JEFF BRADSHAW IN CONCERT:Trombone virtuoso Jeff Bradshaw has made a name for himself with his impressive playing skills and stylish, hip-hop influenced take on contemporary jazz. Bradshaw is known for collaborating with heavy-hitting vocalists, and he's often joined on stage by world-class singe...

Jazz pianist Robert Glasper's booming career has taken two different tracks. There's the Robert Glasper Trio, which is his more traditional acoustic ensemble dating to the early '00s featuring drummer Chris Dave and bassist Vicente Harper, and The Robert Glasper Experiment, which defies ...

JAMES CARTER IN CONCERT:For the past three decades renowned sax man James Carter has been wowing audiences with his knowledge of -- and willingness to stretch -- jazz traditions. At his acclaimed live shows Carter constantly pushes the limits of his instrument, blowing minds with freewheeling, exper...

It says all you need to know about Buddy Guy that the music genre that he has come to embody, the Chicago Blues, could never hope to contain him. In the more than 55 years since the Louisiana moved to Chicago and embarked on one of the most influential careers a guitarist could ever hope for (just a...

Incognito LIVE In Search Of Better Days:Incognito is a 12 piece band from the jazz, funk, and soul world, initially formed by Jean Paul 'Bluey' Maunick and Paul 'Tubbs' Williams in 1979. Incognito embark on a Would Tour of which Alumbra proudly take part. Renown for classic hits such...

In 2014 virtuoso jazz pianist Aaron Diehl become one of the youngest musicians in history to be named a Monterey Jazz Festival Commission Artist, and he’s been living up to the honor with jaw-dropping performances ever since. Diehl has acted as touring pianist for the Wynton Marsalis Septet and Gram...

Hugh Laurie is nothing if not multitalented. Known for his acting work on the shows Blackadder, Jeeves and Wooster, and House, Hugh Laurie is also a skilled writer, director, comedian,  and musician. Laurie began studying piano at the age of six and later took up a range of instruments, including gu...

Hot off the heels of his blistering performance at Blues Fest in Byron Bay over Easter, blues-rock guitarist extraordinaire Joe Bonamassa is happy to announce he will be returning to Australian shores for a national headline tour this September. The Australia tour kicks off in Perth on September 25 ...

HAYWYRE IN CONCERT:Electronica producer and piano virtuoso Haywyre set the electronic music world on fire in 2014 when his jazz-literate cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" went viral. Haywyre has been tickling the ivories over dubstep tracks since 2008, and during that time he&...

Haley Fohr’s voice - an arresting, earthy croon that can darken from honey to molasses to tar in the course of a drawn-out syllable - soars and moans with a steady strength that recalls Scott Walker, Diamanda Galás and Nico. Around it all she hangs layers of spindly lost-highway guitar, a faint haze...