[ Saturday, 27 March, 2010; 9:30 am to 11:30 am. ] For the past 40 years British guitarist Mike Cooper has been an international musical explorer tracing a path completely his own performing and recording solo and in a number of inspired groupings. His roots lie in acoustic country blues as one of the handful of pioneering players of the Sixties Acoustic British Blues Boom playing [...]

[ Saturday, 27 March, 2010; 8:30 am to 11:00 am. ] “…bright piano, rich bass and bass drum packing a mighty punch” – John Shand

ROIL is a collaboration between pianist Chris Abrahams, bassist Mike Majkowski and drummer James Waples. Formed in 2007, this Sydney-based trio has been developing their own approach to jazz improvisation. There is a controlled elegance to Roil’s music – not that this [...]