Past Events
Songwriters Night 26 February

Conservatorium teacher Luke Caruana has initiated a series of contemporary singer-songwriters at the Conservatorium. 
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Shannon Barnett Quartet (Melbourne)
<p> Shannon Barnett (trombone), Nashua Lee (guitar),
Ben Hendry (drums), Chris Hale (bass) </p>

Shannon Barnett is now recognised as not only one of the outstanding younger musicians in Australia, but also one of the country's finest jazz trombone players.  Her Melbourne-based quartet will kick of this year’s jazz series at Wollongong Conservatorium of Music.

She performs regularly with Melbourne ensembles including The Bamboos, the Bennetts Lane Big Band, Murphy’s Law, Vada and a trio with Allan Browne and Jex Saarelaht, and has performed with the Australian Art Orchestra, Barney McAll and Kurt Rosenwinkel, the Black Arm Band ‘Murundak’ and Andrea Keller. She is also an ‘honourary member’ of Wollongong-based group The Vampires, recording on each of their albums.  Her own quartet features some of her long-time collaborators and unique musicians in the Melbourne scene.

In 2008 Shannon was a special guest of Wollongong Conservatorium of Music to perform with the student group Pa-Paw and take part in the Wollongong Youth Jazz Festival.

Throughout January Shannon will be in Sydney to perform with Circus Oz, a recent interest outside her work in the jazz scene.  For the circus performances she has learnt to play the trombone while hanging upside down by one leg, although she is not expected to be doing any circus tricks for her performance on the 14th.  Director of Jazz at Wollongong Conservatorium says that “Shannon is such a great tombonist and musician, we jumped at the chance to bring her to Wollongong for her night off from the Circus.  It will be great show to start the year.”

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<p><b>Gig:</b> Shannon Barnett Quartet (Melbourne)  

<b>Venue:</b>   Wollongong Conservatorium of Music

<b> Date:</b>   Thursday 14 January

<b>Time:</b> 7pm  

<b> Tickets:</b> $14 (General) / $12 (Parents accompanying students) / $10 (students) / $35 (Family: 2A, 2C)
 
Justin Fermino Quintet

Justin Fermino Quintet

Gig: Justin Fermino Quintet


Lineup: Justin Fermino (Saxophone), Ken Allars (Trumpet), Ben Panucci (guitar), Alex Boneham (bass), Sam Cairns (drums)

Date: Friday 19 February

Time: 7pm

Venue: Wollongong Unibar

Tickets: $14 (General) / $12 (Parents/Concession) / $10 (Students) / $35 (Family)

Saxophonist Justin Fermino has moved from Wollongong to pursue his interest in jazz but will be returning for the first public performance here in several years. He will bring his new group, featuring some of the rising stars of the Sydney jazz scene, to Wollongong Unibar on February 19.
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John Spence in Concert

Conservatorium staff member and well known Wollongong-based composer John Spence will be launching his new CD Still Inside at the Conservatorium on Wednesday 20 January

Featuiring: John Spence - Solo piano and voice

Date: Wednesday 20th January

Time: 8pm

Venue: Wollongong Conservatorium Auditorium

Tickets: $15 General / $10 Students / $35 Family.  Tickets available at the door.

For more info see http://www.johnspence.net.au/
 
Liaison Tonique

Laia Genc's Liaison Tonique


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Laia Genc - piano

Sebastian Gramss – bass

Nils Tegen – drums

And Special Australian Guest:

Adam Simmons - saxophone



The next jazz concert at the Conservatorium features the German group Liaison Tonique, led by pianist Laia Genc. The group is in Australia to perform at Australia’s leading jazz festival in Wangaratta, and will include Wollongong in a national tour.

The repertoire of this trio is composed and arranged by the Cologne-based pianist Laia Genc. The material includes modern lyrical piano trio sounds, impulsivly grooving songs and freely improvised sections. Featuring the German trio and special Australian guest Adam Simmons (saxophones), Liaison Tonique will be touring in October and November supported by the Goethe Institute.


Gig: Liaison Tonique

Venue: Wollongong Conservatorium of Music Auditorium

Date: Saturday 14 November

Time: 8pm

Tickets: $14 (General) / $12 (Parents accompanying students) / $10 (students) / $35 (Family: 2A, 2C)

Tickets available through Moshtix or at the door.
For more info: (02) 4228 1122
 
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