Kooptet // Hilary Geddes & Theo Carbo (MEL)

“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.

2nd February 2026 - Kooptet // Hilary Geddes & Theo Carbo (MEL)

Kooptet

Peter Koopman - guitar
Simon Ferenci - trumpet
Brett Hirst - double bass
James Waples - drums & cymbals

For the past decade, guitarist, composer and New Zealander Peter Koopman has called Sydney home. Drawing inspiration from Oceania’s rich and diverse music scene, he has developed a unique voice on the guitar, characterised by a warm, earthy tone and a playful melodic and rhythmic sense, and in 2022 was the winner of the prestigious Australian National Jazz Awards held at the Wangaratta jazz festival.

The following year he released his debut album as a leader - “Now Where?”, a collection of seven original tunes recorded live at Golden Retriever studios with Tim Firth on drums, Lachlan Hamilton on tenor sax and Jacques Emery on double bass. He has been recorded on several albums and has performed with artists such as Will Vinson, Ben Vanderwal, Sean Wayland, Vince Jones, Aloe Blacc, Donny Benét and many others, as well as touring around Europe, the UK, USA, Asia and New Zealand.

Reus live in studio video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMdTKPCL7-o

Live at CJC (Auckland, New Zealand) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4823pAbA8Us

Along Came Betty live in Sydney - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMsZ4Ol8GFk

https://peterkoopman.bandcamp.com/album/now-where

Hilary Geddes & Theo Carbo (MEL)

Hilary Geddes - guitar
Theo Carbo - guitar

Theo Carbo and Hilary Geddes are two of the most distinctive Australian guitar voices working in Melbourne and Sydney respectively. Between them, they have collaborated with Mike Nock, Barney McAll, Andrea Keller, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Speak Percussion and more while accruing a slew of accolades including Freedman Fellowships and AIR Award nominations. First commissioned to perform together by SIMA in 2025, the they will explore the intersections of their own individual practices by channelling swathes of soundscapes, swooping melodies and keen interplay.

Doors 7:30pm

Show 8:00pm

Tickets: $15 Student / $25 General Admission

BYO drinks

Link: https://events.humanitix.com/kooptet-hilary-geddes-and-theo-carbo