This 2016 incarnation of the event will present jazz wunderkind Esperanza Spalding for the first time ever in Australia, celebrating her groundbreaking new project, Emily’s D+Evolution. The young bassist/vocalist/composer has continually blazed unmarked territory, winning the 53rd Grammy Award for Best New Artist – an unprecedented win for a jazz musician.
To close the festival, the revolutionary Wayne Shortner will take to the stage with three of the world’s finest jazz musicians: Danilo Perez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade. Described by The Guardian as “The most skilful, mutually attuned and fearlessly adventurous small jazz group on the planet,” Wayne Shorter quartet will bring an evening of unrivalled virtuosity.
