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Join us for a thrilling adventure, featuring four innovative musicians, as they celebrate friendship and the magical power of spontaneous musical dialogue.“remarkably compelling and beautiful." Shane Nichols
“World class is world class, pandemic or no pandemic.” John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald
The trio of Satsuki, Sandy and Steve have performed to enthusiastic audiences at the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival. Sohrab Kolahdooz will be joining them for the first time in this premiere performance of an exciting new collaboration.
Sandy writes:
‘I’m excited that Sohrab will join my long-time collaborators Satsuki and Steve for this special concert which will also be a celebration of my 64th birthday! It will be a joy to play with Satsuki, Sohrab and Steve on this special occasion. Their inventiveness, musicality, sensitivity, responsiveness and depth of sound and feeling open doors to magical musical places. One note struck by Satsuki on the koto, sung by Sohrab, plucked by Steve on the bass, can bring a complete sense of peace and calm - or dark mystery - or a ray of sunshine warmer and more radiant than anything imaginable - or a vast array of feelings to enrich and uplift our souls!
I met Sohrab last year when performing with Chris Field’s Afro-Indian Collective. I was immediately captivated by his extraordinary musicianship and transcendental singing. I had the pleasure of meeting koto virtuoso Satsuki Odamura in the early 1990s, not long after she moved to Australia from Japan. Through numerous collaborations with Satsuki, including Waratah, Koto Transformation, GEST8 and RockPoolMirror, I have become enchanted with both the koto and Satsuki’s superb playing of it. Steve Elphick has a beautiful and unique personality on the double bass, making him one of the treasures of Australian improvised music. I’ve been fortunate to play with Steve throughout my career, from the epic adventures of Women and Children First in the 1980s through concerts and international tours with Clarion Fracture Zone, Mara!, Ten Part Invention, Kim Sanders and many other projects.’
Please join us for this magical concert.
Satsuki Odamura
Satsuki is a master of the Koto and Shamisen, both traditional Japanese stringed musical instruments. She has pioneered awareness of these ancient Japanese instruments through her performances in Australia, and through teaching her students around the country. She is the Director of the Koto Music Institute of Australia. Satsuki has performed extensively in Australia and internationally. She leads the Satsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble. Their recent CD ‘Pearl of May’ is a landmark recording that features works by Australian composers including 4 pieces by Sandy Evans.
Sohrab Kolahdooz
Sohrab is a dynamic percussionist, educator, and performer with a passion for music education. He is a virtuosic and experienced musician who was born in a musician family. He was enchanted by the sound of the Tonbak since age 4 and went on to win first place for solo playing in Iran’s Tonbak Festival. He studied a B.A in Music under Ali Radman, Keivan Saket and Keyhan Kalhor at Art and Architecture Shiraz Azad University, Iran. He
has 20 years of professional experience, including over 300 collaborative performances with well-known musicians worldwide. He is widely recognised for his solo achievements and contributions to diverse musical projects. Sohrab is dedicated to inspiring students and fostering musical creativity.
Sandy Evans
Sandy is an internationally renowned saxophonist and composer with a passion for improvisation and new music. She has played with and written for some of the most important groups in Australian jazz since the early 1980s and has toured extensively in Australia, Europe, Canada and Asia. She leads the Sandy Evans Trio and co-leads the Evans/Robson Quartet. She co-led GEST8 and Clarion Fracture Zone. She is a member of Hamed Sadeghi’s Empty Voices, austraLYSIS, Mara!, The catholics and Ten Part Invention. Collaborations include work with Freyja Garbett, Andrea Keller, Brenda Gifford, Chloe Kim, Paul Grabowsky, Guru Kaaraikudi Mani, Shubha Mudgal, Aneesh Pradhan, Sirens Big Band, Adrian Sherriff, Sarangan Sriranganathan and Bobby Singh. Sandy is an advocate for gender diversity in music. She has been awarded an Australia Council Fellowship, a Churchill Fellowship, an OAM, Bell Award, a Young Australian Creative Fellowship, APRA Award and three ARIA Awards. Sandy has a PhD from Macquarie University.
Steve Elphick
Since the early 1980s, ARIA Award winner Steve Elphick has been active in groups playing original jazz and improvised music. He plays, records and tours extensively around the world with some of Australia’s most creative groups in a wide spectrum of styles. He has performed with Mara!, Ten Part Invention, the Andrew Robson Trio, Women and Children First, GEST8, The Umbrellas, The World According to James, Greg Sheehan and Mark Simmonds.
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279 Broadway, Glebe , Sydney, NSW, Australia, New South Wales, 263 Broadway, Glebe NSW 2037, Australia,Sydney, Australia, Pyrmont
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