Guitarist-composer Callum Allardice’s debut, Cinematic Light Orchestra, features big band with string orchestra complemented by his soaring guitar work, bringing to life his expansive and immersive compositions.

Melbourne bassist Jordan Tarento’s debut, Lattices, showcases his evolving compositions with intricate interlocking patterns of percussive instruments, championing the enchanting sounds of marimba and glockenspiel.

The Odd River is Finnish-born Melbourne-based bassist vocalist composer Helen Svoboda’s surreal musical evocation of the collision of organic and inorganic, of the natural and unnatural.

Daughter of the Seas is the debut album from Visions of Nar, a project from Armenian pianist Zela Margossian and Australian saxophonist Jeremy Rose, featuring the ancient sounds of tabla player Bobby Singh, electric soundscapes of guitarist Hilary Geddes and Kurdish percussionist Adem Yilmaz. The 11 original compositions are a kaleidoscopic ride through Armenian folk and jazz influences, with a nod to the fiery Armenian goddess of water, sea and rain, Nar.

Sydney based trumpeter-composer Ellen Kirkwood’s Underwards new release, Delve, draws inspiration from the ways in which humans experience nature, combining beauty, mystery, colour and rhythm. The project features talented emerging artists guitarist Hilary Geddes, bassist Nick Henderson and drummer Alex Inman-Hislop.

Earshift Music director Jeremy Rose’s new album Project Infinity: Live at Phoenix Central Park captures the group’s performance at the award-winning Sydney performance space. Intent on exploring the post-jazz, post-everything sound world, they create a fresh perspective to music from torchbearers such as The Necks and Tangents, drawing upon elements of electro-soul, hip-hop, psychedelic rock, abstract soundscapes and avant-garde jazz.

Sydney-based saxophonist/composer and New York expat Phillip Johnston leads the 8-piece miniature repertory ensemble, The Greasy Chicken Orchestra, through innovative arrangements of jazz of the 1920s and 1930s, as well as his original music reflecting that musical language on their new release, I Cakewalked With a Zombie. This long-evolving project continues Johnston’s exploration of the history of orchestration and composition-focussed ensembles, such as The Microscopic Septet, Big Trouble, and The Silent Six.

The group consists of a four-saxophone front line and rhythm section, featuring leading jazz artists from Sydney. The music leaves room for individual expression of its unique soloists and aims to express a combination of freedom and discipline, a love of jazz history and creativity, and the infectious rhythm, mystery and sheer joy of the jazz of this era.

Melbourne based vocalist Michelle Nicolle’s new release The Bach Project richly embraces the music of J.S. Bach in their unique chamber jazz style. The album interrogates the art of interpretation, improvisation and reimagines these masterworks. The quartet’s arrangements showcase the mastery of J.S. Bach’s compositions and add a new flavour to the improvisational elements found (and sometimes lost) in these great works. Features her long standing quartet of guitarist Geoff Hughes, bassist Tom Lee and drummer Ronny Ferella.

“Michelle is a singer born to charm, enlighten and seduce through music.” Kurt Elling

The Vampires - Nightjar. Here in lush vamping form, meet the singular acute bright and tender touch of Chris Abrahams.

Sydney based South African saxophonist Mark Ginsburg and pianist Ryan Grogan’s new release Oceans Together presents a suite of evocative, uplifting and sometimes haunting compositions. The project reflects on various sources of inspiration including heritage, lands of origin, and a focus on intimacy. The performances of Ginsburg and Grogan, along with bassist Brett Hirst and percussionist Fabian Hevia are beautifully captured by Phil Punch of Electric Avenue Studios, complimenting the sensibility of the music.

Bassist Christopher Hale’s latest release, Ritual Diamonds, features Korean drumming innovator Woo Minyoung in an inspired reimagining of Korean ritual drumming and contemporary jazz.

Composer-saxophonist Jeremy Rose, joined by two virtuoso drummers, Simon Barker and Chloe Kim — alongside the Earshift Orchestra and powerful images by video artists Rachel Peachey and Paul Mosig — will present a thrilling tribute to the timeless, visceral and disruptive power of the drum.

Sydney trumpeter, composer and Earshift artist Tom Avgenicos was awarded the 2022 Freedman Jazz Fellowship in an exciting final playoff at the Sydney Opera House on Saturday 3 September. The sold-out crowd enjoyed the return to the Studio, after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.

'Disruption! The Voice of Drums' wins Performance of the Year at the 2022 Art Music Awards

Vocalist Kristin Berardi’s new release, The Light and the Dark, brings to light the beauty and injustices that occur in life. Expect honesty, raw emotion, and dynamic performances from modern jazz luminaries including trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, pianist Miro Sprague, double bassist Marty Jaffe, and drummer Jerome Jennings. Guest appearances include saxophonist Troy Roberts and bassist Sam Anning, who also produced the session.

Jeremy Rose and the 8-piece Earshift Orchestra bring a thrilling tribute to the timeless, visceral and disruptive power of the drum - Disruption! The Voice of Drums, featuring extraordinary drum virtuosi Simon Barker and Chloe Kim. Premiering to wide acclaim at the 2021 Sydney Festival, this major new work offers an opportunity to reflect on the current disruptive challenges we face, with bush fires, a global pandemic, civil unrest and a growing ecological disaster.

The Three Seas new album Afterlife heralds a new direction for the West Bengali-Sydney collective, an uplifting alchemy of funk, dub, Baul and Himalayan folk music.

Rafael Karlen presents Equally True, a captivating album with his new all-star quintet featuring vocalist Kristin Berardi, pianist Matt McMahon, bassist Brett Hirst and drummer Simon Barker.

Saxophonist-composer and Earshift Music label artistic director Jeremy Rose’s new album, Face to Face, is a reflection on the connections we have with each other and the importance of real-life connection, dedicated to those that are closest to him; family, friends and loved ones. Described as "state-of-the-art jazz, impeccably performed, sanguine in nature, yet brimming with hope," (Rhythms Music Magazine).

Earshift Music are proud to receive three nominations for the ARIA Awards this year! Congrats to all the nominees, especially Earshift artists Berardi Foran Karlen for their release Haven, Vazesh’s album The Sacred Key and Eishan Ensemble’s Project Masnavi.