Name: Sungazer plus Maddie Ashman
Start: 2025-08-13T19:00:00+01:00
Location: The Grove Newcastle

eastside events present
SUNGAZER
plus support Maddie Ashman
Wednesday 13th August 2025
Newcastle - The Grove
Doors 7pm
Sungazer is a modern progressive jazz fusion band led by bassist Adam Neely and drummer Shawn Crowder. Originally formed in Brooklyn NY, Sungazer has brought their dynamic live mixture of jazz, progressive metal and electronic music to audiences across the world.
Touring members have included saxophonist Jared Yee, guitarists Joshua de la Victoria and Shubh Saran, and keyboardists Button Masher, Pier Luigi Salami and Christian Li.
Since their first EP release in 2014, Sungazer has carried the inner mounting flame of past fusion greats, while forging their own distinctive sound for the 21st century.
On September 27, 2024 they released their sophomore album Against the Fall of Night featuring guest guitarist Mark Lettieri and Plini.
sungazermusic.com
Maddie Ashman is an avant-pop artist and composer, with a love for exploring microtonal music in uncanny, illusory yet accessible ways. Her recent EP Otherworld was a bestseller on bandcamp and #1 in folk. In April, she had over 10 million views and over 100k new followers, with praise from Anthony Fantano, Jacob Collier and more.
Recent performance highlights include a sold-out show in Istanbul with Tolgahan Çoğulu and a premiere of new work ‘Painting with Glass’ with cross-cultural GOKUMI ensemble. Her audiovisual installation ‘Through the Motions’ has been presented internationally, at COP-27 (Egypt), FerraroFilmCorto (Italy) and Aldeburgh Festival.