After a short break, the Republic is back with one of Australia's most exciting trios joining us for a wonderful evening of intimate improvisation...
VAZESH
Hamed Sadeghi [Tar]
Lloyd Swanton [Bass]
Jeremy Rose [Sax]
SUNDAY December 11th
at 7.30 p.m. [doors at 7]
Vazesh perform long-form improvisations inspired by the Persian Radif and renowned Iranian tar player Hamed Sadeghi's (Eishan Ensemble) music. Featuring Sadeghi alongside award-winning saxophonist-bass clarinettist Jeremy Rose and bassist Lloyd Swanton, this is an exciting collaboration inspired by Anouar Brahem, Dhafer Youssef, Spiritual Jazz, and The Necks. Ttheir music draws from many influences and yet sounds uniquely their own.
Vazesh is a unique collaboration, their music completely improvised. Their performances are inspired by the vibe, audience, venue and elements around it. In 2020, Vazesh were invited to reopen the Sydney Opera House's music program with two sold-out shows. This was beautifully captured and presented on their debut album The Sacred Key, which was nominated for an ARIA Award and was a finalist in the APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards for Jazz/Improvised Music Performance of the Year. The album captures the wonderful spontaneity of the group, something that is often difficult to replicate in a studio setting.
WATCH AND LISTEN TO VAZESH HERE
THE SACRED KEY
Hamed Sadeghi - tar
Jeremy Rose - saxophone and bass clarinet
Lloyd Swanton - bass
“Captivating…. the uncanny effect being of three human voices singing in harmony.”
★★★★ SMH John Shand
Bassist Lloyd Swanton is co-founder of one of Australia's great cult bands,The Necks. They have released 20 albums since 1986 and regularly perform around the world. They were the first band to receive the Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music at the 2019 Art Music Awards. Swanton appears on over ninety albums, including several ARIA Award winners, and has produced four ARIA Award winners by Bernie McGann.
Saxophonist-composer Jeremy Rose boasts a diverse career with almost 20 releases of original music and collaborative and solo projects across the world, including The Earshift Orchestra, Jeremy Rose Quartet, The Vampires, Vazesh and Visions of Nar. He has received nominations for ARIA Awards and the Australian Music Prize, two Jazz Bell Awards, the APRA Professional Development Award, an Art Music Award and was runner-up at the National Jazz Awards saxophone competition.
Hamed Sadeghi is a renowned Persian tar player and composer. He has performed at festivals, venues and concert halls around the world as a soloist and in collaborative musical and theatrical projects. He has been nominated at the Sydney Theatre Awards for the best main-stage score and at the AMC Art Music Awards for Best Chamber Music. His band Eishan Ensemble tours regularly nationally and internationally.
DON'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE SIGNED CD AND TO MEET HAMED BEFORE HIS SYDNEY FESTIVAL APPEARANCE IN JANUARY
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