TIME: 1:30pm - 3:30pm AEDT
TICKETS: Pre-sale tickets: $35, Members: $30
At door on night $40
VENUE: Wauchope Community Arts Hall Oxley Lane (opp Bain Park)
DURATION: Approx 2.5 hours
CATERING: Bar open selling beer, wine, tea, coffee, cold drinks, icecreams and Baba Lila chocs (cash preferred)
Join Monica Trapaga and The Pocket Trio for an afternoon of swinging jazz, good humour, and infectious energy.
One of Australia’s favourite entertainers, Monica brings her signature warmth, wit, and charisma to the stage, honed through her years with Play School, Pardon Me Boys, and Monica and the Moochers. She has described her “fairly crazy Latin family” as instrumental in developing her musical tastes and influencing her exploration of a range of contemporary styles performing with jazz, pop and big bands. A born entertainer, this veteran performer has covered a plethora of musical styles and settings, from lounge to swing and Afro-Cuban big band, delighting audiences.
Joining her are The Pocket Trio; a feel-good jazz ensemble known for their tight arrangements and groovy pockets. They take inspiration from the classic piano trios from the jazz canon, from Oscar Peterson, Bill Charlap, Christian McBride, and Ahmad Jamal.
Together, Monica and The Pocket Trio deliver an evening of feel-good jazz that swings hard and grooves deep, music full of life, style, and joy.
Monica Trapaga (vocals) Andrew Scott (piano) Maximillian Alduca (bass) Tim Geldens (drums)
TIME: 7:30pm - 10pm AEDT
TICKETS: Pre-sale tickets: $20 or $25 on the night
VENUE: Wauchope Community Arts Hall Oxley Lane (opp Bain Park)
DURATION: Approx 2.5 hours
CATERING: Bar open selling beer, wine, tea, coffee, cold drinks, icecreams and Baba Lila chocs (cash preferred)
Eishan Ensemble returns in 2026 with a powerful national tour celebrating their 10th anniversary. Led by Iranian-Australian tar virtuoso and composer Hamed Sadeghi, the ARIA-nominated ensemble weaves Persian classical music with contemporary jazz and cinematic improvisation, creating a sound both deeply rooted and boldly modern.
Joined by Michael Avgenicos (saxophone), Adem Yilmaz (percussion), and Maximillian Alduca (double bass), Eishan Ensemble has developed a distinctive and emotive musical language shaped by the diverse backgrounds and artistry of its members.
Over the past decade, the ensemble has toured extensively throughout Australia, Europe, and Asia, performing to acclaim at major venues and festivals including the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Recital Centre, Auckland Arts Festival, WOMADelaide, Barcelona BAM, London Jazz Festival, Rome Jazz Festival, the Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne International Jazz Festivals, Sydney Festival, Brisbane Festival, and many more.
This special anniversary tour offers audiences an intimate, moving, and globally resonant musical experience.
TIME: Doors at 7:30pm. Music from 8pm
TICKETS: Pre-sale tickets: $35, Members: $30
At door on night: $40
VENUE: Wauchope Community Arts Hall Oxley Lane (opp Bain Park)
DURATION: Approx 2.5 hours
CATERING: Bar open selling beer, wine, tea, coffee, cold drinks, icecreams and Baba Lila chocs (cash preferred)
ARIA Award-winning tabla virtuoso Bobby Singh is coming to Sydney to promote his extraordinary new album Sutradhaar - a deeply collaborative and cross-cultural musical journey featuring some of Australia’s finest musicians and composed by his guru, Dr Aneesh Pradhan. Meaning ‘string-holder’ or ‘narrator’ in Sanskrit, Sutradhaar’s compositions were written by Dr Aneesh Pradhan and arranged Sydney-based jazz icon, Sandy Evans, before being recorded and woven together into a rich, genre-defying suite of music by a family of extraordinary musicians including Jeff Lang, Greg Sheehan, Lara Goodridge, Shenzo Gregorio, Ben Walsh, Zela Margossian and Tjupurru. The result is an album that transcends genre and geography, bridging Indian classical traditions, jazz, and blues, grounded by the deep resonance of Australian soil through the inclusion of the didgeribone.
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