Alloy // Volant

5 May 2025 - featuring: Alloy & Volant

Alloy

Ellen Kirkwood - Trumpet Phillippa Murphy-Haste - Clarinet Hinano Fujisaki - Saxophone Matthew Bell - Trombones/Euphonium

Who needs a rhythm section anyway?

Late in 2022 Ellen Kirkwood assembled this group of stellar improvisers, each with their own cool and impressive things going on, for a performance of experimental compositions and improvisations. Bringing together the unique ideas and approaches of each player, expect fascinating explorations stretching beyond the sounds you might expect from a bunch of jazz horn players, and without pesky drums and amplified instruments getting in the way!

Volant

From one of Australia’s most in-demand saxophonists, Matthew Ottignon leads Volant, his latest quartet that has risen from the contemporary underground.

The music moves effortlessly from moments of anthemic heroism, with Matthew’s fiery tenor at the fore, to lyrical melodies and intimate soundscapes, where the confident artistry of Hayley, Hannah, and Lauren bring the music to a place of sheer beauty.

While embodying the spirit of giants such as John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, Volant is undeniably still a modern quartet, delivering world-class compositions and thrilling improvised dialogue.

Matthew Ottignon - tenor, alto, and baritone saxophones Lauren Tsamouras – piano Hannah James - acoustic bass Hayley Chan - drums and percussion

“Monday Night Confessions” is a weekly show presenting original jazz/improvised music. Run out of Church Street Studios in Camperdown, Sydney, we acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging.

Doors 7:30pm

Show 8:00pm

Tickets: $15 Student / $25 General Admission

BYO drinks 

Source: https://www.emus.space/archive/2025/5/5/alloy-volant