Renowned Australian jazz singer Vince Jones comes to Canberra on Saturday 30th July to perform live in the warm surrounds of Street 1 for the Capital Jazz Project.
One of Australia’s leading jazz vocalists, Vince Jones, is also a remarkable interpreter and composer of songs in a contemporary jazz style – a style that appeals equally to listeners and his musical peers.
Read MoreFred Williams: Infinite Horizons, an exhibition showcasing the work of one of Australia’s greatest painters, opens at the National Gallery of Australia from Friday 12th August.
The exhibition is the first major retrospective of Williams’ work in over 25 years. It highlights his strength as a painter and includes important large oil paintings and luminous gouaches that reveal his distinctive approach, often combining a feeling for place with a strong abstract emphasis.
Read MoreThis August, immerse yourself nine days of all things jazz during the Capital Jazz Project.
The Street Theatre and the ANU School of Music have joined forces to develop this brand new music event for the ACT, which will see over 90 jazz players perform.
Celebrating all things jazz, the festival presents a mix of international, national and ACT-based artists together with learning and participatory activity for artists and audiences imagined with the sole aim of nourishing and presenting artists to the best advantage in a joyful and imaginative style.
Read MoreAcademy hosted one of the biggest acts in Australian house music, Stafford Brothers on Friday night. The Gold Coast siblings, Matt and Chris Stafford, have made a name for themselves DJing some of the biggest party destinations in the world. They even had their own reality TV show on Foxtel that captured their extensive tour around the northern hemisphere.
Though it was a world away from the sunny beaches of Ibiza and Mykonos, the Stafford Brothers brought the party to Canberra, a welcome distraction from the sub-zero temperature and blustery wind that continued outside.
Read MoreWith Beginners, filmmaker and graphic artist Mike Mills has created a thoughtful, joyous and tender film about love, romance, loss and life in all its messiness and beauty.
Ewan McGregor stars as Oliver, a single late 30-something who meets and falls in love with the beguiling and cheeky Anna (Melanie Laurent), only months after his father Hal (Christopher Plummer) has passed away.
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