Wollongong Jazz

05/09/2026

Coming to Finding Fillmore's 29 October
https://events.humanitix.com/resonance-sandy-evans-andrea-keller-kristin-berardi-jenny-barnes

25/07/2026

The Wollongong Conservatorium looks like it may need a changeover.

Save the heart of the Con: Restore community music leadership

13/07/2026

Coming up this week…

06/07/2026

New music by Des Cannings. Absolutely smokin’

Single out today! Enjoy new music from a recent ABC Jazz Commission, featuring trombone player and his ten-piece ensemble.

'Voices Heard And Unheard' is coming out on July 17, and it features music that was written as a response to the Australian Indigenous Voice referendum. Des had uncovered his own Indigenous heritage, and he used that moment in 2023 to begin writing for this new release. Catch the first single anywhere you get your music - and enjoy this cover designed by Ngarbal Gamilaraay artist Jeremy Worrall.

04/07/2026

Single out today! Enjoy new music from a recent ABC Jazz Commission, featuring trombone player and his ten-piece ensemble.

'Voices Heard And Unheard' is coming out on July 17, and it features music that was written as a response to the Australian Indigenous Voice referendum. Des had uncovered his own Indigenous heritage, and he used that moment in 2023 to begin writing for this new release. Catch the first single anywhere you get your music - and enjoy this cover designed by Ngarbal Gamilaraay artist Jeremy Worrall.

01/07/2026

VOLANT | Jazz Quartet @ Thirroul Railway Institute Hall
Share
Fri, 17 Jul, 7:30pm - 9:30pm AEST
Add to calendar
Thirroul Railway Institute Hall
Thirroul NSW, Australia
Description
Volant, meaning the ability to fly, are a contemporary jazz quartet inspired by the beauty and intricacy of birds – and the freedom they embody. Led by saxophonist Matthew Ottignon, and completed by pianist Lauren Tsamouras, bassist Hannah James, and drummer Hayley Chan, their music is velvet and granite; soft, subtle, hard and boisterous in equal measure.
As the Sydney Morning Herald states, "the impression of flight is not observed, but is experienced and exhilarating." Central to Volant's identity is the musicians Ottignon has carefully assembled. Tsamouras brings chromatic hues, sparse but luminous, her playing lending the music much of its buoyancy. James grounds the ensemble with both her playing and overall confidence, with her arco work conjuring dark, textured mystery. And Chan, whose drumming gives the band a new, propulsive motion, keeps the ensemble alert to every shift in the music’s current.
"Is there something about this music, flush with heightened beauty and transcendence, that speaks tellingly to our times? On the strength of Volant, one senses a resounding yes."
— Dingo Jazz Magazine ★★★★½
In the time since the ensemble's debut release, they have continued to evolve as a creative force. The forthcoming second album promises to deepen their collective voice, from groove-driven guttural intensity to the most delicate and contemplative of moods.
DOORS: 7:00
MUSIC: 7:30
Matthew Ottignon saxophone
Lauren Tsamouras piano
Hannah James acoustic bass
Hayley Chan drums

24/06/2026

Friday night Salsa this week!