DEC 12 - Nat Bartsch - Hope

with support Conjuress

evening show 7.30PM

co-presented with the Melbourne Jazz Co-op

The University of Melbourne and TUOA (The Usefulness of Art)

The Jazzlab Sunday Dec 12

doors 7pm Show 7.30pm

Tickets HERE $30/$25 Bookings essential

Nat Bartsch: Hope

In 2021, pianist/composer Nat Bartsch released her critically-acclaimed album, Hope, for piano, string quartet and electronics (ABC Classic).. This music responds to the Black Summer bushfires, Trump, lockdowns and the pandemic. What was originally intended to be a ‘hopeful’ album became hope as an abbreviation of hopefulness and hopelessness, with her music exploring the space between. Ultimately, however, her cathartic lyrical music, as always, leaves the listener feeling at peace. This album is nominated for the ARIA for Best Classical Album, following on from Nat’s 2020 nomination for her jazz lullaby album Forever More (which closed the 2019 MWIJF). Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience this album live in full, with string quartet.

 Nat Bartsch - piano & electronics

Jenny Khafagi & Madeleine Jevons - violins

William Clark - viola

Anna Pokorny - cello

Opening set: Conjuress

co-presented with The University of Melbourne and TUOA (The Usefulness of Art)

Conjuress is an ensemble of current Jazz & Improvisation students at the Melbourne Conservatorium, University of Melbourne. Formed as part of the department’s Girls Do Jazz program, the band’s mission is to provide a nurturing community for female, and gender diverse instrumentalists exploring jazz and improvisation. Directed by Andrea Keller with assistance from Flora Carbo and Helen Svoboda, Conjuress perform music composed by female and/or Australian musicians. Having spent much of the year meeting on zoom in lieu of live rehearsals, they are thrilled to perform their debut as part of the MWIJF.

 Sophia Basile – trumpet

Genevieve Kuner – alto saxophone

Chanel Langdon - baritone saxophone

Isobelle Skinner - violin

Ffion Stoakes – cello

Sophie Cox – guitar

Monique Belinic - bass 

Barbara Brady - drums