On Thursday Nov 12th ALLY will be performing with Dai Moret for Johnston St Jazz in a live stream from St David’s Uniting Church in Haberfield. There is enough room to for a small audience with tickets available oh their Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/JohnstonStreetJazz/events/ The night will open with music from wonderful Cuban percussionist Juan Carlos […]
Combining Jazz, Latin and Caribbean music styles has been a constant rippling pool of inspiration and energy that has fed Spare Parts over the past couple of years. For this night alone they present ALLY at 6.30pm performing a program of Latin-inspired versions of one the most unique and individual Jazz artists of all time: Thelonius Monk.The […]
Caribé performances in Newcastle on Tuesday March 17th and Sydney on Thursday April 2nd are still going ahead. We are monitoring the news to stay updated with health restrictions and talking with the venues. The safety of you (our audience), artists and guests is paramount. Please be vigilant and cautious with your health at this […]
I could not be prouder of what the Spare Parts community achieved in the past year. From musicians, dancers and poets to production technicians, artwork to PR help our community of artists, art workers and sponsors came together to provide global jazz performance experiences that were enthralling. Our wonderful web designer, Jhuny Boy Borja, has […]
Don’t miss ALLY’s next performance for Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival and a Cajón workshop in November. The workshop, directed by Giorgio Rojas, is being hosted by Waverley Council on Sunday Nov 3rd. ALLY will be presenting an exciting night of music inspired by classic descargas and Afro-Peruvian traditions on Saturday Nov 9th with plans […]
We are thrilled to announce ‘Cajon Basics’ by Giorgio Rojas, one of our most versatile and creative percussionists, will be available on Spare Parts as an eBook soon. ‘Cajon Basics’ is aimed at beginners with no experience. Watch this video of Giorgio with Steve Marin at a recent workshop and concert with ALLY.
Caribé is heading down the south coast of NSW with Adrian Medina August 23-25 in ‘Havana Return, por favor’. Gai has been busy writing new pieces that work with a video backdrop created with Lee McIver using snatches of Cuba from the 70s and 80s. We are incredibly lucky that video artist Bartek is on […]
Exciting news as we announce our upcoming events for Caribé and ALLY, as well as plans for Palacio de la Rumba to be working with Grammy Award-winning artist Dafnis Prieto in 2020.
Wed September 12th, 2018 Elio Villafranca returns to Sydney launch his latest work Cinque at the Eternity Theatre in Darlinghurst. Anyone who attended Trackdown Studios has 2 weeks to buy discounted tickets especially put aside for them in appreciation of their support in April. Ticket are available July 10-23-look in your inbox. Cinque combines the energetic […]
Experience Cubanissimo with Cuban trumpeter Lazaro Numa and Caribé! Be transported by some of Sydney’s finest jazz and Latin musicians performing with Sydney-based Cuban dancer Adrian Medina to celebrate the launch of Lazaro Numa’s CD ‘Mi Cuba’ on Sunday June 24th at Camelot’s Django Bar 8pm. Book tickets: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/68891 General admission $30, Concession $25 Trumpeter […]