Kyle Watson’s Jazz Warriors
After recently relocating to his Queensland hometown of Toowoomba, long-time Northern Rivers jazz pianist and vocalist Kyle Watson returns to the Lismore Jazz Club on May 4th, 2025, with a powerhouse quintet of Northern NSW and South East QLD musicians.
NOW2NOW
NOW2NOW - Sonic Art in the Present Tense. NOW2NOW is a witches brew of free jazz funk, typewriter chatter, bone-dry rock, acoustic poison clouds, and industrial kitsch, always driving forward, improvised, composed in real time. What does free jazz sound like when driven through the jazz- rock machine? And what does rock-jazz sound like in the particle accelerator of the free jazz matrix? NOW2NOW has the answer.
Evans Robson Quartet
“OZ JAZZ ROYALTY” – Sydney Morning Herald.
Experience an electrifying afternoon of contemporary jazz led by two of Australia’s most acclaimed saxophonists, Sandy Evans and Andrew Robson, Evans’ powerful tenor sound and soaring soprano melodies combined with Robson’s great sense of groove and an uncanny instinct for melodic lyricism create a beautiful and engaging musical dialogue.
De Ziah & Date
DE ZIAH & DATE TAKE THE CELLO AND GUITAR ON A NEW JOURNEY!
Experience the transcendent and deeply moving fusion of Celtic, Classical, Jazz, and World music genres.
The Subterraneans
This is what the fusion of Jazz and Rock always promised but rarely delivered: sophisticated improv.
Estampa
Estampa is a Brisbane based quartet that blends elements of world, folk, and jazz music. Their performances evoke the charm of Parisian streets, the passion of South American culture, and the haunting beauty of Swedish folk music.
Acid Bleed
Hailing from North Coast New South Wales, jazz band ACID BLEED play a mean blend of hot gypsy swing infused with a spicy latin groove. The repertoire spans gypsy to classic jazz standards and plucky and funky originals.
The Clarence Jazzmen. Warren Byrnes tribute
The Clarence Jazzmen are an institution of good-time jazz on the north coast. Originally called The Old Graftonians, they’ve had decades of playing great music, with gigs up and down the coast and tablelands.
Their repertoire draws from the songbooks that Australian jazz bands were expected to cover back in the day, popular show songs and jazz classics that have a timeless appeal.
The Parrot:Baartz Project
The Parrott:Baartz Project represent a powerhouse of international talent now centered in the Northern Rivers.
Individually acclaimed and world-renowned, the quartet, co-led by Nicki Parrott (bass/vocals) and Martha Baartz (sax/flute), culminates in an expression of both historical and modern perspectives for a “perfect mix” of original music with toe-tapping tunes from the American Songbook.
