EPHEMERA QUARTET + Clayton Thomas / Lily Innis / Mariel Roberts / Freya Schack-Arnott & Phillippa Murphy-Haste

Join us for this launch of Ephemera Quartet's 3rd space jazz album of orignal compositions and improvisations inspired by astronomy led by Keyna Wilkins with Elsen Price, Will GIlbert and Shane Carpini, supported by Clayton Thomas / Lily Innis / Mariel Roberts / Freya Schack-Arnott & Phillippa Murphy-Haste Quintet in the heart of Sydney's inner west 21 Shepherd Street Marrickville! Doors: 7.30pm, Clayton Thomas: 8pm, Ephemera Quartet: 8pm. Drinks and light refreshments available. EPHEMERA QUARTET "This intriguing manipulation of the jazz quartet and the jazz idiom with tunes reflecting stars, astronomical events and heavenly bodies is now three albums and many live performances plus extended live improvisation segments strong." SYDNEY ARTS GUIDE "Hypnotic, transformative" DOWNTOWN MUSIC, NEW YORK "Full of sonic texturfes and infinite possibilities" THE MUSIC TRUST Ephemera: a musical exploration of celestial landscapes such as pulsars, craters, planetary atmospheres, stars, sun and void. Merging the sound worlds of jazz and contemporary classical, and set to real space sounds and projections, it is a unique sonic experience. The ensemble is led by Keyna Wilkins (piano/flute/compositions) with Elsen Price (double bass/loop pedal), Will Gilbert (trumpet) with new addition of Shane Carpini (drumset) and includes freely improvised pieces. NASA recordings of electromagnetic waves from planets and stars is the backdrop soundtrack and has been complied 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 who combine to create a distinctive sound world that organically react 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 have 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 Womens' Jazz Festival, at Foundry 616, Red Rattler, Woodburn Creatives and Melbourne's Uptown Jazz Cafe and many more. YOUTUBE: Solar Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a9BPXbB65o Persied Meteor Shower: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_fhNjUm8Zw Callisto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFxP2YPkIPk Earth: https://youtu.be/159CupFdERc?si=umMd7Y9lSRV36whp LINKS EPHEMERA: www.ephemeraensemble.com https://www.facebook.com/ephemeraensemble/ https://www.instagram.com/ephemeraensemble/ www.keynawilkins.com