Kerri Ellis - Independent Marketing Consultant

01/09/2026

Coming up this weekend is the Newcastle Medieval Festival in Newcastle. Aljamia Art submitted an application to be part of the festival and they will be there playing their medieval music.

If you live in Newcastle, get along. Or perhaps a drive up the highway from Sydney.

07/07/2026

I love a winter sunrise

22/04/2026

EPHEMERA QUARTET ALBUM LAUNCH + THE WEATHER BIRDS

Join us for this launch of Ephemera Quartet's 3rd space jazz album of original compositions and improvisations inspired by astronomy, led by Keyna Wilkins with Elsen Price, Will Gilbert, and Jodie Michael, supported by Bernice Tesara's The Weatherbirds in the heart of Sydney's inner west, The Living Room Theatre, Marrickville! Doors: 6.30pm, The Weather Birds: 7pm, Ephemera Quartet: 7.30pm. Drinks and light refreshments are available.

THE WEATHERBIRDS
Weatherbirds is the joyous musical collaboration between trumpeter Bernice Tesara and saxophonist/pianist Max Leggott. Bred on the grounds of the Sydney Conservatorium, their music pays homage to jazz standards. They draw influence from the clave of Cam Undy, Greg Sheean’s rhythm diamonds, and the chordless quartets of Gerry Mulligan.

EPHEMERA QUARTET
"Hypnotic, transformative" DOWNTOWN MUSIC, NEW YORK

"Full of sonic texturfes and infinite possibilities" THE MUSIC TRUST

Ephemera offers a musical exploration of celestial landscapes. The themes include pulsars, craters, planetary atmospheres, stars, the sun and the void. Merging the sound worlds of jazz and contemporary classical, the performance is set to real space sounds and projections. It creates a unique sonic experience.

The ensemble is led by Keyna Wilkins (piano/flute/compositions), Elsen Price (double bass/loop pedal), and Will Gilbert (trumpet), with the new addition of Jodie Michael (drumset), and includes freely improvised pieces. NASA recordings of electromagnetic waves from planets and stars are the backdrop soundtrack and have been compiled by astronomer Professor Paul Francis, often with projections of space probe footage. Each member brings their own unique voice to the ensemble, drawing from a multitude of musical backgrounds that combine to create a distinctive sound world that organically reacts to stellar concepts. Universe and Universality. They have released 2 albums on all streaming platforms: Blackholes and Modulations (2021) and Orbits and Riffs (2017).

Formed in 2015, this ensemble has performed internationally and around Australia, including 6 concerts in Japan, being featured at MONA Evenings Series, Extended Play Festival of New Music at City Recital Hall and Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival, at Foundry 616, Red Rattler, Woodburn Creatives and Melbourne's Uptown Jazz Cafe and many more.

YOUTUBE:

Callisto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFxP2YPkIPk

Earth: https://youtu.be/159CupFdERc?si=umMd7Y9lSRV36whp

Persied Meteor Shower: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_fhNjUm8Zw

Solar Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a9BPXbB65o

LINKS
EPHEMERA:

www.ephemeraensemble.com

https://www.facebook.com/ephemeraensemble/

https://www.instagram.com/ephemeraensemble/

www.keynawilkins.com

TICKETS HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/ephemera-quartet-album-launch-the-weather-birds

Join us in the heart of Marrickville for an evening of original new jazz from Ephemera Quartet and Weatherbirds

14/04/2026

Please join Keyna Wilkins for her intimate house studio concert in Ashbury, Sydney's inner west - a double bill evening of 2 sought-after jazz duos! B.Y.O. 19 April, doors open 6.30pm, IBID: 7pm, Sora-Jackon Duo: 8pm

Tickets available here: https://events.humanitix.com/2-jazz-duos-in-ashbury

IBID

"Exploratory, almost wall-of-sound, invention of consistently high quality." JAZZ JOURNAL UK

"5 STARS: A captivating, expansive musical experience. " SYDNEY ARTS GUIDE

IBID is Keyna Wilkins (piano/flute) and Shane Carpini (drumset). Together, they play jazz/classical/folk interpretations of stream of stream-of-consciousness improvisations and their own compositions inspired by philosophy, astronomy, and human behaviour. They released their debut album "Spaces In Between" in 2022 and their second album "Chance Encounters" in 2024 on all streaming platforms and have been performing in venues and festivals around NSW since 2021. Wilkins is an Australian/British composer-musician and was one of three finalists for the Australian Art Music Awards for Individual Excellence in 2021 and 2018. Carpini is a prolific drummer and composer.

www.ibidartist.com

Sora-Jackson Duo

Ewan spent seven years in London before moving to Sydney, where he met Mikaela, a recently graduated pianist from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. The pair have been inseparable ever since.

Coming from two distinct musical worlds, they first found common ground playing jazz standards. It soon became clear that they shared the same poetic language and began writing with their duo in mind. This instrumental combination, where harmonic and melodic material can be shared, is a flexible framework to form an intimate and dynamic dialogue, a sound world that can range from bell-like to percussive. Mikaela and Ewan draw from a diverse range of stylistic influences, from impressionist and Soviet jazz schools to Julian Lage.

01/04/2026

The long weekend is approaching!

Who’s heading to the National Folk Festival? If you’re going there, be sure to check out the Keyna Wilkins and Mark Atkins duo.

It’s going to be an extra special show!
🖤💛♥️