Sydney's 'First Lady of Jazz, Susan Gai Dowling, is a passionate interpreter of time-honoured jazz classics from the likes of 'Billie Holiday' and 'Peggy Lee' - some well known and other rare gems. Dripping with nostalgia, Susan Gai performs songs of romance, good times and stories of hardship, all infused with Susan Gai's unique and expressive musical approach, giving a new lease on life and contemporary relevance to songs of yesteryear. Accompanied by one of Sydney's most exceptional and versatile guitarists, Carl Dewhurst, this duo promises to put a tune in your head, a smile on your lips and a flutter in your heart!
SUSAN GAI DOWLING & CARL DEWHURST // Saturday, May 29th, 2021 // Doors 6:00 pm // Tickets: $89.50 ea
Location: Pigeon Lane @ GalleryONE88, Katoomba. 186-188 Katoomba St, Katoomba
Ticket price includes a 2-course meal & event memorabilia // This is a seated performance // BYO alcohol // COVID-Safe Event.
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/ ABOUT THE ARTISTS /
- SUSAN GAI DOWLING -
Susan Gai Dowling jumped back into music during the 1980s and has been in constant demand as a Jazz singer at major venues and festivals here in Australia and overseas ever since including, an appearance at New York’s Birdland. Soon after Susan Gai returned to the stage she realised a dream of promoting her passion for jazz by joining a community radio station as a presenter. She previously presented a show at Sydney's Fine Music 102.5fm and is now a beloved presented on EastSide 89.7fm.
Susan Gai has released five albums—“Rent Party”, ”Where’s Love Gone”, ”Yellow Daze” a compilation “Live at the Reservoir” and more recently “In Summer”. All feature the cream of Australian Jazz musicians including Bernie McGann, John Pochee, Carl Dewhurst, Lloyd Swanton, David Levy, Brett Hirst, James Hauptman, Greg Royal and Cameron Undy.
"..she milked a particular sepia seam of nostalgia that was like a childhood memory of autumn, compounded by her perfect diction."
- John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald.
"She and her collaborators could create an entire evening of music without even the slightest interference from the great satan of art: ego. So natural did it sound that it almost became jazz as folk music.
- John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald.
- CARL DEWHURST -
A leading figure in the jazz and improvised music scene, Carl can effortlessly slide across genres from pop to world music, rock to blues, blurring them at will.
Carl has led his own jazz trio and quartet and is co-leader of Showa 44, with drummer Simon Barker. He also led the genre-defying trio The Drip Hards and was a member of the legendary free-jazz quartet NUDE with Lisa Parrott, Cam Undy and Louis Burdett. He performed for many years with Undy’s 20th Century Dog and Numerology. He recorded with Parrott on her album “Round Tripper” which earned four stars in Downbeat magazine. He is a member of Korean/Australian ensemble Daorum, with whom he performed at The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York and Simon Barker’s Trace Sphere. Carl also plays with Scott Tinkler’s power trio DRUB, Band of Five Names, and Stu Hunter’s Migration. He is a long time member of the Australian Art Orchestra and was a regular member of the James Morrison Quintet for over fifteen years. He has collaborated for nearly twenty years with vocalist Susan Gai Dowling.
His versatility and innate musicianship have seen Carl become a much sought-after collaborator, recording, performing and touring with an international roll-call of jazz, rock, pop and world artists including: Mike Nock, Tony Buck, Bernie McGann, Sandy Evans, Lisa Parrott, Jonathan Zwartz, Chris Abrahams, Julien Wilson, Lucie Thorne, Emma Pask, Michelle Nicolle, Dale Barlow, Steve Hunter, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Peter Scherr, Vince Jones, Jackie Orszacsky, Synergy Percussion, George Washingmachine, The Young Wagilak (Arnhem Land, NT), the Sruti Laya Ensemble (India), Paul Capsis, Opera Australia, Moscow Circus, Archie Roach, The Potbelleez, Paul Young, Wendy Matthews, Leo Sayer, Steve Clisby, Dan Barnett, The Catholics, Glenn Shorrock, Rick Springfield and many more.
“Dewhurst is an exceptional guitarist. He reinvents himself and his sound for different contexts, always playing with commitment, imagination and heart.”
- Sydney Morning Herald.
“..one of the warmest and most versatile jazz musicians to emerge here in the past decade”
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Sydney Morning Herald.
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/ THE SCHEDULE /
Dates: Saturday, 29 May 2021.
Venue: Pigeon Lane @ GalleryONE88, 186-188 Katoomba St. Katoomba
Doors Open: 6:00 pm
First Course Served: 6:30 pm
First Set: 7:00-7:50 pm
Second Course & Intermission: 7:50 - 8:40 pm
Second Set: 8:40-9:30 pm
Tickets: $89.50 per person including a 2-course meal & event memorabilia
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