Melbourne’s International Jazz Festival might only run for ten days, but the NGV will be keeping Friday Night’s smooth for the next few months. The NGV has teamed up with the Melbourne International Jazz Festival to inject some NYC sound into your Friday Nights.
From June 15 to October 5, lovers of music and art will be able to catch headlining acts like Brooklyn-based trumpeter Maurice Brown, local group Cookin’ on Three Burners, hip-hop duo Remi and The Senegambian Jazz Band, as they take over the gallery. Other artists on the line-up include Zimbabwean RnB powerhouse thando, Australian musician Joe Chindamo, and vocalist Chris McNulty.
The jazz sounds of NYC are a perfect pairing for the exhibit – MoMA at NGV: 130 Years of Modern and Contemporary Art – which features over 200 artworks from Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, Jackson Pollock and more, that have rarely ever been seen outside New York.
Check out the full program below:
Friday 15 June – Cookin’ On 3 Burners with Stella Angelico
Friday 22 June – Barney McAll: Hearing the Blood
Friday 29 June – Joe Chindamo and Zoë Black
Friday 6 July – Joe Chindamo and Julie O’Hara
Friday 13 July – Sweet Sweet Spirit: Barney McAll Interprets Doris Akers
Friday 20 July – Andrea Keller’s Five Below
Friday 27 July – Joe Chindamo Trio and special guest
Friday 3 August – thando
Friday 10 August – Barney McAll: Non-Compliance Trio
Friday 17 August – Transients Trio #1
Friday 24 August – Transients Trio #2
Friday 31 August – The Senegambian Jazz Band
Friday 7 September – Chris McNulty
Friday 14 September – Linda Oh and Fabian Almazan
Friday 21 September – Speedball
Friday 28 September – Remi
Friday 5 October – Maurice Brown
