This recital is presented as part of the Hanson Dyer Hall Concert Series. All concerts in this series can also be streamed live via our website.

Sam Anning Septet featuring Allara Briggs-Pattison

Celebrating International Jazz Day, the Sam Anning Septet (featuring Jazz & Improvisation sessional and continuing staff) launch ‘Earthen’. This performance will feature special guest Allara Briggs-Pattison. Melbourne bassist-composer Sam Anning’s third septet album Earthen, is dedicated to the indomitable spirit of Indigenous Australian music icon, Uncle Archie Roach. Featuring an ensemble of long-time collaborators, Andrea Keller, Kyrie Anderson, Mat Jodrell, Carl Mackey, Julien Wilson, and Theo Carbo, the album draws on the deep well of Roach’s wisdom, connection to the moment, resilience of spirit, and the medicinal power of music. Anning’s experience as bassist for three years with Roach before his passing in 2022 was a profound and musically enriching journey. Roach was an award-winning singer-songwriter, musician and respected elder, known for his songs that often told powerful, poignant stories about Indigenous Australian experiences, particularly the pain and trauma of the Stolen Generations. The experience offered Anning a unique opportunity to contribute to a powerful legacy of social activism and healing through music, providing a profound connection with his music and his audiences, reflecting on the themes of loss, resilience and hope.

PROGRAM

Works by Sam Anning from his new album 'Earthen', dedicated and inspired by the indomitable spirit of Indeginous Australian music icon, Uncle Archie Roach.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Mat Jodrell
Trumpeter Mat Jodrell is one of the most exciting voices in Jazz today. He has recently returned to Australia after having lived in New York City for the past eight years, performing around the city and teaching at the prestigious Juilliard School of Music.

Andrea Keller
Andrea Keller is a Melbourne-based pianist, composer and improviser. She is an active member of Australia’s contemporary creative jazz community through multiple roles as performer, composer, arranger, recording artist, researcher, teacher, mentor, and curator. Highly lauded for her music in Australia, Andrea has received numerous awards for her albums, ensembles and compositions, including three ARIA’s, multiple Australian Jazz Bell, and more. She runs the educational program Gender Defying Jazz and is Head of Jazz & Improvisation at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne.

Kyrie Anderson
Kyrie Anderson is one of Australia’s most sought-after drummers on the stage and in the studio. After graduating with First Class Honours in Jazz performance from the University of Adelaide, Kyrie now resides in Melbourne. Her career has seen her tour the world and grace the stage of many festivals with songwriters, Kaurna Cronin, Bearded Gypsy Band, and Basia Bulat. She has also worked as Musical Director for Songs and Times of Sam Cook starring Gary Pinto and directed 100+ percussionists for Adelaide Festival’s 2018 Headliner Lost and Found Orchestra and Dance North’s Noise at Womadelaide 2022.

Carl Mackey
Melbourne based saxophonist, Carl Mackey has been a stalwart on the Australian jazz landscape for more than three decades. Renowned for his versatile and emotionally charged playing style, he has shared the stage with a diverse array of artists, including Lionel Hampton, Kurt Elling, Sammy Figueroa, James Morrison, Kate Ceberano, Boy and Bear, Blur, Noel Gallagher, and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He has supported international stars such as James Brown, Harry Connick Jnr, The Yellowjackets, Ray Charles and Dianne Reeves.

Julien Wilson
One of Australia’s leading saxophonists, Julien has made long-term contributions to The Black Arm Band and The Australian Art Orchestra and is featured on award winning albums by Barney McAll, Stu Hunter, Jonathan Zwartz, Sam Anning, Andrea Keller and Ben Salter. He has worked with Charlie Haden, Kurt Elling, The SSO, Paul Bley, and Jim Black.

Theo Carbo
Theo Carbo (b. 1999, Melbourne, Australia) is a guitarist, composer, electronic musician, producer and sound engineer. Growing up as an astute student of jazz, Theo’s proficiency as a guitarist has seen him working in groups of Australia’s most important improvising musicians including Barney Mcall, Andrea Keller, Sam Anning, Nadje Noordhuis, Joseph O’Connor and Paul Williamson. A keen philosopher of music and a student of composition at the Victorian College of the Arts, Theo has recently been developing a broader practise which involves elements of experimental composition, electronic processes, solo and ensemble improvisation and studio engineering.

Allara Briggs-Pattison

Proud Yorta Yorta Woman Allara Briggs-Pattison has an enchanting glow when she performs, always gracing the stage with a passionate grin from ear to ear. Her range of skills playing on both upright and standard bass compliment each other. Her ears have grown large from playing in a variety of different styles including neo-soul, jazz, country, folk and Irish trad to name a few. Allara’s approach to music is inspirational to other female musicians and indigenous Australian’s as she recently finished her Bachelor of Music Performance and shared the stage at the Sydney Opera House with Archie Roach being the youngest on stage at 22 years old. Hitting every note with confidence and conviction she leaves her audience feeling warm and fuzzy while taking their breath away.

Image Credit: Hayley Miro

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