money towards their trip, please support this amazing group of young women and make a donation.

Alex Silver (trombone) Melissa Mony (sax) Emma Stephenson (piano) Lucy Clifford (bass) Jodie Michaels (drums).

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Marialy Pacheco Trio 8:30pm Saturday 17th November Venue: The Sound Lounge

Cuban-born pianist and composer Marialy Pacheco delivers commanding performances of pure musical joy, whether solo or with her Trio. 2012 win-ner of the Montreaux Jazz piano solo competition, her exquisite composi-tions combined with virtuosic piano technique are a spine tingling experi-ence earning her international acclaim.

Marialy’s increasing reputation as consummate pianist was recognised by Australian maestro guitarist Tommy Emmanuel who invited her to perform as guest soloist for his concerts in Germany in 2008. She has since performed extensively throughout Europe and South America.

Steeped in the rhythms of her native Cuba and influenced by her love of the jazz tradition Marialy infuses a vibrant spirit and unwavering passion for the music of her birthplace.

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WEDNESDAY 7 CYRILLE AIMEE QUARTET (France/USA)8:30pm, The Sound Lounge ($30/$25/$20)

THURSDAY 8 NO TANGO (Germany)8:30pm, The Sound Lounge ($30/$25/$20)

FRIDAY 9 TRIO M (USA)8:30pm, The Sound Lounge ($30/$25/$20)

SATURDAY 10 SANDY EVANS SExTET8:30pm, The Sound Lounge ($30/$25/$20)

FRIDAY 16 ANDREA KELLER QUARTET WITH GIAN SLATER 8:30pm, The Sound Lounge ($30/$25/$20)

SATURDAY 17 ZOE AND THE BUTTERCUPS2pm–3.45pm, The Courtyard (Seymour Centre) FREE

JESS GREEN AND THE PRE-LOVED 4.10–5pm, The Courtyard (Seymour Centre) FREE

HANNAH JAMES TRIO6pm, The Sound Lounge ($25/$20/$15) MARIALY PACHECO TRIO Alex Silver Quintet (opening set–7:45pm)8:30pm, The Sound Lounge ($30/$25/$20)

Getting Here

The Sound Lounge and The Courtyard are both situated at The Seymour Centre Theatre, Cnr City Rd and Cleveland St, Chippendale. SIMA suggests that the most convenient way to get to the Theatre is by taxi. Please support our sponsor, Cabcharge, and charge your fare.

Parking is available at the Theatre car park entrance via Shepherd St. The Seymour Centre is easily accessed via Train (Redfern or Central

Stations) or Bus (422, 423, 426, and 428). Visit www.131500.com.au to plan your trip.

The Seymour Centre is an access friendly venue. When booking your tickets, please inform staff of any special access needs.

Food and Drinks and all that Jazz…There are delicious and atmospheric eateries close by to grab a pre or post concert drink or dinner. Search for The Duck Inn, Thai Hai, The Rose Hotel or any of the many bars and restaurants in the Newtown precinct.

Acknowledgements Sydney International Jazz Festival Board

Di Yerbury, Grahame Campbell, Peter Rechniewski, Brett Boon, Tony Shepherd, Joanne Kee and Dave Theak.

Sydney Improvised Music Association CommitteeIona Silver, Peter Jordan, Peter Rechniewski, Helen Boneham, David

Howell, Brett Boon, Vanessa Chalker, Phillip Johnston, Jan Dilworth.

Festival TeamAmy Curl (General Manager) Joanne Kee (Business Development and

Partnerships Manager) Vanessa Chalker (Festival Coordinator) Lia Wittig (Marketing Assistant) Ron Cleaver (Book Keeper) Ross A’Hern, Guy Dick-erson (Sound).

Credits: Elizabeth Grieg Public Relations.

Thank you to all of our festival partners, donors, volunteers and audiences – we could not do it without you.

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