Little Egypt’s Burlesque
With a cast of Sydney’s sexiest musicians, a bump ‘n’ grind of burlesque beauties, and a scorching soundtrack straight from the west coast of 1950s USA, Little Egypt’s Burlesque is the excuse Sydney’s been looking for to truly let it’s hair down.
Steering clear of proscriptive musical and theatrical experiences, the show has been hand crafted with the intention of breaking down the invisible fourth wall that so often exists between performers and the audience. Songs are chosen for their ability to inspire the most powerful performances – Little Egypt’s Burlesque is as much of a revelation for the cast of characters making and interpreting the music as for those experiencing it. Choreography and physical theatre add to the impact, giving the audience permission to be as involved as they long to be, and the performers the chance to revel in the inherent sensuality of the music. website | facebook
Salvation Street Shout
Be transported to the soulful streets of 1920s Charlotte, North Carolina as Salvation Street Shout revives the Southern tradition of the trombone shout band. Seven trombone players and one jumpin’ drummer will soothe and save you with their harmonic hymns, harking back to the church bands of old. Featuring the music of Sam Cooke and The Soul Stirrers, this is an experience that will be at once Holy and jivin’. Watch | facebook
My Goodness, McGuiness!
My Goodness, McGuiness! are connected to an older tradition, of which Bartók himself was enthusiastically a part, and which was best expressed in the jazz idiom by Gil Evans. It is the artist as ethnographer, equipped with education and knowledge but wanting to learn something new, opening their ears to the world and letting it sing to them.The arrangements live up to this attitude in every way, from their openness and light melodic touch to the chosen instrumentation.
Insular Peninsular is the first recording from the group, and features a mostly gentle instrumental landscape of blue-blood 1970s pop covers and original songs by Lucian McGuiness. hear | facebook
Impermanent Quartet
Known as genre-hopper with a talent for memorable melody and a fine trombone sound, Lucian McGuiness pursues contemporary jazz with the Impermanent Quartet. Accompanied by musicians with reputations for accomplished musicianship and modern flair, McGuiness composes intricate yet beautiful arrangements for this pianoless quartet configuration. Watch
Keijzer McGuiness Quintet
“…a band destined for great things” – Extempore
A collaboration that for a time spanned two continents and kept several airlines afloat, the KMQ features Dutchman Remco Keijzer, and a top notch Sydney rhythm section in Matt McMahon, Mike Majkowksi and James Hauptmann. Saxophonist Remco Keijzer was born in Holland, has studied in Amsterdam and New York, and ultimately emigrated to Australia in 2009. Together with Lucian McGuiness as the Keijzer-McGuiness Quintet they released The Seed Habit on Rufus Records in 2009. Eminent jazz critic John Clare called it, “quite a special band… this is an unusual and impressive disc.” hear | facebook
