Songs on the East Wind, 24th Jan, Lazybones Marrickville : Barayagal /Stiff Gins/Djinama Yilaga
A night of 1st nations story songs at Lazybones with Barayagal, Djinama Yilaga (Yuin Nation) , and the Stiff Gins – featuring Nardi Simpson, Kaleena Briggs and Kevin Hunt
Tickets- https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/yaragaa-mayraa-songs-on-the-east-wind/160226
Kevin Hunt Trio – Thirroul Library/Community Centre 7pm Sat 27th April’24 (date change due to Covid)
Kevin Hunt Trio
Kevin Hunt piano
Karl Dunnicliff bass
Dave Goodman drums
Special Guests: Sarah Fogarty (voice), Hugh Fraser (bass)
Thirroul Library/Community Centre
7pm Sat 27th April’24
Eventbrite ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/775243784027?aff=oddtdtcreator
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/6xOEovb5n
Nardi Simpson & Barayagal 26th March ’23 LazyBones 5.30pm 1st Nations Communities FUNDRAISER
gaba ngiyani bawildandaay ‘when we sing, we’re happy’
>FUNDRAISER EVENT : 1st Nations Communities NW NSW
SUNDAY 26th MARCH 5.30pm
Barayagal Choir , Redfern Community Centre weekly sessions 2023
website blog –
Saturday 12th August, I’m playing in a new format of the Kevin Hunt Trio at the Newcastle Art Gallery with Tim Firth (drums) and Phil Stack (Bass) 12th Aug Trio Newcastle Art Gallery Society Event
http://nag.org.au/Whats-On/Event-Calendar
Aug 7-10th – Kevin Hunt is proud to lead two jazz ensembles of Sydney Conservatorium accompanying two Jewish Cabarets of the 1930s.This presentation of Jazz music in cabaret is part Out of the Shadows: rediscovering Jewish music and theatre funded by Performing the Jewish Archive, a British Arts & Humanities Research Council project. Performing The Jewish Archive – Out Of The Shadows –
Mon7th – Thurs 10th August, 7pm The Sound Lounge, Seymour Centre.Performing The Jewish Archive – website notes.
http://music.sydney.edu.au/research/special-research-events/shadows-rediscovering-jewish-music-theatre/
The Painted Piano Story
Kevin Hunt’s PhD research at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music investigates the unique resonance of the Stuart & Sons piano. Compositions greatly influenced by indigenous themes of NSW have been produced to enhance the Australian and 21st century characteristics of the Stuart piano sound.
Last week, Kevin travelled to the Menindee Central School in the far west of NSW, to work with the music and art students. The art students painted panels for the Stuart piano while the music students participated in composition of the ‘Painted Piano Blues’, sung at the school assembly by the whole school.
With the guidance and ideas of principal Brian Debus, art teacher Rick Ball, and music teacher Helen Bub–‐Connor, the Menindee students created exceptionally beautiful artwork for the piano. Menindee’s indigenous students belong to the Paakantji and Ngiyampaa language groups. The Paakantji language is taught at the School by Kayleen Kerwin and Robert Lindsay as part of the school’s curriculum.
Paakantji elder Kayleen Kirwin says,
‘The art works are giving them a connection back to country.‘
Artist Rick Ball is especially gifted at guiding the students. He believes education is about revealing to the student the gift they already have, in this case a tradition that has been in place in their families and in their land for many thousands of years.
Rick Ball says,
‘I believe education is about their nervous system, gifted by all their ancestors. I encourage students of all ages to explore what they CAN do, and to ignore what they can’t, as that is someone else’s business. What they can do with this gift has drawn extraordinary responses from Sydney’s established art community, and overseas.’
The Painted Piano will feature at the ‘Our Music’ event, Saturday 13th December 2014 , at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, all are welcome.
This will be a day featuring presentations and performances by indigenous performers of NSW, including the artists and musicians of the Menindee Central School. The subtitle given to the day is ‘Performing Place, Listening to Sydney’
Bennelong and Yemmerawanne’s historic chant Burra–‐Bulla, sung in 1793 in London, will be featured at the ‘Our Music’ event. This transcript was rediscovered by historian Keith Vincent Smith at the British Library in 2011.
