From ethereal indie-folk to music that transcends culture and country Brenda Gifford’s ‘Dundun Firestick’ featuring Sandy Evans and Friends First Nations composer and saxophonist Brenda Gifford’s work is deeply connected with her
From ethereal indie-folk to music that transcends culture and country
Brenda Gifford’s ‘Dundun Firestick’ featuring Sandy Evans and Friends
First Nations composer and saxophonist Brenda Gifford’s work is deeply connected with her relationship to country, community and culture.
Bringing the concert to life, alongside Gifford are leading Australian jazz musicians Sandy Evans, Gary Daley, Chloe Kim, and Jacques Emery. In a moving exchange of artistry and precision, together they’ll beautifully breathe life into a stunning collection of original compositions.
Each musician is a virtuoso in their own right, each with their own distinct lived experience. This music will have a transcendent resonance with people from all cultures, as the musicians explore themes of country, culture, lived experience and reconciliation.
Brenda Gifford, originally from Wreck Bay, NSW says “My country is Yuin country. It is beautiful, coastal and abundant, especially during Galaa (Summer in Dhurga – language of the Yuin people). The barra barra (sea) is at the core of country. It guides me and inspires me, in my music”.
Bonniesongs
“spartan dream-folk drifts into unexplored areas, borrowing from jazz improvisation while delving into the sub-conscious.” Clash Music
Beguiling and ethereal, Bonniesong’s lifting vocals float over gentle peaks of acoustic and electronic instruments. Layered with an enchanting loop pedal, she draws you into a dreamlike trance in the style of contemporary folk/alternative artists such as Joanna Newsom and Bjork.
Under the spell of thrumming guitar, Stewart renders her arrangements with a fidelity of performance that seems to amplify an almost spectral presence.
She’ll play loudly whilst making you ridiculously aware of silence and then go some way to reminding you how music is at its most basic, mere vibration moving through air. This is Bonniesongs.
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(Saturday) 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Date
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Post Date
december, 2023
Jazz Venue
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B.E.D Bar
Blues Marquee Wangaratta Jazz Festival
Camelot Lounge
City Recital Hall
Colbourne Ave
Django Bar
El Rocco Room
Enmore Theatre
Foundry616
Gingers
Holy Trinity Cathedral Wangaratta Jazz Festival
Hotel Steyne
Ivanhoe Hotel
Jazushi
Jazz Stars of the Future Stage Manly Jazz
John Speight Stage, Manly Jazz
Johnston Street Jazz
Johnston Street Jazz
Kawai Stage St Patricks Hall Wangaratta Jazz Festival
King George Gardens Stage
Lazybones lounge
Lord Wolsley Hotel
Low 302
Manly 16foot skiff club Manly Jazz
Manly Wharf Hotel
Marrickville Golf Club
Old Manly Boatshed Manly Jazz
Pinsent Hotel Wangaratta Jazz Festival
Play Bar
Riverside Theatres
Sound Lounge
St Matthews Church Manly Jazz
Star of the Sea Theatre Manly Jazz
Starfish Club
State Theatre
StreetMarket Asian Tapas Restaurant & Bar
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Road Stage Manly jazz
The Basement
The Commons Local Eating House
The Concourse
The East Sydney Hotel
The Fig, Manly Jazz
The Harold Park Hotel
The Hero Of Waterloo Hotel
The Kirk St Andrews Manly Jazz
The New Hampton
The Sheaf
The Vanguard
Tokyo Jazz Club
Unity Hall Hotel
Vegabond Cruises
Venue 505
Wollongong Conservatorium of Music
WPAC Hall Wangaratta Jazz Festival
WPAC Theatre Wangaratta Jazz Festival
Jazz Festival
All
Berry Jazz Festival
Kiama Jazz and Blues Festival
Manly Jazz Festival
Melbourne Festival
Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Stonnington Jazz
Sydney International Woman
Wangarratta Jazz and Blues Festival
Event Location
All
Blues Marquee Wangaratta
Camelot Lounge
City Recital Hall
Colbourne Ave
Django Bar
Foundry616
Gingers
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Hotel Blue
Hotel Steyne
Ivanhoe Hotel
Jazushi
Jazz Stars of the Future Stage Manly Jazz
John Speight Stage, Manly Jazz
King George Gardens Stage Wangaratta
LazyBones Lounge
Lord Wolsley Hotel
Magpies Waitara
Manly 16foot skiff club Manly Jazz
Manly Wharf Hotel
Old Manly Boatshed Manly Jazz
Pinsent Hotel Wangaratta
Play Bar
Riverside Theatres
Select Saved Locations
Sound Lounge
St Matthews Church Manly Jazz
St Patricks Hall Wangaratta
Star of the Sea Theatre Manly Jazz
Starfish Club
Starfish Club
State Theatre
StreetMarket Asian Tapas Restaurant & Bar
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Road Stage Manly jazz
The Basement
The Concourse
The East Sydney Hotel
The Fig, Manly Jazz
The Hydro Majestic Hotel
The Kirk St Andrews Manly Jazz
The New Hampton
The Vanguard
Unity Hall
Venue 505
Wollongong Conservatorium of Music
WPAC Hall Wangaratta
WPAC Theatre Wangaratta
York Theatre