Original jazz and improvised music every Monday Night.  Intimate, personal, revealing.  Come listen to sinful musicians confess all. 😉 

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Sirius Chamber Ensemble presents a program of Australian works exploring connection to place. Troy Russell’s Bellbirds echoes the birdsong around his home, while Gareth Lewis’ Collaroy Skies reflects Sydney’s coastal light and surf. Corinna Bonshek’s Call from the Deep blends live instruments with whale song, and Natalie Williams’ The Dreaming Land journeys emotionally across the continent. Stuart Greenbaum’s Three Places for a New Millennium views Earth from orbit and in transit. A new collaboration by Kenya Wilkins and Gumeroy Newman explores First Nations connection to Country.  YOUTUBE HERE 

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Jazz Vocalist Leah Berry is quickly establishing herself as a notable emerging figure in the Sydney jazz scene.   In 2023, Leah recorded a mix of her arrangements and originals at 2MBS Fine Music on Emergent Jazz with Keith Pettigrew, who stated the recording features “…superb scatting and vocalising by Leah… This is a voice of our jazz future.”. Leah will be joined by Sydney jazz legends Kevin Hunt on piano, Jonathan Zwartz on double bass, and Abby Constable on drums. More info here.

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Omnia is proud to present their debut program, From Romance to Dance. As a duo, Georgia Cartlidge (violin), and Reika Suzuki-Macklin (piano) have enjoyed curating a collection of their favourite works. Omnia, the Latin word for “all things or everything”, reflects the duo’s passion for a variety of different styles, namely Classical, Tango, and Jazz.  From Romance to Dance is a musical journey through these styles, and Omnia is eager to bring this project to life. 

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This program will include works by: Clara Schumann, Hoagy Carmichael, Astor Piazzolla, and more.

Diane Berger, flutes and Richard Rourke, Clarinet, are members of the Opera Australia Orchestra and pianist Sumiko Yamamura is one of Australia's leading chamber pianists. New works by Alan Holley, Howard Dillon and Paul Moulatlet and a work by Johanna Selleck plus Mozart and Vivaldi.

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US based Americana/Folk singer/songwriter Henry Fenton will be performing  with a wonderful band including Hamish Stuart (drums), Jonathan Zwartz (bass), Mark Punch (guitar), Bailey May Tambling (backing vocals/percussion). They will be playing new songs from the soon to be released album Elvis Americano, recorded in Los Angeles with producer Jorgen Carlsson (Govt Mule/Chris Cornell).

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Close to Forever are very excited to announce our first gig for 2026 with the band in quintet mode.  Featuring Dale Caldwell on vocals
, Ben Fink guitars and vocals
, Peter Hollo on cello
, Chris Abrahams on piano and Sam Golding on horns we are thrilled to be playing our original works, plus cherry picked material from master song crafters.  With these skilled improvisers in such a perfect listening space we look forward to bringing another moving and exhilarating experience to our audience. Our very special guest will be the wonderful Tanya Sparke-Singer, Composer and Arranger performing her stunning original works.

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"Friends and Strangers" are actually all friends, sometimes playing to strangers who inevitably soon become friends. This group is made up of some of the finest musicians in Sydney, and play with a sense of joy and exuberance which is rarely seen. This is outward looking music. It's for you, and it's REAL (no A.I. involved) and filled with interaction with each other and you, the audience. The music we play is by Bill Risby, Pat Metheny, Fourplay, A.C. Jobim, Marcus Miller and others. Interesting fact: We all sit down to play...

Arlo Sim is one of the most exciting up and coming male jazz vocalists in Australia today.  A Conservatorium of Music graduate, Arlo's original music traverses a sonic landscape of indie, jazz and folk with major influences such as Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake and Kurt Elling. Mentored by Keith Urban, in 2021, Arlo came 2nd in The Voice Australia. “I always feel Arlo's humanity. He has a beautiful heart and is the real deal. It's very rare to have that kind of a gift, in that kind of a soul” - Keith Urban.  Joining Arlo for this one off performance will be pianist, composer and bandleader Novak Manojlovic along with Oliver Thorpe on pedal steel guitar, Jonathan Zwartz double bass and the renowned Hamish Stuart playing drums.

‘If you can make sound tell a story it becomes music, and were Daniel Weltlinger not a musician, he would still be a storyteller...he uses notes the way a supremely elegant writer – say, Austen or Orwell – uses words, so the sounds, rhythms and sentence constructions dovetail with the meaning so perfectly that the reader's eye dances effortlessly along each line.’ John Shand – Sydney Morning Herald. Violinist, composer and producer Daniel Weltlinger (Lulo Reinhardt, Karsten Troyke, Monsieur Camembert) will present a unique program mixing Gypsy-swing, French Musette, Yiddish Chanson, and original compositions featuring Eddie Bronson on horns and accordion, Cameron Jones and Austin Megier on guitars and Stan Valacos on double bass plus special guest singers Nadya Golski and Evelyne Weltlinger. 

Born in Uzbekistan and raised in Melbourne/Naarm, Rita Satch creates music that blends soul, jazz and cinematic orchestration carried by a voice that is rich, expressive and deeply moving.  Satch has quickly emerged as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary soul. Her debut album Meet Me in the Garden (Silk Throne Records) debuted at No. 4 on the ARIA Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums Chart and earned widespread international acclaim, with support from BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Jazz FM and KCRW.   Daniel Mougerman - keyboards, Brendan Clark - bass, Ollie Thorpe - guitar, Miles Thomas - drums.  YOUTUBE CLIP HERE

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Originally from Solo, Indonesia, Jacob Jayasena is a rising voice in contemporary jazz whose music bridges cultures, histories, and traditions. Mentored by leading jazz figures Indra Lesmana, Judy Bailey, Kevin Hunt, and Steve Barry, his music draws from an extraordinary range of influences, weaving together American and Australian jazz, Javanese gamelan, Western classical music, and 17th-century Baroque partimento. Jacob leads a new dynamic trio featuring Henry Hall on bass and Tom Vogel on drums. Together, they invite audiences on a thrilling musical journey where jazz meets classical form, mythology meets history, and tradition meets innovation.  YOUTUBE HERE

Standing on the Bones of Giants features Waldo Fabian (bass), Ed Rodrigues (drums), Trevor Brown (woodwinds), Ed Goyer (vibraphone & MalletKAT) and Lee McIver (trumpet & flugelhorn). In July 2025 we ventured into the studio and recorded for two days. The resulting material will be released in two albums across 2026 with the first album (self-titled), Standing on the Bones of Giants, being released in early March. 

This is the debut live performance for the project. Expect interactive improvised music with influences from a broad range of music styles from the past 150 years.

Sylva Quartet presents a diverse program spanning over two centuries, featuring classic works from Ravel and Haydn as well as contemporary pieces by Caroline Shaw and Elena Kats-Chernin. The recently formed group features emerging performers Marian Kwon (violin), Miranda Ilchef (violin), Sierra Sharman (viola) and Rena Moore (cello).  ​

Joseph Haydn- String Quartet Opus 77. No. 2 in F Major (1799)

Caroline Shaw- Entr’acte (2011)

Maurice Ravel- String Quartet in F Major (1905)

Elena Kats-Chernin- Silver Eucalypt (2006)

For one night only, kol isha returns to Sydney with WILD WOMAN, an immersive live performance by the New York–based singer, songwriter and producer. Featuring music from her debut album Wild Woman, unreleased originals and curated covers, the show blends electronic and acoustic sound, powerful vocals and expressive movement. Part concert, part ritual, it unfolds between performance art and storytelling. kol isha (the artistic incarnation of Miriam Waks) is a multilingual vocalist singing in 18 languages, drawing on spirituality, mythology and lived experience to explore identity, feminism and the natural world.  An intimate listening-room experience. Dress code: WILD. (interpret as you wish)

Launching her new C.D "Vast Horizon".
 

If you've ever wondered what a "Vast Horizon" sounds like, or how would one "Write on the Waters" Come and join us , along with Brett Hirst, Fabian Hevia and Bill Risby as they use music to explore the answers to these questions.

An intimate evening of song with Vanessa Forbes celebrating the launch of her new EP. This special performance is a soulful continuation of Vanessa’s much-loved album Love Letters from the Universe, weaving new songs with familiar themes of connection, healing, and hope. The evening will feature rich musical textures with cello (Anatoli Torjinski), percussion (Blair Greenberg), guitar (Melanie Forbes), and layered vocal harmonies, creating a deeply immersive and heartfelt listening experience.  YOUTUBE HERE

Spontaneous compositions via a whiteboard and 4 of Sydney's best improvising musicians, Daniel Pliner and Novak Manojlovic on 2 real grand pianos,  Jacques Emery on double bass, and Alon Ilsar on drums all directed by Melbourne's Lachlan Mitchell who offers chords to be used in this improvisational experiment.

A unique and singular experience, never seen before or again.

Church Street Studios are not licenced, nor serve food.  We're all about the music.

All ages (supervised) are welcome.
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​​Alcohol can be brought into the venue but we prefer food consumed off site.