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Modern jazz guitar master James Sherlock is one of the best straight ahead jazz guitar players in Australia. Whether playing in classic guitar trio or with vocalist, he’s right at home with the swinging jazz standards repertoire from the 50’s and 60’s right through to present day, and it is always a delight to be at James's performances. A significant figure on the Australian jazz scene for a number of years, member of the famous “BOPSTRETCH” band that has held a Wednesday residency at Uptown for almost 10 years. Having recently been recorded live by ABC FM radio's "JazzTrack," this trio is the quintessential guitar led jazz sound.  James has performed, toured, recorded and collaborated with a variety of Australian and International musicians; however, the Guitar/Bass/Drums trio has been the backbone of James' performance output for over 20 years. This incarnation of the trio features outstanding young bassist Ben Hanlon and Danny Fischer on drums. "This could be exhibit A in the case that some of the world's most exciting jazz is being made in Australia.” John Shand - Sydney Morning Herald (“Watermark” review) “Sherlock is a wonderful guitarist, and a craftsman of songs possessing beauty and depth. “Solo” should make a few Top 10s of the year and help propel Sherlock onto the bigger stage he surely deserves. Definitely a name to watch out for.” Ian Patterson, All About Jazz. Tix $30/25 concession - seats still available Cash entry - cards fine at the bar

Tony Yang began playing guitar at the age of nine. He graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School in 2024 and is currently a first-year student studying Jazz and Improvisation at the University of Melbourne (Victorian College of the Arts), where he continues to develop his artistic voice with strong institutional support. Tony regularly travels to New York to immerse himself in the international jazz scene and has studied extensively with world-renowned guitarist Mike Moreno. He has received a scholarship to attend the University of Melbourne, recognising his artistic promise and commitment to jazz. Dedicated to jazz, Tony has spent years immersed in the jazz repertoire and performs regularly around Melbourne. Since 2023, he has been a member of the Melbourne Youth Jazz Orchestra and is an active presence in the city’s jazz scene, appearing at prestigious venues such as Uptown Jazz Café and Paris Cat Jazz Club, alongside Australia’s top-tier musicians including James Sherlock, Carl Mackey, Danny Fischer, and Ben Hanlon. Tony has earned significant recognition as a young artist, including second place in the VCASS Outstanding Soloist Competition, becoming the first jazz guitarist in the school’s history to receive the award. He has been featured as a soloist with the Daryl Mackenzie Jazz Orchestra and was selected as a finalist for the James Morrison Scholarship, performing at Mount Gambier. His primary musical influences include guitarists James Sherlock and Mike Moreno, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, and saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Tony Yang - guitar Carl Mackey - saxophone Mark Fitzgibbon- piano Ben Robertson- bass Lewis Pierre - drums Tix $30/25 concession - seats still available Cash entry - cards fine at the bar

One of the world's leading improvised music guitar players Guitarist and composer Stephen Magnusson is a musician at the height of his powers. From the precocious virtuoso who dazzled the music world when he crashed onto the scene, to a musician so mature, complete and respected that when people talk of an “Australian sound” of instrumental music, it is Magnusson’s influence – his tone, his touch, his compositional watermark and his deep sensitivity – that they hear. founding member of SNAG, FESTA, Assumptions Trio (Julien Wilson and Will Guthrie) Julio and The Stevies (again with Julien and also Stephen Grant), his trio MAG (Frank DiSario and Dave Beck) and the latest quartet – Magnet (Carl Pannuzzo, Eugene Ball and Sergio Beresovsky) Steve is one of the most vital, musical and leading exponents in this music. Plus he's a sweetheart.... featuring everything from hard swinging Ornette Coleman tunes to delicate originals and distinctive ballads, sometimes even a cover of a Cold Chisel or The Police, Steve captivates and meserises with his incredible musicianship and openness.... Tix $35/30 concession - seats still available Cash entry - cards fine at the bar

Margot Petrie moves between worlds — born in Paris, now rooted in Melbourne — and her music carries that same restless, in-between quality. A vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and performer, she's taken...

Annwen Roberts is a young improvising violinist from Lutruwita/Tasmania whose musical roots are in jazz and folk, utilising the timbral and textural qualities of the instrument used in folk and...

Stephen Magnusson (guitar), Blakely McLean Davies (double bass) & Andrea Keller (piano)

Holly Moore is a Melbourne based saxophonist, composer and teacher, cementing her place as a diverse and dynamic new voice in the Australian jazz scene. Her new project THREAD is...

Yunior Terry is a Cuban bassist, violinist, and composer, internationally recognised for his complex grooves and contagious rhythms that fuse jazz with Afro-Cuban traditions. The youngest son of one of Cuba’s...

For this special performance, Barney McAll reunites with bassist Yunior Terry and drummer Ebs Daramola for an evening of fearless improvisation and spontaneous musical architecture. Together they create music that...

South African born vocalist and violinist, Fem Belling, is a trailblazer on the international jazz scene and has imprinted herself as one of Australia's most formidable and in demand performers....

Rebecca Barnard first heard Joni Mitchell in 1974. The song was CAREY and it changed her life there and then ! She has been a Joni fan ever since ....

The Melbourne Lawyers' Big Band is joining forces with the Melbourne Lawyers' chamber orchestra for an afternoon of jazz vocal favourites! Think Ella, Doris, Sinatra... featuring five of our very...

Johannes Luebbers is an Award-winning composer, arranger and pianist, best-known for the Johannes Luebbers Dectet (JLD), which was formed in Perth, and recorded two albums in 2008 and 2010. After...

Niran Dasika (trumpet), Kyrie Anderson (drums) & Andrea Keller (piano)

In the last few years, Spirograph Studies have been busy developing new material, and in late 2025 they released their third album, Melody Driver. Garden Seat Records, eclectic Castlemaine-based indie...