CLOSED FOR REPAIRS
July
21
to 31 July

CLOSED FOR REPAIRS

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Hi everyone!

Sorry to say we need to close for a bit for some repairs and take the chance for a bit of a rest while we're at it!

Closing Monday July 21st for 10 days.
We'll be back open on Friday 1st of August.

Heads up also, our very good friend and his brother are celebrating a milestone birthday on Sat 2nd August. We never normally do this but we will be holding a private event for them from 4pm-9pm that day.

Open to public again later in the night!

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Sounds of Silent Present: Buster Keaton's 'College'
Aug
3
4:00 pm16:00

Sounds of Silent Present: Buster Keaton's 'College'

Step back in time for a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience!

Join us for the 1927 silent film classic, College — a comedy-drama masterpiece starring the legendary Buster Keaton.

This isn’t just a film—it’s a full-blown time machine brought to life by The Sounds of Silent, a dynamic 5-piece jazz ensemble made up of Melbourne’s top talent. With energetic, 1920s-style jazz improvised live to Keaton’s antics, this show recreates the magic of the silent film era.

The film stars Ronald, a bookish high school graduate, who delivers a controversial speech on “the Curse of the Athlete,” offending his peers and losing his sweetheart, Mary. Determined to win her back, he follows her to Clayton—an “athlete-infested college”—and throws himself into the world of sports, with hilariously disastrous results.

Recognised as one of Keaton’s finest films, College is fast-paced, funny, and full of charm. The live jazz accompaniment brings a whole new dimension to this silent classic.

Pre Purchase tickets here:

https://www.trybooking.com/DBETG

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Brunswick Green Mini Series #3
Aug
6
8:00 pm20:00

Brunswick Green Mini Series #3

Drummer/composer Ronny Ferella presents two nights of new music with some of Melbourne's brightest musical lights.

Wed 6th August
8pm Adam Halliwell solo Original Italian folkloric inspired music, weaved between improvisations using old and new forgotten technologies.
Nuovo Vecchio.

9pmKuner/Carbarnaro/Anderson/Ferella
This new quartet group makes deeply emotive, slow-moving music which holds itself between a jazz & pop
sensibility but enters neither world. It could speak of a folk tradition from the future.
Of course, none of this makes any sense, not yet anyhow.

Wed 13th August
8pm Andrew Saragossi - Saxophones /Sofia Carbonara Vibraphone duo

9pm Kuner/Carbarnaro/Anderson/Ferella

tix at the door or here
https://www.trybooking.com/DDVHK

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Michelle Nicolle & Friends
Aug
7
8:00 pm20:00

Michelle Nicolle & Friends

Special Guests: TBC

Since 2007 Michelle has been playing the gorgeous front room of the 'Brunny Green' every Thursday night, singing and reimagining your jazz requests. The Melbourne Jazz scene is alive and as amazing as ever. Michelle is spoilt for choice of incredible musicians and each week she features a different line-up.
Some of Australia's finest and most creative musicians will join Michelle and they’ll be bouncing off classic tunes/not-so-classic tunes, some requests and most importantly off each other!

Tickets : $15/20

https://www.trybooking.com/BXDMA or on the door

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The Paige Burney Quartet
Aug
9
2:30 pm14:30

The Paige Burney Quartet

YES! WE'RE BACK AT THE BRUNSWICK GREEN!
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The Paige Burney Quartet is set to bring some sweet jazz tunes to your Saturday afternoon. With Paige's clear, soulful vocals accompanied by Dan Mason on sax, Mark Giliam on Guitar and brother Ben Burney on Drums, experience the quartet jam with joy & laughter sharing with you mix of traditional jazz tunes, bossa nova and pop-turned jazz - your Saturday afternoon sorted!
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PLUS!! We are celebrating the OG Burney-Dad Peter's big 6-0 years around the sun!
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DETAILS: ~ Doors 2pm, Music starts 2.30pm...till around 4.30pm
~ ALL AGES WELCOME! Bubs & kiddos welcome, feel free to come in/out of the band room if you need!
~ Drinks at Bar prices from our lovely friends @ The Brunswick Green !
~ BYO food welcome
~ Tickets at the door: CASH or QR code for PayPal Payment on the day. 'PAY AS YOU FEEL'... suggestion $20 ~
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That's it... see you there for a wonderful afternoon of music, drinks, laughter and fun. Thank you Brunswick Green for supporting Live music!!!
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And THANK YOU for supporting LIVE MUSIC in Melbourne! #melbournelivemusic #melbournejazzlovers #melbourneweekends #melbournefamilyfriendlyevents
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Follow us: Instagram @paigeburneymusic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paigeburneysinger

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Acclivous Quintet
Aug
12
8:00 pm20:00

Acclivous Quintet

The Acclivous Quintet performing live jazz at the Brunswick Green on Sydney Road in Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia. The band features five exceptional jazz musicians: Ben Carr on tenor saxophone, a Melbourne jazz and improv veteran currently mid-way through his Master's degree at the University of Melbourne. Aaron McCoullough on drums; a jazz and improv PhD graduate from the Universtity of Tasmania. Dan Mamrot on guitar; currently mid-way through his PhD at Monash University. Tom Lee on bass who has played with everyone! Most notably Melbourne vocalist Michelle Nicole, pianist Aaron Choulai and Melbourne trumpet legend Eamon McNelis. And finally, multi award winning pianist, the great Mark Fitzgibbon, whose presence on the Melbourne scene has inspired musicians for over 40 years

TICKETS $10 HERE or on the door.

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BRUNSWICK GREEN MINI SERIES #3
Aug
13
8:00 pm20:00

BRUNSWICK GREEN MINI SERIES #3

Drummer/composer Ronny Ferella presents two nights of new music with some of Melbourne's brightest musical lights.

Wed 6th August
8pm Adam Halliwell solo Original Italian folkloric inspired music, weaved between improvisations using old and new forgotten technologies.
Nuovo Vecchio.

9pmKuner/Carbarnaro/Anderson/Ferella
This new quartet group makes deeply emotive, slow-moving music which holds itself between a jazz & pop
sensibility but enters neither world. It could speak of a folk tradition from the future.
Of course, none of this makes any sense, not yet anyhow.

Wed 13th August
8pm Andrew Saragossi - Saxophones /Sofia Carbonara Vibraphone duo

9pm Kuner/Carbarnaro/Anderson/Ferella

tix at the door or here
https://www.trybooking.com/DDVHK

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Guitar Kingdom
Aug
16
5:00 pm17:00

Guitar Kingdom

Roll up, roll up! Guitar Kingdom resurrects itself at the Brunswick Green on Saturday August 16 from 5pm. Featuring the wonderful and talented Luke Andreas and ever-present resident Yours Truly.

Guitar Kingdom brings the concert experience to a grungy bar setting, heralding the intimacy and popular roots of the guitar's nomadic history. With four shows a year, Guitar Kingdom has drawn a steady following of live music lovers for featuring cream-of-the-crop guitarists of Melbourne in a low-key and intimate setting.

Initially residing at the beloved Northcote venue Open Studio Bar, Guitar Kingdom has been curated by Yours Truly since 2019. Many happy returns in 2025 as it continues at the Brunswick Green.

Guitar Kingdom....where cult guitarists descend for some gentle shredding on the fine stringbox...

See U There!

GUITAR KINGDOM at the Brunswick Green
Saturday August 16 from 5pm....
...with special guest Luke Andreas
and ever-present resident Rose Gonzalez

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Bete Noire
Aug
17
7:00 pm19:00

Bete Noire

Bete Noire returns for a night of fun!

Bete Noire jazz quartet is fronted by the irrepressible Jan Tankard who sets fire to Gypsy laments, ups the flamenco rhythms and reinterprets the familiar to create original and audacious Spanish infused music in collaboration with her clever beasts!

Tickets $20

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GAME OF TONES
Aug
24
3:00 pm15:00

GAME OF TONES

The "Game Of Tones Quintet" is a project of taking standards and simply beautiful melodies that don't have to be associated with jazz necessarily and interacting in spontaneous improvisation. This creates their unique 'Game of Tones Improvisation. A high level of musicianship combined with good humour are part of their brand in relating to an audience.

Feat:

Rick Freeman - Piano

Matt Kirsch - Guitar

Dave Newdick - Trumpet

Tim Rex - Bass

Rob Mercer - Drums

Tix $20 via link HERE or on the door.

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Trago Amargo
Aug
29
7:00 pm19:00

Trago Amargo

Trago Amargo brings boleros for the soul to The Brunswick Green. An intimate show, bitter, tender, and made to stir something deep. An intimate night of boleros, heartbreak, and slow dances for the soul. Songs for when the party’s over, the lights are low, and memory starts to sing. Bittersweet tunes to raise a glass to in the heart of Sydney Rd, Brunswick.

We’re putting on a cosy gig at The Brunswick Green, the perfect spot for the kind of night that’ll warm your heart and give you the warm fuzzies. We’re cooking up a few surprises to make this one really special 🎹 @joshlaurie
Limited pre-sale tix are up now and spots for the show are tight - don’t snooze or you’ll miss out!

TICKETS HERE

SHOW START AT 7PM




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18th Birthday Celebrations! Michelle Nicolle & Friends
July
17
8:00 pm20:00

18th Birthday Celebrations! Michelle Nicolle & Friends

JOIN US FOR THE 18th ANNIVERSARY OF MICHELLES THURSDAY NIGHT GIGS!

What a milestone! Lets see how many musicians can fit on the stage for this one!

Since 2007 Michelle has been playing the gorgeous front room of the 'Brunny Green' every Thursday night, singing and reimagining your jazz requests. The Melbourne Jazz scene is alive and as amazing as ever. Michelle is spoilt for choice of incredible musicians and each week she features a different line-up.
Some of Australia's finest and most creative musicians will join Michelle and they’ll be bouncing off classic tunes/not-so-classic tunes, some requests and most importantly off each other!

TICKETS: $15/20

Use ticket link below or pay on the door

www.trybooking.com/BXDMA

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BLUEGRASS JAM NIGHT
July
16
7:00 pm19:00

BLUEGRASS JAM NIGHT

Come down to the Brunswick Green for a pick!

If you're unsure of what songs and tunes we will be playing this book kindly shared with us by Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old Time camp is a great resource:
https://drive.google.com/.../19vYHAyygfkEzXdx4y46.../view...

This will be a slow to moderate jam focusing on bluegrass and country music.
We will give a brief rundown how things work for new comers catering to learning the genre and keeping an inclusive space for everyone.

Bring ya pals, your bluegrass/country tunes and songs and acoustic instruments!

There will be two sets starting with a slow to moderate jam. The later set may pick up in tempo depending on who’s around!

Donations welcome/PAYF

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WTF TUESDAY: Olivia Jones Trio + Blackham/Hamalainen/Lentell/Smythe
July
15
7:30 pm19:30

WTF TUESDAY: Olivia Jones Trio + Blackham/Hamalainen/Lentell/Smythe

WTF Tuesdays are back at the Green! A new series mixing up improv sessions and contemporary classical. Anything is possible!

This Tuesday features sets from Olivia Jones Trio & Blackham/Hamalainen/Lentell/Smythe

Olivia Jones Trio

Liv, Robbie and Luke come together with a shared love of experimental improvised music. Tonight is their first gig as a trio. Through a set of fresh new compositions by Liv they are exploring experimental ideas for lush harmonic patterns and free improvisation structures for creative expression.

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Blackham/Hamalainen/Lentell/Smythe

This is the first performance of a new quartet. Exploring new possibilities within a typical cordless quartet lineup, this band will bring in new original compositions that explore the interplay between different instruments and the different roles members of the band plays.

Elly Blackham - Tenor Sax
Hendrix Hamalainen - Trumpet
Harry Lentell - Drums
Jack Smythe - Bass

Music from 8pm // Tickets $15 (or pay what you can at the door - cash only).
https://www.trybooking.com/DDIKX

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Langue de Chat Bastille Day Celebration
July
13
5:00 pm17:00

Langue de Chat Bastille Day Celebration

Join Langue de Chat in celebrating Bastille Day 2025! There will certainly be (musical) fireworks!

"Langue de Chat" is the answer to a question that cannot be answered—a question such as: Are the bellows of the accordion its lungs or its heart? Or, when I hear French musette music, where am I transported? Or even, how can this music make me feel nostalgic for a place I've never been?

These are the questions "Langue de Chat," with its otherworldly chanteuse, cajoling guitar, earthy double bass, and, of course, the piano accordion, contemplates in the warm shadows of a distant, tender memory.

Aria-winning accordionist Anthony Schulz’s exquisite ensemble, Langue de Chat, explores the world of the accordion and voice that is at the heart of the music of Paris. Each swaying waltz or earthy song is beautifully underpinned by the sophisticated sounds of guitar and double bass.

To listen to this music is to be transported, to sense another time and place whether it be real or imagined. This is the beauty and intrigue of the music that was born of the streets and dancehalls of Paris – a musical and cultural melting pot.

Langue de Chat has performed sell out concerts at Paris Cat, Open Studio, Brunswick Green and Port Fairy Folk Festival.

Ticket purchase is strongly advised!

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Anthony Schulz – Piano Accordion Kaira Hachefa – Voice Jack Pantazis – Guitar Anton Schulz – Double Bass

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Shortland/Barrett/Lauritz/Walter
July
9
8:00 pm20:00

Shortland/Barrett/Lauritz/Walter

A brand-new Melbourne-based jazz band drawing influences from across Australia and New Zealand!

This exciting ensemble is dedicated to showcasing original compositions and jazz standards, aiming to highlight the talents of young musicians in the jazz scene.

TIX - https://www.trybooking.com/DDCEV

Featuring
Toby Barrett - Saxophone
Miro Lauritz - Piano
James Shortland - Double bass
Paddy Walter - Drums

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The Alice Bisschops Quartet
July
8
8:00 pm20:00

The Alice Bisschops Quartet

Join us for an evening of melodic jazz and beloved standards in the cosy front room of The Brunswick Green.

Led by Naarm based jazz saxophonist, Alice Bisschops; The Alice Bisschops Quartet presents a selection of 1960s jazz and bossa nova, inspired by the Paul Desmond and Jim Hall quartet.

Alice will be joined by the exceptionally talented;

Pierre Jaquinot on Guitar
Howard Cairns on Double Bass
James Osborne on Drumkit

Music starts at 8pm,
Tickets $25 at the door

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Monthly Open Mic Jazz Jam
July
6
7:00 pm19:00

Monthly Open Mic Jazz Jam

Jams are now the first Sunday of every month!!
Bring yo instruments and let’s battle
JAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMZZZZ

Join us for the monthly jazz jam sessions at Brunswick Green!!

A place for all us delinquents to get together and make some incredible music, so bring your instrument, voice, hands and whatever else there is to the Brunswick Green the first Sunday of every month.

Hosted by Ryley Duncan and the house band

Entry $10 or pay what you can on the door.

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TangoMundo presents Tribute to Piazzolla
July
6
3:00 pm15:00

TangoMundo presents Tribute to Piazzolla

What is this music? Tango, jazz, classical?
Sounds of the city, sounds of people, passion, power, despair, drama, romance, regret; traversing Bach fugal influences, improvisation, Latin jazz, and the re-invention of the tango form. No-one composed like Piazzolla, the magician of the bandoneon.

TangoMundo presents a programme of the best and least known of Piazzolla’s works, some never played in Australia before. Featuring (from the National Academy of Tango, Buenos Aires) tango scholar and arranger Guillermo Anad on viola, Faye Bendrups on piano and voice, and Anthony Schulz on accordion.

“The great achievement of TangoMundo is to mix classical and popular nuances of my father’s music using an unexpected combination of only three instruments: viola, accordion and piano. This is a novel and entirely Piazzollean approach” Daniel Piazzolla, Buenos Aires.

Tickets $25

TICKET LINK HERE

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Salvador Peralta & Justin Boyd: Real Life Music
July
5
3:00 pm15:00

Salvador Peralta & Justin Boyd: Real Life Music

On the 5th of July, composers Salvador Peralta (double bass) and Justin Boyd (synthesizer/guitar) will each debut a new collection of works at the Brunswick Green. Joining them will be Aine Gun (guitar), Annika Cardew (violin), Josh Mackie (trombone) and Junaid Eastman (flute/piano).

TICKETS HERE

Peralta and Boyd acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional and rightful owners of the country on which we reside and pay respects to their elders past and present

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Michelle Nicolle + Geoff Hughes + Stephen Magnusson
July
3
8:00 pm20:00

Michelle Nicolle + Geoff Hughes + Stephen Magnusson

Another two guitar special!

Its been a while since Geoff Hughes played at The Brunswick Green but the last one he did with Stephen Magnusson was one of the best gigs we’ve ever had. Dont miss out!

Since 2007 Michelle has been playing the gorgeous front room of the 'Brunny Green' every Thursday night, singing and reimagining your jazz requests. The Melbourne Jazz scene is alive and as amazing as ever. Michelle is spoilt for choice of incredible musicians and each week she features a different line-up.
Some of Australia's finest and most creative musicians will join Michelle and they’ll be bouncing off classic tunes/not-so-classic tunes, some requests and most importantly off each other!

TICKETS: $15/20

Use ticket link below or pay on the door

www.trybooking.com/BXDMA

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Jazzalenko
July
2
7:30 pm19:30

Jazzalenko

Led by horn-wielding mischief-makers Holly Moore, Hector Harley, and Josh Bennier, JAZZALENKO is a fresh force in the Melbourne jazz scene. After years of heckling each other from across rehearsal rooms, bandstands, and bar stools, they’ve finally decided to put their money where their mouth is.

JAZZALENKO brings together three of Australia's most dynamic “young” horn players in a bold new project that looks to combine their collective writing and improvising styles. Backed by a ripper rhythm section, the band blurs the lines between tradition and innovation.

Holly Moore - Alto Saxophone
Hector Harley - Tenor Saxophone
Josh Bennier - Trombone*
Hugh Stuckey - Guitar
Sam Anning - Bass
Luke Andresen - Drums

7.30pm
$15/$20

TICKET LINK HERE:

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Fine & Good Life Drawing at The Brunswick Green
June
29
7:00 pm19:00

Fine & Good Life Drawing at The Brunswick Green

Fine & Good Life Drawing at The Brunswick Green

Drop in Life Drawing - No experience necessary and all skill levels welcome.

Sunday, June 29th – 7-9 pm

The Brunswick Green – 313 Sydney Road

Model - Rahme

TICKET HERE

Join us for a dreamy night of life drawing where we'll spend the evening drawing our art muse Rahme in a classic winter life drawing session – in the cozy candle lit front room of The Brunswick Green.

Poses will range from shorter 2 minute poses to warm up, to longer 20 minute poses to get into a flow state. There will be several breaks to get drinks and refresh materials.

No drawing experience is required, and all skill levels are welcome.

Please note that these sessions often sell out, and if you have a preference for seating to arrive before 7 to get settled with materials and grab a spot. If you arrive after 7, please wait for the doors to open during the first break to enter.

What to Bring:

You're encouraged to bring your own materials, including paints or digitial mediums.Basic drawing materials are available, and there will be limited seating options available at tables, couches, or floor seating with drawing boards.

Accessibility:

Street parking is free on Sundays along Sydney Road, and the 19 Tram stops right outside the venue. The Brunswick Green is wheelchair accessible.

Refunds:

Due to limited capacity, refunds are available up to 3 days before the event.

For more updates and any questions, feel free to message us or follow @fine.and.good on Instagram.

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YOUTHLESS
June
29
3:00 pm15:00

YOUTHLESS

Youthless @ The Brunswick Green, Sunday 29th June from 3pm!
Come see us play in the warmth and comfort of the Brunswick Green.....a mix of original music with some covers thrown in....

2 sets and Donation on entry

Youthless features long time collaborators

Jack Beeche on Tenor Saxophone,

Aaron McCoullough on Drums

Dan Mamrot on 7 String Bass+Guitar.

The group plays original music and covers drawing inspiration

from jazz, funk, and soul traditions, and artists such as D’Angelo,

Thundercat, Paul Motian, Charlie Hunter and more…

:Unrelentingly Groovy, Absurdly Funky, Wildly Out of Touch, Utterly Youthless:

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Elijah Davies Trio
June
28
4:00 pm16:00

Elijah Davies Trio

Elijah Davies is a contemporary guitarist currently residing in nipaluna (Hobart), lutruwita (Tasmania).
He graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Music in 2023, majoring in jazz and popular music under the tutelage of Damien Kingston and Julius Schwing. Elijah performs in a variety of self led projects including a jazz trio and a blues oriented organ trio. As well as leading his own bands Elijah also plays in local indie rock band Townie and has featured on the Annwen Roberts Quintet album 'Sky Omens'.

Elijah will be joined by naarm based musicians, Jack Dobson (Bass) and Paddy Walter (Drums)

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Michelle Nicolle + Sam Lemann + Hugh Stuckey
June
26
8:00 pm20:00

Michelle Nicolle + Sam Lemann + Hugh Stuckey

This week with two guitarists!

Since 2007 Michelle has been playing the gorgeous front room of the 'Brunny Green' every Thursday night, singing and reimagining your jazz requests. The Melbourne Jazz scene is alive and as amazing as ever. Michelle is spoilt for choice of incredible musicians and each week she features a different line-up.
Some of Australia's finest and most creative musicians will join Michelle and they’ll be bouncing off classic tunes/not-so-classic tunes, some requests and most importantly off each other!

TICKETS: $15/20

Use ticket link below or pay on the door

www.trybooking.com/BXDMA

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AFW + NFSA #71 THREE SHORTS BY WOMEN ASSOCIATED WITH SYDNEY CO OP
June
24
7:30 pm19:30

AFW + NFSA #71 THREE SHORTS BY WOMEN ASSOCIATED WITH SYDNEY CO OP

7:30pm Tuesday 24 June 2025
The Brunswick Green, 313/315 Sydney Road, Brunswick.
16mm projection. $10 on the door.

The early 1970s saw an increased openness towards film as a complex and diverse artform in Australia. In 1970, after the establishment of the Australian Film Development Corporation, the first of the federal government’s initiatives was the Experimental Film and Television Fund (EFTF). Although short lived, being replaced by the broader Creative Development Fund in 1978, the EFTF enabled a space for emerging filmmakers to begin through experimentation. It was a starting point for, what are now, household filmmaking names in Australia. Under seemingly similar fecund circumstances, the Women’s Film Fund (WFF) was established in 1975. It was reflective of a time where political awareness of women’s issues related to vast forms of inequality was increasing, and film was seen as a medium that had the potential for consciousness raising and, more generally, a tool of expression for women. At a grassroots level, the co-op movements, starting with the Sydney Film Co-Op and soon followed by the Melbourne Filmmakers Co-Op, saw community-based interaction between a diverse group of filmmakers and artists who were having their films funded by these government-led initiatives but were being exposed to the ideas in these films through the co-ops screenings. It’s generally understood that many of the filmmakers exposed to the co-ops were inevitably influenced by the formal experimentation and politics of the co-op presented films. A resurgent interest in these groups has emerged thanks to John Hughes and Tom Zubrycki’s documentary Senses of Cinema (2022) and Hughes’ writing on the co-op movements around the country.

AFW is one of the few film co-operatives running in Australia at the moment, and in continuing with that history, we’re excited to be screening three films by women filmmakers (Margot Nash, Robin Laurie, Helen Grace, and Tracey Moffatt) who were all ostensibly involved in the co-ops at different points and to varying degrees. The three films, We Aim to Please (1976), Serious Undertakings (1983), and Nice Coloured Girls (1987) all take different approaches to exploring issues related to women’s sexuality, rights, and its relation to a colonial history of politics in Australia. We Aim Please was funded by the EFTF, and Serious Undertakings and Nice Coloured Girls were funded by the WFF. All formally experimental in different ways, these films are full of satire and humour, each respectively attempting to redefine approaches to women's filmmaking.

Screens with AFW member Hanna Chetwin’s short Inside Outside (2024), with sound by Alexander Garsden.

FILMS

Inside Outside (Hanna Chetwin)
2024, 8 mins.
A self-portrait during pregnancy, documenting physical changes while imagining the world outside as seen in utero.

We Aim to Please (Margot Nash and Robin Laurie)
1976, 13 mins.
A playful, satirical, and erotic exploration of female sexuality that centres on filmmakers, Nash and Laurie, themselves. Male violence looms in We Aim to Please (1976), as it attempts to reclaim the visual tools that typically subject female bodies to glamorisation, where humour is an ally in its subversive irony. The film has had a recent resurgence through the feminist film program No Master Territories, necessarily so when a rise in autocracy worldwide seems to bring with it an intense decay in women’s rights.

“We Aim to Please is an experimental feminist film that challenged the way the image of women had been produced by and for men.” (Susan Lambert)

Serious Undertakings (Helen Grace)
1983, 28 mins.

A woman’s voice claims “she wanted to make a film about childcare”. A man responds “I’d rather make a film about the Baader-Meinhof than about childcare.” A striking irony that highlights the male voices seeming unawareness of the inherent link between the politics of class and feminism. Serious Undertakings (1983) weaves together these issues with the question of the construction of an Australian settler-colonial identity. Episodic and encased in formal experimentation reflective of the film’s attempt to deconstruct these issues as being isolated from each other, it takes on the task of laying bare the role of the medium in constructing oppressive narratives around feminism, class, race, and gender more broadly that were, and still are, present in everyday Australian society.

“Serious Undertakings was a groundbreaking film when it was made and today remains a valuable reminder of how important form is to content in cinema and to the meaning we give to our understanding of culture, politics and history.” (Susan Lambert)

Nice Coloured Girls (Tracey Moffatt)
1987, 16 mins.
Three young First Nations women head out into Kings Cross for a night of fun. As the title playfully suggests, they use the assumed naivety to their advantage, re-appropriating colonial relations of race and gender by playing into an older white man’s expectations and desires for lust. Joining him on his night on the town, they get him increasingly drunk, slowly taking advantage of his wealth (and naivety). The film exposes the ongoing effects of perceptions of masculinity in white Australians through the use of a male voiceover that narrates excerpts from William Bradley’s accounts of the First Fleet and early settler-life. Moffatt’s hallmark traits of theatricality in set design and form make for an adventurous short film where the realities of racial and gender inequality are reclaimed through surreal, haunting, yet jovial imagery.

“Nice Coloured Girls effectively takes the taboo subject of sexual relationships between whites and Aborigines and dares to talk about the role these 'arrangements’ have played in Australian history. It does not show Aboriginal women as victims in this transaction, but instead how women have concisely exploited male desire.” (Romaine Moreton)

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Swing Swung, Brrring Brrrung
June
22
7:00 pm19:00

Swing Swung, Brrring Brrrung

*Brrrrring, Brrrrung*

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"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want.
If you are looking for live original jazz music on Sunday June 22 we can help you.
But what we do have are a very particular set of instruments."

"Goodluck"

*click*

Christopher Rozakeas - Trombone
Adam Davidson - Piano
Jack Smythe - Double bass
Pat Skarajew - Drums
Jarrod Hunter - Guitar
Thomas Coleman Bell - Saxophone

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Luke Koszański and Huich Goh with Joel Koster: Flamenco Folk meets Gypsy Jazz
June
22
4:00 pm16:00

Luke Koszański and Huich Goh with Joel Koster: Flamenco Folk meets Gypsy Jazz

Entry by donation/Pay as you feel.

Luke Koszański (guitar) and Huich Goh (violin) play flamenco and folk-inspired music. Known for their expressive, inventive, and sensitive playing, the duo combines their rich musical experiences to create music that's inspired by flamenco, Irish, Scottish, and folk music from across the world. Exquisite guitar playing interwoven with violin melodies that will certainly stir the heart and soul.

This is also a quest to make the violin and guitar sing to one another. It recalls some of the legendary instrumental duos such as Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan, Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas. We also draw inspiration from folk groups like Talisk, Rura, and The Gloaming.

For this performance, Luke and Huich are delighted to welcome the gypsy jazz guitarist Joel Koster on stage. This will provide yet another beautiful layer of guitar voices that would leave you spellbound.

The duo had their audiences saying 'ole!' when they did their first full fledged performance in Jan 2025 at the Bar 303 (https://youtube.com/playlist...).

The venue is child-friendly; children must be accompanied by adults.

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About Luke Koszański

Luke Koszański (Ausecuma Beats, Sabor y Ritmo, Atomic Riot, The New Monos) is shaped by his father’s blues and rock music. He has also gone on to work with many international artists such as Ali Birra, Mahmoud Ahmed, Nhatty man (Ethiopia) Yusupha Ngum (Gambia), Amadou Suso of diverse African music genres, as well as The Black Sistaz (West Papua) Purbayan Chatterjee and Sheldon d'silva (India). Luke was a part of The Senegambian Jazz band, whose debut album won Best Global Act for The Age Music Awards in 2018.

About Huich Goh

Huich Goh is a freewheeling, genre-defying violinist who thrives on improvisational playing. Her projects include psychedelic improvisation free jazz collectives like the Paul Kidney Experience and Star/Time, the dub jazz group Electrodub Experiment, and her own improvisation ensemble, Sahul Sakti. Some notable artists she has played with are the Booker prize nominee Jeet Thayil (India), graphic artist Ari Jayaprakash’s Kuru Circus and Orchestra (India), bassist producer composer Sandeep Madhavan (India), and Yusupha Nghum (Gambia).

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The Corduroy Quartet
June
21
4:00 pm16:00

The Corduroy Quartet

The Corduroys Live at Brunswick Green

Come join us for a night of groovy tunes with The Corduroys at The Brunswick Green! Get ready to dance and sing along to their catchy melodies and energetic performance. This in person event is a great opportunity to enjoy live music in a vibrant atmosphere. Don't miss out on this chance to have a blast with friends and fellow music lovers. See you there!

TICKETS HERE

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Michelle Nicolle + Russ Spiegal (NYC) + Tom Lee
June
19
8:00 pm20:00

Michelle Nicolle + Russ Spiegal (NYC) + Tom Lee

Michelle Nicolle & Friends: this week a very special guest from NYC, Russ Spiegel on guitar and Tom Lee (bass).

Since 2007 Michelle has been playing the gorgeous front room of the 'Brunny Green' every Thursday night, singing and reimagining your jazz requests, featuring a different line-up each week. Some of Australia's finest and most creative musicians will join Michelle and they’ll be bouncing off classic tunes/not-so-classic tunes, some requests and most importantly off each other!

2 sets.

Starting 8pm

Tickets $20/15

TICKET LINK HERE

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BLUEGRASS JAM NIGHT
June
18
7:00 pm19:00

BLUEGRASS JAM NIGHT

Come down to the Brunswick Green for a pick!

If you're unsure of what songs and tunes we will be playing this book kindly shared with us by Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old Time camp is a great resource:
https://drive.google.com/.../19vYHAyygfkEzXdx4y46.../view...

This will be a slow to moderate jam focusing on bluegrass and country music.
We will give a brief rundown how things work for new comers catering to learning the genre and keeping an inclusive space for everyone.

Bring ya pals, your bluegrass/country tunes and songs and acoustic instruments!

There will be two sets starting with a slow to moderate jam. The later set may pick up in tempo depending on who’s around!

Donations welcome/PAYF

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WTF TUESDAY: Elliot Lamb//Winnie and the Wraiths
June
17
7:30 pm19:30

WTF TUESDAY: Elliot Lamb//Winnie and the Wraiths

WTF Tuesdays are back at the Green! A new series mixing up improv sessions and contemporary classical. Anything is possible!

This Tuesday features sets from Elliot Lamb & Winnie and the Wraiths!

Elliot Lamb

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WINNE AND THE WRAITHS
Winnie and the Wraiths are a Naarm based band known for their infectious energy, heartfelt and brutally honest lyrics, and beautifully constructed and composed songwriting.

The group, helmed by Winona (Winnie for short) and supported by her Wraiths (Lachie, Emmy, Dani, and occasionally Daniel) will make you move, make you sing, make you laugh and even make you cry if you have that kind of constitution.

With their deep exploration of genre, gender, and genuine love, they’re sure to inspire and ignite something in your very soul…

Music from 7:30pm // Tickets $15 (or pay what you can at the door - cash only).
https://www.trybooking.com/DCMWN

Banner art: John Lurie

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Meg Pearson Quintet
June
15
7:00 pm19:00

Meg Pearson Quintet

Performing alongside her outstanding band, Meg Pearson’s debut at the Brunswick Green will feature a repertoire of standards, contemporary works, and originals.

Elly Blackham - Sax
Jack Marken - Guitar
Jack Smythe - Bass
Pat Skarajew - Drums

7pm-9pm
Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/DBPIK

Meg is an emerging jazz vocalist and improviser based in Melbourne. Currently a Jazz and Improvisation student at Monash University, studying under the guidance of Emma Gilmartin, Michelle Nicolle and Louisa Rankin, her studies have immensely inspired her creativity as a vocalist and band leader. Taking inspiration from the likes of Sarah Vaughan, Jazzmeia Horn and Joni Mitchell, Meg showcases her vocal purity and versatility through her diverse repertoire.

Meg had the pleasure of being a finalist for the Generations in Jazz Vocal Scholarship in 2023 and 2025. She has performed in well-known Melbourne venues such as the Jazzlab, Paris Cat Jazz Club, The Count’s, as well as taken part in the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Inverloch Jazz Festival and Newport Jazz Festival. Meg is part of a vocal trio that performs regularly in Melbourne with the Will Jones Big Band, playing the music of the Andrews Sisters. She has had the honour of performing with many Australian jazz legends including Paul Grabowsky AO, Kristin Berardi, Andrea Keller, Paul Williamson, Sam Anning, Brett Williams, James Sherlock, Danny Fischer, Kyrie Anderson and Grant Windsor.

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Anja Duiker & Friends
June
15
3:00 pm15:00

Anja Duiker & Friends

Performing with an outstanding band, Anja Duiker's debut at the Brunswick Green will feature a repertoire of original works, alongside some covers, inspired from the Melbourne contemporary jazz scene.

James Caddie - Drums
Nick Gregory - Guitar
Will Sayer - Bass
Jamie Holmes - Sax

Anja is an emerging artist coming from the jazz and improvising world at VCA (Victorian College of the Arts), and has learnt under Gian Slater, Sunny Kim, Michelle Nicolle, some of Australia's great improvising vocalists. Although coming from a strong jazz background, Anja is taking her creativity to expand her musical horizons through her original compositions, being inspired from many genres, such as folk, soul and wider contemporary music.

Tickets Via Trybooking

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Brunswick Green Mini Series #2  The Divide & Quinterella
June
11
8:00 pm20:00

Brunswick Green Mini Series #2 The Divide & Quinterella

The good folk at The Brunswick Green have kindly invited me to curate two more nights of music for the first two Wednesdays in June.


Wednesday 4th 8pm- The Daily Folk
feat Merinda Dias-Jayasinha vocals- Adam Halliwell guitar & Ronny Ferella drums
ballads-no solos lots of reverb. Them's the rules

9pm Ask The Ages
Ava McDermott vox/poetry- Liam Perry bass- Hugh Collins sax/piano- Ronny Ferella drums Improv-poetry- no history-all history

Wednesday 11th June 8pm The Divide
Stephen Magnusson guitar
Carlo Barbaro sax
Ronny Ferella drums

9pm Quinterella- feat new music by Ronny Ferella
Ronny Ferella drums
Harry Birch bass
Audrey Hart piano
Chris Rozakeas trombone

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Quartet Nouvelle with Nick Gregory
June
10
7:00 pm19:00

Quartet Nouvelle with Nick Gregory

Quartet Nouvelle is back once again after a short break from the Green! Strictly acoustic jam, playing gypsy tunes and standards… charts supplied.

Super low stakes, people of all skill levels welcome. Bring your brushes, your fiddle, your best singing voice and your dancing shoes!

Band:
Lead guitar: Nick Gregory
Violin: Annwen Roberts
Upright Bass: Claire Abougelis
Rhythm guitar: Lincoln Ramsay

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Olivia Chamoun Canavan Trio
June
8
7:00 pm19:00

Olivia Chamoun Canavan Trio

Join the Olivia Chamoun Canavan Trio for a night of unforgettable tunes spanning jazz standards, originals and other timeless classics. A rare appearance at the beautiful and intimate Brunswick Green, this is an evening not to be missed.
Featuring:
Russell Tay on piano
Blakely McLean-Davies on bass

Tix $20 via link or on the door

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MAR y MAR
June
8
3:00 pm15:00

MAR y MAR

MAR y MAR (Maria and Marcos) is a duo composing and improvising in the
realms of oboe/voice and electric guitar, drawing on influences from jazz,
classical, and some Latin rhythms amongst many more. As well as playing
their own compositions, they also play homage to some of their heroes,
including music of some of these composers into their repertoire such as Chick Corea and Silvia Perez Cruz.

Ecuadorian vocalist Sarah de la Cerda and Cuban pianist Romy Hernandez are Melbourne-based artists whose collaboration fuses Andean folk, Latin jazz, and improvisation. Their performances are rich in emotional and spiritual depth, blending ritualistic energy with a deep commitment to musical storytelling.

Sarah draws on traditional rhythms, jazz, and spiritual practice, using voice as a tool for healing and transformation. She regularly performs in intimate and collaborative settings, weaving original compositions with elements of theatre and chant.

Romy brings decades of experience as a performer, composer, and arranger in the Latin jazz scene. Known for her lyrical style and expressive piano work, she explores themes of identity and belonging in her compositions, including in her recent album Poems of Bliss and Loss.

Together, they create music that is soulful, immersive, and culturally resonant.

Tix at the door $20

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