You’ll never have a dull time listening to On The Stoop! We’ll be supporting The Asthmatix, who have returned from a long hiatus! /wheeze

https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/the-asthmatix-on-the-stoop/175456?ref=RSS_Lazyboneslounge&skin=lazybones

Stories of human-nature connectedness though contemporary, explorative jazz.

Evoking places and experiences in nature through a rich blend of jazz and experimental music, with hints of folk and contemporary classical, Underwards is led by award-winning composer and trumpeter Ellen Kirkwood. The music of Underwards is inspired by places and experiences in nature, and features group and solo improvisations, vivid colours and textures, emphatic rhythms and enigmatic melodies.

Currently, the majority of Underwards’ works form part of Kirkwood’s PhD project, exploring respectful Indigenous-informed immersive connecting with Country in locations in Dharug and Wiradjuri Nations. The works of music are stories of a kind; manifestations of learnings and experiences with Country. Audiences are guided through Underwards’ musical journeys with personal, spoken introductions to these works, detailing Country’s influence on the music.

Underwards is:

Ellen Kirkwood - trumpet
Hilary Geddes - guitar
Brendan Clark - electric bass
Alex Inman-Hislop - drums

Spectra Jazz Orchestra are stoked to be sharing the bill with the amazing Mosaic! Two exciting bands featuring young Sydney jazz talent, not to be missed.

Get your tix quick! https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/mosaic-spectra/176831

Our residency continues! Get down and boogie in this excellent bar - delicious drinks, vinyl spinning between sets, free entry!

https://swillhouse.com/venues/the-caterpillar-club/

Tetuzi Akiyama, born in Tokyo, 1964, is a highly unique and experimental guitarist heavily applying free improvisation and noise. Every Splinter Orchestra performance unfolds a unique improvisational sonic ecology combining highly developed music skills with thoroughly experimental sound-making and an intuitive compositional repertoire built from years of collective engagement. 

Book tix: https://events.humanitix.com/tetuzi-akiyama-and-splinter-orchestra-at-the-church-paddington

The SP7 is a jazz septet consisting of prominent Sydney Jazz musicians including Nishcal Manjunath (sax), Ellen Kirkwood (Trum), Rhys Moore (Trom), Yutaro Okuda (Guit), Casey Golden (piano), Jodie Michael (drums) and lead by bassist and composer Siebe Pogson. Based on Siebe’s experiences in Barcelona. He's most known for leading the jazz-funk Funk Engine collaborating with artists such as Indigenous rapper DOBBY and soul singer Pat Powell. He was also a founding member and composer of the jazz cross-over group Elysian Fields working with Matt Keegan, Matt McMahonn and Dave Goodman.

https://events.humanitix.com/the-sp-7

EK & the EkstraOrdinaires brings the boogie to Kalyx in Randwick! 3 horns, bass and drums playing a fun mix of Afrobeat, Latin, Ska, Jazz and Klezmer.

https://events.humanitix.com/ek-and-ekstra-ordinaires-wednesdays-jazz

It’s that time again! Come have a boogie and a delicious bevvie at the Caterpillar Club! Free entry and funky vibes.

An evening of three enthralling improvised sets by three multi-faceted local and international duos:

Venus Observed: Clayton Thomas (bass) + Phoebe Bognár (flutes) 
A duo of dynamic energy, sonic playfulness and honed skills. It is a rare orbit to find them in Australia at the same time!

James Morley (cello) + Mikołaj Rytowski (drums)
Pulsating rhythms and infectious energy, the Basel-based performers give their Australian debut as a duo.

Elizabeth Jigalin (keyboards + objects) + Ellen Kirkwood (trumpet +objects)

Concocting curiosity and stimulating the senses, Liz and Ellen come together to present their sonic playground. 

https://events.humanitix.com/two-two-two

Mister Ott’s residency at the groovy Caterpillar Club continues! Free entry, delicious drinks and food.

92 Pitt St, Sydney CBD.

https://swillhouse.com/venues/the-caterpillar-club/

Mister Ott is back at Newtown’s favourite late night live music joint, the Pleasure Club!

Free entry!

https://oddculture.group/venue/pleasure-club/

We’re continuing our monthly residency into 2025, but we’ve switched to every 1st Thursday of the month!

If you’re sad that your New Year’s festivities are over… no they’re not! Come have a boogie with us ;)

Free entry too!

Spectra Jazz Orchestra will be playing at the fabulous Jazz in the Park event at Gladstone Park in Balmain. It’ll be a glorious summertime celebration of jazz and community, and it’s free! Spectra is on at 3pm, but check out the whole schedule as incredible groups Microfiche, Jiem and the Steve Hunter Band will also be playing.

https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/explore/whats-on/annual-events/jazz-in-the-park

Boogie on down to Mister Ott’s hypnotic grooves at the ultra-hip Caterpillar Club in the CBD. Free entry, tasty bevvies, tastier beats.

92 Pitt St, Sydney.

Some of your favourite local bands are coming together to support Headspace (National Youth Mental Health Foundation).

An amazing line-up of bands are locked in to play Friday November 29th at Petersham Bowling Club:

Lord Esme, Whopping Big Naughty, On The Stoop, and The After Thoughts

18+ only.

All proceeds go to Headspace.

https://events.humanitix.com/headspace-fundraiser?hxchl=hex-pfl

Goodness gracious, three whole bands? THESE three whole bands on the one lineup? Yep.

https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/lvl-1-on-the-stoop-fabulous-contraption-dave-sattout-quartet/172180?ref=RSS_Lazyboneslounge&skin=lazybones

This will be quite an out-of-the-ordinary event. Building Song is a project that has had two previous iterations, in Camperdown and Portland. I’m honoured to be part of it this time.

The performance at midday on Saturday October 26th will be the culmination of a two week residency in which myself and a group of artist-performers of varying disciplines collaborate with the buildings and surrounding grounds at Bondi Pavillion to create an immersive work.

The performance is free to attend, however we are raising money to help make our performance memorable and our residency fruitful. To donate, and read more about the project and past performances, visit this link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/building-song-bondi-pavilion

EK & the Ekstraordinaires are back for our very 3rd gig, at the rowdy Townie! 3 horns, bass and drums, bringing you upbeat and danceable numbers - some reimagined Fat Yahoozah tunes, and a couple of covers.

Ellen Kirkwood - trumpet

Melissa Mony - tenor sax

Lee Orszaczky - trombone

Sarah Homeh - bass

Alex Masso - drums

https://townhallhotelnewtown.com/event/GSSQJ

Hear Fat Yahoozah here: https://fatyahoozah.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont-care

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 - Dynamic youth ensemble Spectra Jazz Orchestra are back at the Inner West’s favourite music venue, Lazybones!

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 is an initiative for young women and gender diverse musicians which builds a bridge between music education on the secondary and tertiary levels, into the professional music world. As the wider jazz community consists predominantly of male musicians, Spectra also empowers and creates a supportive space for its members to grow as musicians. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙟𝙖𝙯𝙯 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙟𝙖𝙯𝙯-𝙖𝙙𝙟𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘. Spectra has been running since 2016 and has performed at some of Sydney’s favourite jazz joints, such as Lazybones, Camelot, the Red Rattler and more, and festivals including the International Women’s Jazz Festival, Manly Jazz Festival and Marrickville Music Festival. At this performance they’ll be bringing you 2 sets of vibrant works by mostly Australian composers, including works by band members, as well as some familiar favourites.

Spectra Jazz Orchestra is:

Saxophones: Elise Nordon, Damia O’Loughlin, Emma Chau, Sam Cheng

Trumpets: Tash Benham, Sophia Hunt, Liv Diamant, Amy Crawford

Trombones: Maya Lecuna, Romy Dobbie, Rafiya Macpherson, Teagan Day

Guitar: Gabby Coelho

Piano: Hazel Alexander

Bass: Beth Roche

Drums: Sophia Stanton

Director: Ellen Kirkwood

Band co-ordinator: Kate Richards

https://www.spectrajazzorchestra.com.au/
https://spectrajazzorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/supernova
Instagram: @spectrajazzorchestra

𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 is a 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙠/𝙋𝙤𝙥 group made up of friends who met each other while studying Jazz at the Conservatorium of Music. Their shared love of funk brought them together while still retaining their Jazz influences. The band seamlessly blends old and new favourites and turns them into a night of high energy fun that gets everyone on their feet! This hot new band is excitingly moving funk forward with original tunes written by bandleader Hazel Alexander, as well as covers from The Carpenters to Katy Perry.

6pm Doors/ Restaurant
7pm Bands

https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/s/171405

Mister Ott continues our residency at the heaps cool underground Caterpillar Club in the Sydney CBD. You don’t have to pay to see this gig, so grab a fancy drink instead, and have a boogie!

We play 9-11pm.

https://swillhouse.com/venues/the-caterpillar-club/

Underwards returns to Monday Night Confessions! We love playing in this gorgeous space, as part of this wonderful series of curated original Australian jazz.

We will be playing alongside another group (TBC).

Entry is $25/$15 (concession).

https://events.humanitix.com/host/monday-night-confessions

Mister Ott continues our monthly residency at the Caterpillar Club in Sydney’s CBD! It’s free entry and a great atmosphere.

Address: 92 Pitt St, Sydney

Ellen Kirkwood's dynamic project Underwards returns a year after their gorgeous performance at JSJ for their album launch. The quartet's tour last year was a great success, bringing their unique music to new audiences who revelled in Underwards' rich musical stories of places and experiences in nature. Having recently delved into new material Kirkwood has composed as part of her PhD, they'll be presenting works inspired by places in Dharug and Wiradjuri Countries, and relationships she is building with these places over time.

Ellen Kirkwood - trumpet
Hilary Geddes - guitar
Nick Henderson - electric bass, synths
Alex Inman-Hislop - drums

“Deeply sensitive, intellectually inquisitive, modern and of today. Underwards is breaking the jazz coma.”
- Eric Pozza, Canberra Jazz Blog
“Beauty blended with visceral excitement” - John Shand and Annabel Ross, Sydney Morning Herald

BOOK TIX HERE

Mister Ott returns to the ultra-trendy and lush Caterpillar Club in the CBD! They’re so cool they don’t even advertise gigs, people just show up! Wild. Anyway here’s their website.

https://swillhouse.com/venues/the-caterpillar-club/

The gig is free. If you haven’t heard Mister Ott, then you should! Go look up our music, and come to the gig!

Who needs a rhythm section anyway?
Late in 2022 Ellen Kirkwood assembled this group of stellar improvisers, each with their own cool and impressive things going on, for a performance of experimental compositions and improvisations. Bringing together the unique ideas and approaches of each player, expect 2 sets of fascinating explorations stretching beyond the sounds you might expect from a bunch of jazz horn players, and without pesky drums and amplified instruments getting in the way!

Ellen Kirkwood - trumpet, things
Phillippa Murphy-Haste - clarinet, viola
Paul Cutlan - saxophones
Lee Orszaczky - trombone

BOOK TIX HERE

Inner West Council are putting on a free launch event for their wonderful “Creative Town Halls” initiative, and have invited Mister Ott to bring the grooves.

MORE INFO HERE

The Townie, a stalwart of the Newtown scene, a landmark and a familiar drinking destination for most people I know. Not really the venue you’d expect to hear a band like Underwards, but I enjoy forcing the unexpected upon innocent pub patrons. I wonder if they’ll like us. Anyway, it’s free and we’ve got new-ish material. So come enjoy the spectacle! https://townhallhotelnewtown.com/event/ABO5W