Music

Concerts are at 2.30pm, The Basilica of St Patrick, Cnr Parry and Adelaide Streets, Fremantle

Concert: Seraphim
Sunday 5 October
Sara Macliver – soprano, David Elton – trumpet, Dominic Perissinotto – pipe organ
Pipe Organist, Dominic Perissinotto, Sara Macliver, one of Australia’s leading exponents of Baroque, and David Elton, Principal Trumpet with West Australian Symphony Orchestra, combine in a concert to embrace the full acoustic beauty of The Basilica of St Patrick.

Concert: Enigma
Sunday 7 December 2008
Fremantle Symphony Orchestra, David Pye – conductor, Dominic Perissinotto – pipe organ
Fremantle Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of David Pye, notoriously brings zest and exuberance to their performances. The concert features the much loved organ concerto by Poulenc and Elgar’s best-known orchestral work, the “Enigma” Variations.

Bookings: T (08) 9484 1133, Toll Free 1800 193 300, www.bocsticketing.com.au
P PO Box Z5281 Perth WA 6831
Individual Concerts**
Standard $28 Concession $23 Student U-18 $15
Special Event: Nightingale Standard $38 Concession $33 Student U-18 $15
Subscription#
Five Concerts*  Standard $112  Concession $92
Four Concerts* Standard $90 Concession $74
Discount Special* Subscribe and receive a discount for the 2008 Special Event Concert, Nightingale:  with Juniper Chamber Orchestra at the Basilica of St Patrick, 8pm Saturday 8 November:  Standard $33 Concession $28
**BOCS Handling Fee $6.60 *Transaction fees may apply to phone, fax, internet and mail bookings. #Subscription bookings are not available online - to book a Subscription Series phone or visit a BOCS Ticketing Outlet or Agency. Door sales available.

A series of monthly fine music concerts, featuring outstanding musicians performing in diverse styles ranging from Bach to Broadway tunes, and from Baroque to Irving Berlin! In May, we present Sula, a trio who fuse Gypsy jazz, swing, folk and Latin into a melting pot of energetic style.

21 Sep, 19 Oct, 16 Nov, 21 Dec.
City of Joondalup Civic Chambers
$10 full price / $8 concession
Phone 9400 4912 or visit www.joondalup.wa.gov.au.

In partnership with The Rosemount Hotel, WAAPA are proud to present their finest jazz groups every Friday evening before ‘Funk Club’ from 5.30pm. Glide into the weekend with the cool sounds of live jazz as WAAPA’s talented musicians perform their dynamic brand of modern jazz. Known to produce the finest players in the country, these groups from the academy consist of Australia's best and brightest jazz musicians. Don't miss the opportunity to hear these great groups before New York steals them away!

5.30pm to 7.30pm every Friday
The Rosemount Hotel, Corner of Fitzgerald and Angove St North Perth WA
www.rosemounthotel.com.au, www.myspace.com/therosemounthotel

3 September
Newton Faulkner is not your ordinary singer songwriter – as he sings, his old-soul voice dips from a gently enchanting croon to a commanding roar full of yearning and intensity. His playing surpasses sensitive strumming, using his guitar as a hybrid instrument combining fret board pyrotechnics, unusual picking techniques, altered tunings and a mesmerising percussive use of the guitar’s body. The 23 year old Surrey, UK native, whose debut track “Dream Catch Me” has become the most played song on Australia radio, will bring his unique style and hit roots rhythms to Perth playing at the Capitol on Wednesday 3rd September.

Tickets on sale 9am, Thursday 5th June
BOCS Ticketing; www.bocsticketing.com.au or 08 9484 1133
Moshtix; www.moshtix.com.au or 1300 438 849.

Unquestionably one of the most important, influential & well favoured metal bands of our time, Carcass have reformed in 2008 to perform at several prestigious metal festivals throughout Europe. Soundworks Touring is incredibly excited & honoured to announce that Carcass will be performing in Australia to “Reek” havoc on our Carcass starved souls for the first time in 15 years! Along with originators Napalm Death, Carcass pioneered the heavy metal subgenre of grindcore, a style that in its purest form consisted of extremely short, chaotic blasts of guitar/bass/drums noise overlaid with guttural, bleeding-throat vocals. Carcass eventually shifted towards more traditional song structures, and then into a more accessible yet still highly intense thrash/grindcore hybrid.

Catch them playing at Capitol in Perth on Thursday 9th October.
tickets on sale Thursday 26th June from www.moshtix.com, 78 Records, Planet Video, Mills Records & Beat Music.

1. Inspired... by dance
Cathie Travers accordion, Graeme Gilling piano
Join the Juniper Chamber Orchestra as they celebrate the influence of dance on music. Dance with your heart and mind to music by the master of the baroque, Bach. Be seduced by the tempestuous tango with examples by Piazzolla, Galliano and Cathie Travers.
J.S. Bach Suite No.2 in B Minor
Smalley Birthday Tango
Mederos Memorias y olvidos
Travers Milonga and Winter Tango from Sanctuary
Piazolla Preludio 9
Piazolla Tanguedia
Piazolla Oblivion
Galliano New York Tango

Tuesday 16 September 7.30pm
Government House Ballroom

2. Special Event... nightingale
Dominic Perissinotto pipe organ
In association with Pipe Organ Plus and The Basilica of St Patrick, Fremantle. Let the building, chamber orchestra and organ inspire you: surround sound with a difference! Listen to the ‘Albinoni’s’ ravishing Adagio (really composed by Remo Giazotto) and other uplifting works in an acoustic setting similar to that for which they were originally written.
Telemann Sinfonia Spirituosa
C.P.E. Bach Concerto in G for organ and orchestra
Giazotto after Albinoni Adagio
Mozart Fantastia in F Minor for organ
Handel Concerto in F Major The Cuckoo and the Nightingale
Corelli Concerto Grosso Op 6 No.4

Saturday 8 November 8pm
The Basilica of St Patrick
Cnr Parry and Adelaide Streets, Fremantle

Tickets
1: Dance
Standard $40, Concess. $25, Children / Full-time Students $15
2: Nightingale
Standard $38, Concess. $33, Children / Full-time Students $15
Bookings through BOCS, Ph: 08 9484 1133, Toll Free 1800 193 300, www.bocsticketing.com.au
BOCS handling fee $6.60. Door Sales available.
Programmes and artists are subject to change without notice www.juniperchamberorchestra.com

For the past ten years, the Godskitchen juggernaut has been traveling to Australian shores delivering unforgettable arena parties. Godskitchen events boast massive line ups with some of the world’s biggest DJ stars, awe-inspiring lighting/laser racks and state-of-the-art effects.  What started out as a burgeoning series of underground Trance parties in the UK has been firmly established as one of the world’s undisputed dance culture powerhouses!

Last year’s White Party featuring the Worlds Number 1 DJ, Armin Van Buuren, went down in history as being one of the best dance events ever staged in Perth.  This year’s Angel in White party will take you above and beyond….

Welcome the man at #15 on the current DJ Mag Top 100 Poll, Sander Van Doorn, whose star continues to rise in 2008, taking out the Best Breakthrough DJ at the International Dance Music Awards (IDMAs) in Miami where he beat off the likes of Calvin Harris, Deadmau5 and Axwell. Alongside him are more massive names; Menno De Jong, John O’Callaghan and Jon O’Bir, all intent on bringing Heaven to Earth for one massive night only. Dress in white for the trance event of the year as Godskitchen’s 10 year anniversary ‘Angel in White’ Party lights up Perth.

Tickets
First Release Early Bird tickets on sale July 11 to August 3 or sold out
$75.00 + booking fees (Strictly limited!)
Final Release On sale August 4, or earlier if Early Bird Tickets sell out
$85.00 + booking fees
Available through www.ticketmaster.com.au (136 100)

Metro City, Perth Friday October 10th 2008
Expect Metro City to sell out fast!
TIME: 9.00pm - 6.00am. This is a fully licensed event over 18yrs only - photo ID required.
Further information: Harvey Rae at Mellen Events 08 9382 2677 harvey@mellenevents.com

The heart of the city comes alive with music this winter as part of the City of Perth’s Winter Arts Festival, when the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, State Library and City of Perth present an exciting program of free Friday lunchtime music concerts at the State Library.
Every Friday from the end of July through to September, WAAPA students and staff will perform in a range of classical, contemporary and jazz ensembles, including the renowned Eneksis Vocal Ensemble, the acclaimed WAAPA Big Band and WAAPA’s newest music ensemble, the WAAPA Big Funk Band.

Starting at 12.30pm in the State Library Theatre, the free concert program includes:
Fri Sept 5, Big Funk Band – a 14-piece band combining vocals, horns and a rockin’ rhythm section
Fri Sept 12, Eneksis Vocal Ensemble – one of Australia’s finest chamber choirs.

Friday 5, 12 September at 12.30pm.
State Library of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre, Francis St, Perth.
Cost: Free

Community Arts Network WA is looking for community artists to join our network! The community artist listing is a FREE service for community artists across WA. Once you register with your skills, we will contact you via email with opportunities from across WA to facilitate and work on community arts projects.

For more information on the Community Arts Network WA and the ability to sign up to the community artist listing online, visit the CAN WA website or click on ‘Join the network’ from the CAN WA home page.

http://www.canwa.com.au/canwa-resources/join-network/free-artist-listing/
To receive a registration form by mail, please contact CAN WA on 9226 2422 or toll free on 1800 681 021.

Modular Records has signed Perth hypno-groove trio Tame Impala. Kevin Parker [guitar & vocals], Dominic Simper [bass] & Jay Watson [drums & vocals] formed last year with a mutual attraction for fuzzed guitars, howling vocals, Kyuss, Leaf Hound and living on $5 a week. First release will be an EP down the track.
More: http://www.myspace.com/tameimpala

Beloved Australian musician/activist Xavier Rudd’s latest album Dark Shades of Blue is released in Australia on August 16th and in support of this, his seventh album, Xavier will be embarking on a month-long Australian tour this October/November.

Loud and psychedelic, Dark Shades of Blue highlights a side of Xavier Rudd merely hinted at on earlier releases.  The guitar-driven songs, mixed by Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age), are more complex and rocking than what audiences perhaps expect from the lifelong surfer and Dave Matthews tour mate. Yet fans will not be disappointed, for the new direction still holds true to Rudd’s passion for mixing rock and folk with indigenous instruments and other voices.

Along with his Australian tour, Xavier Rudd's much anticipated new album Dark Shades of Blue is now available for pre-order on CD and digital download! All pre-order participants will receive a digital download of the album’s title track Dark Shades of Blue instantly! Just head to Xavier’s website -http://www.xavierrudd.com/store/presale/ to be a part of it! Dark Shades of Blue is in store on Saturday August 16.

Tickets to Xavier; Rudd’s Dark Shades of Blue Australian Tour are on sale nationally Friday 18 July.

Escape to the Park feat. The Cruel Sea, Ben Lee, Bob Evans (with band), Kate Miller-Heidke
and Abbe May & The Rockin’ Pneumonia.

Mellen Events and Roundhouse are proud to announce the return of Escape To The Park to the heart of the city, the event that played such an integral role in launching the popularity of Sarah Blasko to Perth audiences back in 2006, when she played that year alongside a stellar cast that also included Augie March, Tex Perkins and Josh Pyke.

Saturday 29 November 2008
Kings Park & Botanic Garden, Perth
Tickets on sale 9am Thursday 24 July through ticketmaster.com.au (136 100)
For more info and all the latest news on upcoming events go to www.mellenevents.com

Tickets are now on sale for “one of the most exciting cultural events in our time”, the finale concert of the Crossing Roper Bar Tour on September 5 at the Perth Concert Hall are now on sale.

Presented by Tura New Music, Crossing Roper Bar Tour 08 is a remarkable celebration of the unique collaboration between the Wagilak Gujarra/Nyilapidgi musicians from Ngukurr in East Arnhem Land and the Australian Art Orchestra, led by internationally acclaimed musician, Paul Grabowsky.

Beginning on August 17 for the Darwin Festival, the Ngukurr and Australian Art Orchestra musicians with special guest, Ruby Hunter will travel from the Northern Territory to Western Australia over a three week period visiting Katherine, Timber Creek, Kununurra, Warmun, Wangkatjungka, Broome, Djarindjin/Lombadina, Beagle Bay, and One Arm Point, culminating in the finale concert at the Perth Concert Hall on Friday, September 5.

Crossing Roper Bar 08 Tour will be launched by the Hon. Eric Ripper, Deputy Premier at 6pm Friday 25 July, Art Gallery of Western Australia.

Student bookings of 10 or more are $10 each, with teachers complimentary.

5th September, 8pm
Perth Concert Hall
Booking: Booking forms available from Jessica Darlow at Tura New Music 9228 3711 or promotions@tura.com.au
More information: www.tura.com.au

New Greenpoint Album in Store

‘GREENPOINT’ is a thorough workout around their original dub/reggae reference point but somewhere along the three year journey from recording ‘REBEL YELLOW’ near the beach in Fremantle to recording ‘GREENPOINT’ at Daptone in New York City they’ve seamlessly introduced subtle but cohesive elements of jazz, soul, rock, pop, blues, ska and funk into the mix to emerge with an incredibly fresh long player that has irresistible natural charm and defies comparison with other artists.

To coincide with the release of ‘GREENPOINT’ on August 16th  (through Inertia) in Australia, the Sunshine Brothers are set to tour the east coast and their hometown this August/September.

Sunday 29th September, Wave Rock Weekender, Hyden, WA
More information: www.sunshinebrothers.com.au | www.myspace.com/sunshinebrothers

The Supersonic & Soul Highway teams presents the greatest weekend of our year and bring it all back to you….the good times music people who know what time it is!

For those who’ve been to the first two Weekenders you’ll know what we mean – you actually feel good when you get home and enjoy a warm post-event fuzz and Wave Rock brand euphoria for some days after.

You can’t put your finger on exactly what causes this feeling but the subtle and meaningful delivery of great music, incredible location, the spring weather, the salt pool, the positive environmental action and the connection you feel with the authentic Australian bush and the other discerning people around you might explain some of it.

Where:

Head directly inland for 3.5 hours to the edge of the desert to the town of Hyden; home of the ancient formation of Wave Rock and underneath the power and energy of the great rock itself you’ll find the The Wave Rock Weekender.

On Sale Monday 11 August
Saturday 27 September, Midday – Monday 29 September, 10am
Wave Rock, Hyden, Western Australia
Tickets: Through www.soulhighway.com.au | Only 800 tickets available!

A weekend of contemporary acoustic music and folk in a beautiful forest setting on the banks of the Murray River near Dwellingup with workshops, dance, blind date concert, campfire singalongs.

See the USA's Kristina Olsen at her only public concert in WA this year. Kristina headlines a weekend of contemporary acoustic and folk music in the forest, at the Nanga Bush Camp near Dwellingup. The festival brings with it some of the best features of the now defunct Araluen Music Festival, including the famous blind date concert, campfire singalongs and a small, intimate atmosphere designed to let patrons mingle with artists.

Other confirmed acts: Doris, Craig Sinclair & Lara Norman, Saz Lockyer, Paul Gioia Trio, Brenda Chapman, Djangle, Jonathan Brain, Tangled Reel, Simon Nield, Rachel Taylor, Rambling Bilbies, Bob Eden, Danielle Pender.

12 – 14 September, 2008
Murray River near Dwellingup

Cost:
- Weekend adult ticket $110 | Free entry for 17yrs and under with accompanying adult
- Accommodation $64 per person for two nights in cosy bunk rooms
- Unpowered campsites at same cost | On-site canteen for all meals | BYO

Enquiries: E-mail info@nangamusic.org.au | Ph 0414 862 306
Download booking form at nangamusic.org.au or
Contact BOCS ticketing: Ph 9484 1133 or visit www.bocsticketing.com.au

That’s right; it’s that time of year when RTRFM 92.1 asks for your support to keep the sound alternative on air! Radiothon 2008 will run from 29 August to 7 September. Tune in and show your support for Perth’s only sound alternative, RTRFM 92.1, by taking out an annual subscription or making a tax deductible donation. RTRFM 92.1 is a not for profit community radio station. Our presenters volunteer their time to provide you with the sound alternative. Turn it up and show them your support!

Friday August 29 – September 7, 2008.
Venue: 92.1FM

Subscription Cost:

Individual
$140: Gold (incl. free entry to all RTRFM events plus RTRFM tote bag)
$60: Standard
$40: Concession (student, unwaged, pension)
$25: Youth (Under 18 years of age)

Business/Band
$1000: Corporate (4 cards, $1000 sponsorship campaign)
$500: Business (2 cards, 15 x 30 sec announcements)
$160: Band/Performer (incl. 4 cards)

Contact details: (08) 9260 9210 or www.rtrfm.com.au

The Kaleidoscope Ensemble, members of the Juniper Chamber Orchestra and Peter Holland present a feast of music and stories including The Story of Babar the Little Elephant (Poulenc/Matthews), the world premiere of Edward the Emu (Peter Webb), Ferdinand (Alan Ridout) and Saint-Saëns' ever-popular Carnival of the Animals.
 
7:00pm Sat. 6 September, 2:00pm Sunday 7 September
The Octagon Theatre UWA
Cost: Standard $45, Concession/Adult accompanying child $30, Child $15
Groups of 10 or more receive one free Adult ticket
Tickets: BOCS Ticketing 9484 1133 | www.bocsticketing.com.au and at any BOCS outlet
More information:  www.kaleidoscopeensemble.com | kaleidoscope@iinet.net.au

The 2009 Prospectus contains information about auditions for our 2009 concert season.  Our ensembles include the WA Youth Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra, WA Youth Symphonic Band and WA Youth Music Flute Choir.  To request a copy of the Prospectus, please call WA Youth Music on 9328 9859.

It may be Australia’s worst kept secret, with certain media outlets having predicted as much for over a month, but we can now officially let you in on the news: Underworld will not only be returning to Australia this summer as widely touted, but for the first time will bring the world’s most legendary and elaborate electronic music production to Perth. Headlining the most incredible Summadayze Festival line up yet, and on the first Sunday of 2009, this is sure to be the concert event of the year to come.

With a tonne of cutting edge and downright massive names to follow, Summadayze 2009 not only boasts the most exciting headliner of summer, it’s the party that all parties to follow will be compared to. Proven superstar DJs and killer live acts have been chosen for their party credentials as well as their considerable talents, and as always the production from Future Entertainment and Mellen Events will be second to none. Best of all it takes place in the comfort of Perth central city, and will again be the only festival to see Barrack St closed off, acting as a giant bridge linking the city’s biggest dual-venue: The Esplanade and Supreme Court Gardens.

Sunday 4 January 2009
The Esplanade And Supreme Court Gardens, Perth
Limited Early bird tickets on sale 9am Monday 18 August 2008 at specially discounted rate up until 5pm Friday 26 September or sold out.
Thereafter, Full Price Tickets on sale. More at the gate if available. Over 18 years only – photo ID required. Available through www.ticketmaster.com.au (136 100), www.inthemix.com.au & the following retail outlets: 78 Records, DJ Factory, Live Clothing (all stores), Mills Records, Planet Video and Rockeby Records.

The music of Mukti crosses oceans and merges styles. Among its array of sounds are Indian rhythms, Jazz-infused chords, Spanish flair and an occasional western lilt. “One of the most exciting bands to emerge from the Perth world/roots scene in years,” is how the Fairbridge Festival artistic director views the group.

 Performances at Queensland’s iconic Woodford Festival and at India’s Fireflies Festival have cemented the growing reputation of this exemplary group of musicians. Further exposure at Perth’s leading world music venue Kulcha, at Fairbridge and during a tour of south-west WA is spreading the word.  Mukti’s line-up includes Glenn Rogers (guitar), Josh Hogan (percussion), Vicky Ramakrishnan (tabla) and Paul Wright (violin).

Saturday 20 September at 8pm
Don Russell Performing Arts Centre, Murdoch Road, Thornlie, next to Forest Lakes Shopping Centre, near the Nicholson road exit off Roe H'way.
Cost: Tickets: $25.70 standard, $21.70 concession, $18.40 student / group (10+).
Booking: 9493 4577 or online: www.gosnells.wa.gov.au – click on Don Russell Performing Arts Centre.

There is a new weekly songwriter’s forum. The aim of the night is to give songwriters the opportunity to perform their tunes; play with other musicians and attend short seminars/info sessions from both known and unknown songwriters, performers and other music industry groups about all aspects of music and performance. See http://www.myspace.com/tunesmithscafe

Every Monday Night, 7.30pm to 10.00pm
Rosie O'Grady's, Fremantle
Cost: Free
Contact: Makk Eenhoorn <tunesmithscafe@iinet.net.au> or Mike Cardy 0413 677 084 for info or to book a spot on the show

Hot off the heels of the most successful Global Gathering in the UK to date, Future Entertainment, Mellen Events, the Angel Music Group and Ministry Of Sound Australia announce the most dynamic and groundbreaking joint venture the Australian music industry has seen in a very long time; the launch of the Global Gathering Festivals across the country this coming November.

Since its launch in 2001, Global Gathering has become the world’s undisputed front-runner of dance festivals. A massive 50,000 revelers congregate annually from all corners of the globe at the renowned Long Marston Airfield in the last weekend in July, creating the biggest dance and live music weekender of the European summer. This year’s record attendance exceeded 55,000 and stood tall as the strongest performer amidst the myriad of UK festivals this summer.

Headliners Kanye West, Moby and Mark Ronson nailed their live sets leaving the entire audience breathless, whilst the likes of Armin van Buuren, John Digweed, Roger Sanchez, Above and Beyond and many other amazing superstar DJ’s rocked and rolled everyone in attendance.

This is a landmark union between Australia’s largest festival promoter and international touring agent, Perth’s biggest promoter of outdoor events, Australia’s most recognised dance music brand and record label, and the UK’s most successful dance festival promoters. Future Entertainment, Mellen Events, Ministry of Sound Australia and The Angel Music Group are respectively leaders in their fields and collectively present what may well be the biggest venture of its kind in Australia to date.

Over the next few weeks details of the very first Global Gathering Festivals will be revealed. For major talent announcements, tour dates and all event information go to:
www.global-gathering.com | www.mellenevents.com | www.futureentertainment.com.au | www.ministryofsound.com.au

Perth pop duo Gigantic are packing their bags again for a massive 5 week world tour; covering four continents and over 8 countries - Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, Spain and more.

The 10” limited edition vinyl picture disc of their new release “One the Verge of Something Big” has been selected for display in Andre De Surf’s vinyl museum in Brussels, Belgium alongside rare Beatles, Led Zepplin etc vinyl.

Gigantic will launch this release in Perth and Fremantle before setting sail on their latest worldwide expedition. Gigantic are: Mark Di Renzo – lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards | Paul Di Renzo – drums, percussion and vocals

‘Gigantic’ Tour Dates – September

Friday 19 September - Norfolk Basement, Fremantle
Saturday 20 September - Rocket Room, Northbridge
www.myspace.com/giganticau

Ladies and Gentlemen please reload your glasses as five of Perth’s hottest bands line up to help a good mate Dave Carter whose PA and van were stolen a couple of weeks back. Dave is live soundie for The Kill Devil Hills, Mink Mussel Creek and countless other local artists. He’s the fella behind the desk that’s always wearing a smile and lending a hand to one and all.

All proceeds from the event are being donated to Dave to help him replace his PA and equipment so he can continue his great work – helping local bands with affordable sound and production.

Reload has a stellar line up including:

The Kill Devil Hills
The Dirty Secrets
The Panda Band
Mink Mussell Creek
Circuits of the Sun

September 6th
Artrage Bakery, Northbridge
Cost: Tickets are $15 plus BF / $20 at the door
On sale now from BOCS, 78’s, Planet Video and Mills Records

'Cello and Tchaikovsky' will feature the 2008 Woodside Concerto Competition winner, Anna Pokorny (cello soloist) and a stunning program including Elgar's beautiful Cello Concerto, Tchaikovsky's magnificent Symphony No. 6 and the world premiere of George Palmer's The Beancounter Suite.

Saturday 27 September 2008, 7:30pm
Perth Concert Hall
Cost: $25 Adults $15 Concession $10 Students
Bookings and information from WA Youth Music on 9328 9859

A new chapter is about to be written in the career of former Tea Party vocalist/guitarist Jeff Martin with the announcement that his new band, The Armada is about to be launched at the end of the year. Jeff Martin will be touring the country to discuss and promote his new band and its debut release and while here preparing the onslaught, he will perform solo acoustic shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane & Perth following his sell out shows earlier this year. Truly the calm before The Armada storm…

Releasing his debut solo album in 2006, ‘Exile and The Kingdom’ and quickly followed by 2 live albums - the double CD ‘Live in Brisbane with the Toronto Tabla Ensemble’ and the most recent, ‘Live In Dublin’, 2007 also saw Jeff releasing his first live DVD through Shock, ‘Live at The Enmore Theatre’.

Jeff will be performing a set of Tea Party classics and rarities as well as covering his solo offerings – and maybe even a sneak preview of some Armada material. These are the final acoustic shows before Jeff’s Les Paul will take centre stage with The Armada. These are also in fact the very first completely solo acoustic shows Jeff has performed in Australia.

Friday 12th September
Fly By Night Musicians Club, Parry St, Fremantle, WA
Tickets available from www.heatseeker.com.au

Saturday 13th September
Friends Resturant, Hyatt Centre, 20 Terrace Road, East Perth, WA
Tickets available from www.bocsticketing.com.au

Daniel Hart and Andrew Brooks, two of the finest jazz saxophonists to graduate from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts combine forces for a dazzling display of brass mastery in Saxophone Colossus. Both musicians studied at WAAPA under Australian jazz giant Graeme Lyall, one of the country’s leading saxophonists and a long-serving WAAPA lecturer.

For Saxophone Colossus, Brooks will perform original material along with re-workings of contemporary pop songs in the jazz style. The songs to be given the Brooks treatment include Prince’s Diamonds and Pearls, Unison by Björk, Morning Bell by Radiohead and Ruby’s Arms by Tom Waits. Lovers of jazz won’t want to miss this great line-up of jazz classics and originals led by two of Australia’s up-and-coming jazz saxophonists.

Wednesday 3 September, 7.30pm.
Music Auditorium, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley.
Cost: Tickets are $20 full/$15 concession.
Bookings through WAAPA Box Office on 9370 6636.

Singing Teacher, Composer and Movement Therapist, Jen de Ness, invites you, to find the performance of you, in ¡§Le Kabaret de Vous¡¨. Discover the fun, wonder, and play of the Kabaret. This course is suitable for beginners and professionals alike. You will experience:

- The excitement of working with an ensemble to develop and stage a unique show.
- Final performance in a Professional Theatre. This is your chance!
- Pre-performance techniques to inform and support the safe space of Performance
- Finding and developing your own unique gifts and talents in a group
- Breathing techniques, embodied vocal and projection exercises, theatrical play and Feldenkrais awareness through movement
- Ensemble play, improvisations and learning a repertoire of playful, quirky and beautiful ¡¥Kabaret¡¦ songs

As always with Jen¡¦s workshops you will find yourself Singing, moving and performing with renewed confidence and pleasure

Saturday, September 27th, 2.30 ¡V 5.30 pm
Camelot Theatre, 16 Lochee Street, Mosman Park
Cost: $300 (includes all support material, professional sound, lighting design and performance in professional theatre)
Contact: 9336 2769
Further Information: www.denessproductions.com | http://www.mosarts.com.au/deness.html

Have you got an idea for an arts or cultural project or event – which just needs a little funding to make it happen? I am writing to let you know that The City of Joondalup Community Funding Program is now open. The “Culture and the Arts Development” fund provides grants to not-for-profit organisations to provide cultural opportunities anywhere in the Joondalup region.

Funding is available for workshops, exhibitions, performances or any other activities which enrich life in Joondalup. All art-forms and cultural activities are welcome.

Now open – for projects occurring in the 2008-2009 financial year.
Joondalup stretches from Marmion / Duncraig / Warwick in the south to Burns Beach and Kinross in the North but your organisation does not have to be based here to apply.
Cost: No application fee.
Small grants are available for up to $2,500 and large grants are available over $2,500.
Further Information: Alicia Wyatt:  9400 4927 or alicia.wyatt@joondalup.wa.gov.au
Please contact me immediately for the application forms, if you are interested.
Closing date: 5.00pm on 22 September 2008

Making a difference in Perth: outcomes from the Committee for Perth’s Vision for the Arts strategy - Reid Oration 2008

During 2008 the Committee for Perth has been auspicing a project aimed at enhancing the liveability of Perth through ensuring the ongoing vitality of the arts in this State. This project will be the subject of the 2008 Reid Oration, to be presented by Professor Margaret Seares, who has chaired the “Vision for the Arts” taskforce.
 
Thursday, 4 September 2008, 6-7pm
University Club Theatre Auditorium, UWA
Cost: Free. No RSVP required.
Enquiries: ias@admin.uwa.edu.au or (+61 8) 6488 1340

When in 1895 in Paris, the Lumiere brothers screened the first public projection of ten short films, the silent images on the screen were accompanied by live piano music. Even then, music was recognised as essential to contributing to the atmosphere of the film and giving the audience vital emotional cues.

From then through to ‘talkies’ to today’s computer-generated films, music has been an integral part of the cinema experience. Yet the best movie music lives long after the final celluloid image has flickered across the cinema screen. Classic songs such as ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ from The Wizard of Oz, ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’ from Pinocchio and the title song from Singing in the Rain have all become mainstays in popular culture.

These songs are just part of a hit parade of memorable movie music that WAAPA’s Jazz and Contemporary Music students are taking to the stage of the Subiaco Arts Centre for Soundtracks on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 September at 7.30pm.

Ensembles including the WAAPA Big Band, the Latin Ensemble, the Jazz Choir and the Big Funk Band will swing, bop and rock their way through the theme from Rocky, the title song from Grease, ‘But Not for Me’ from When Harry Met Sally, ‘Power of Love’ from Back to the Future, Randy Newman’s ‘You’ve Gotta Friend in Me’ from Toy Story, Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujiah, used recently in the film Shrek, and many more.

A must for film buffs and music lovers, Soundtracks will breathe new life into some of the best known and best loved music of the silver screen.

Thursday 11 and Friday 12 September at 7.30pm.
Subiaco Theatre, Subiaco Arts Centre, 180 Hamersley Rd, Subiaco.
Cost: Tickets are $20 full/$15 concession. Bookings through BOCS on 9484 1133 or go to www.bocsticketing.com.au

These three dramatic Austrian Brothers combine individual virtuosity with impassioned emsemble playing. The program includes works by Schumann, Martin and Shostakovich.

Tuesday 16th September at 7.30pm
Perth Concert Hall
Cost: $59.00
Book at BOCS Ticketing

Live At The Quarry was first launched in February 2008, with an inaugural summer series comprising nine concerts in the Quarry Amphitheatre, a magnificent open air venue created from an abandoned quarry at Reabold Hill in City Beach, WA. Following the initial success of Live At The Quarry, which saw Kate Miller-Heidke, Old Man River, James Morrison, Holly Throsby, The Black Sorrows and more play in the picturesque venue under the stars, Mellen Events and Lloyd Events have teamed together to bring you the 2008/2009 season.

Over the peak summer season at the Quarry Amphitheatre, the series will bring together Australia’s finest performers with fresh local talent to provide the audience with an intimate experience that is quintessentially Western Australian. Gourmet food, fine wine and even more tantalising refreshments are available to help event goers unwind on the terraced lawns prior to the performances and make the most of Perth’s balmy summer evenings.

The Quarry Amphitheatre, Reabold Hill, City Beach
Cost Tickets on Sale, 9 am Monday 8 September through bocsticketing.com.au (9484 1133)
More information: www.liveatthequarry.com.au

Australian-born, New York-based jazz singer and composer Chris McNulty once described jazz musicians as opportunists, who “go where the audiences are and very often it’s a musician that sparks that interest to travel to a far-off place.”

It was indeed a jazz muso who inspired McNulty and her creative collaborator, guitarist Paul Bollenback to travel from New York to Perth for a one-off concert in September. The singer who is described as possessing one of the richest, most expressive voices on the international jazz circuit and the guitarist renowned for his emotionally expressive style and eclectic approach are coming to town for a gig with jazz pianist Graham Wood and his trio.

When Wood isn’t playing piano with bassist Matt Willis and drummer Chris Tarr, or performing solo with some of the biggest names in jazz, he is Program Director of Music at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and the driving force behind The Ellington Jazz Club, a dedicated jazz performance venue scheduled to open in Perth later this year.

Bollenback’s wide-ranging musical imagination backed by his upfront, powerful playing firmly establishes him as one of the most unique jazz guitarists in recent memory.

Saturday 13 September at 7.30pm.
Roundhouse Theatre, WAAPA, Edith Cowan University, 2 Bradford St, Mt Lawley.
Tickets are $25 full/$20 concession. Bookings through WAAPA Box Office on 9370 6636

Regional and remote communities in Western Australia will have a chance to hear music inspired by the world’s oldest living culture when contemporary Indigenous band Nabarlek tours this September and October.

Country Arts WA, through its Shows On The Go program, will tour the award-winning band to 14 towns across the Kimberley, Goldfields, Ngaanyatjarra Lands, Wheatbelt, Pilbara and the Mid West.

A nine-piece rock group from an outstation called Manmoyi at Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, the band describes its music as ‘Indigenous Roots’, a style which combines rock, reggae, country and gospel, infused with traditional Indigenous elements such as tribal language.

Fuelled by their passion for music and desire to pass on their traditional culture, the band has made its way from humble beginnings (when it formed, the group owned two busted acoustic guitars and a set of upturned flour tins which served as a drum kit) to become one of Australia’s most popular Indigenous bands.

The group has previously performed with the Darwin Symphony Orchestra, Yothu Yindi and has supported Midnight Oil and, most recently, toured nationally supporting Australian music industry stalwarts Silverchair and Powderfinger. The group has earned a swag of awards and accolades including multiple Indigenous Music Awards as well as Deadly and ARIA award nominations.

Over the course of ten years Nabarlek has composed a repertoire of original songs based on traditional Indigenous stories of their past, people, land and culture and has recorded three albums, Munwurrk (Bushfire) in 1999, Bininj Manborth (Blackfella Road) in 2006 and last year released Manmoyi Radio. In addition, the group has released a live album recorded during the band’s 2004 Country Arts WA Regional Tour.

Nabarlek tours to:
Kununurra          Friday 5 September
Halls Creek         Sunday 7 September
Broome               Friday 12 September
South Hedland    Sunday 14 September
Marble Bar         Wednesday 17 September
Tom Price           Friday 19 September
Newman             Sunday 21 September
Laverton             Thursday 25 September
Irrunytju             Monday 29 September
Warburton         Thursday 2 October
Coolgardie          Tuesday 7 October
Leonora              Thursday 9 October
Mount Magnet    Saturday 11 October
Moora                 Wednesday 15 October

For more information: http://www.countryartswa.asn.au/cms/cawa/pages/news/news.html

Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8.30pm – DownStairs at the Maj

The popular Cabaret Soirée season is back DownStairs at the Maj from 25 September to 1 November 2008 every Thursday, Friday and Saturday with a six week program of concerts bursting with humour, creativity and the hottest cabaret talent from national and local artists. So if you’re looking for a fun night of out - read on.

1. 25, 26 & 27 September, By Chance, Written by and Featuring Trevor Jones

Fresh from sell out shows in Melbourne and performing in piano bars around the world, Trevor Jones’s unique cabaret - By Chance is a show where the songlist is determined by you - the audience, with a simple roll of the dice. With a huge repertoire of pop and rock favourites, musical theatre and jazz standards, there is even the possibility of audience requests, should the dice decide! Trevor's charismatic singing, playing and story-telling are waiting to see if Luck will be a Lady.

2. 2, 3 & 4 October, Are We There Yet? Written By and Featuring Helen and Brendan Hanson

ACCOMPANIST Glenn Hogue Hitch a ride with the dynamic duo of Perth’s cabaret scene, husband and wife team - Helen and Brendan Hanson, as they share songs and stories from the road, traversing the world in musical styles from Piaf to Pavarotti, Sting to Sondheim, Zappa to Zeppelin.

3. 9, 10 & 11 October, Live & Dangerous – A Musical Theatre Showcase

Host Belinda Dunbar Musical Direction by Glenn Hogue, Featuring Analisa Bell, Brendan Hanson, Julia Jenkins, Rhoda Lopez, Paul Peacock, Tim Schoenmakers, Penny Shaw and Shai Yammanee.

Live and Dangerous asks eight of the very best musical talents this city has to offer to stand up and blast out three of their personal favourites.  Pop, Opera, Broadway Classics, anything goes in this open mike challenge that will leave you in no doubt why Perth is The city for vocal talent.

4. 16, 17 & 18 October, Soul Sisters, Written By and Featuring Analisa Bell and Rhoda Lopez

Musical Director Glenn Hogue Liz and Lotti have been friends forever.  Their mothers gave birth in the same hospital, at the same time, on the same day. They are soul ‘sisters’ and know everything about each other... or do they? With a bevy of songs like Sisters Are Doin’ it for Themselves, The Look of Love, and Think, join them on their ‘soulful’ journey.

5. 23, 24 & 25 October, Shaun Murphy and Anne Wood, Written By and Featuring Shaun Murphy & Anne Wood.

From award winning careers on the musical and cabaret stages, the team of Anne Wood (Mamma Mia) and Shaun Murphy (Combo Fiasco) is unsurpassed.  With a repertoire ranging from the songs of Abba, Bette Midler, to the worlds of Cole Porter, Edith Piaf, and onto Mozart and Andrew Lloyd Webber, they use their comic genius and soaring voices to create an evening of top entertainment.

6. 30 & 31 October & 1 November, Swing Time With The Andrews Sisters

Written by Sherry-Anne Hayes, Featuring Maree Cole, Pilar Mata Dupont and Sherry-Anne Hayes with a three piece band, MUSICAL DIRECTOR Tim Cunniffe Join Patty, Maxene and Laverne for a war-time Special Command radio performance and get to know a little more about the most successful female vocal group of the 20th Century. Featuring many of their hits such as Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Rum and Coca Cola, Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree and other popular songs from the 1940's.

Shows start at 8.30pm. Doors and bar open at 7.30pm so you have time to relax with a drink and light refreshments before, during and after the show.
Standard Ticket $40 Concession $35 Student Rush $10 (Fulltime students only, available one hour prior to performance, subject to availability). Season Ticket $105 (choice of 3 different shows)
Book at BOCS Ticketing: (08) 9484 1133 | www.bocsticketing.com.au | or at any BOCS outlets.

The Arts Access Australia Inaugural Arts and Health Conference aims to provide a mechanism to support delegates from across the Australian and New Zeland Arts, Health and Disability sectors with access to outstanding examples of Arts and Health practices underway across the region, and results in delegates collaborating to inform the sector’s national Arts and Health agendas.

Key Note speakers Professor Patrick Furey, Director Arts and Health Research Centre, Newcastle University and Frank Panucci, Director Community Partnerships, Australia Council for the Arts will be joined by Arts and Health practitioners from across the Country, who along with peers from New Zealand will highlight the breadth of Arts and Health practices underway in Ageing and Disability, Mental Health, Health promotion, Indigenous and Rural / Remote Arts and Health practices.

Monday 15th September 2008
Association for the Blind WA, 61 Kitchner Ave, Victoria Park, Perth
More Information: http://www.dadaawa.org.au/news-1/formforum/