The Autumn Collective

Celebrate live music again at Peach Black Gallery with the Autumn Collective series.

The weekend, curated by Cadencia Productions and supported by the City of Sydney and Art Month Sydney features 3 stunning, intimate, and diverse concerts over 3 days.

You can see 11 musicians bring their unique style to the stage framed by the artwork of gallery owner Matteo Bernasconi in a COVID-safe environment.

The event opens Friday 26 March 26 one of Australia’s most loved Flamenco ensembles with Arrebato Ensemble, featuring dancer Chachy Peñalver. This group returns to the gallery after selling out past events and is set to bring the house down yet again as they move between beautifully haunting compositions, to powerful flamenco rhythms.

John Shand describes while their music “moves from pure flamenco in favour of a more contemporary style, the spirit, a dramatic, sexually charged and haughty sadness, remains intact.” (Sydney Morning Herald)

Saturday night brings Declan Kelly to the stage, known as one of the most respected musicians in Australia, just ask any of his esteemed colleagues–Katie Noonan, Alex Lloyd, Emma Donovan, Bernard Fanning–they all share the same account. His dynamic roots and Polynesian harmonies are heavily influenced by his mother’s Maori heritage, becoming his signature sound over the last decade.

Vazesh close the weekend on Sunday afternoon, performing enlightening music improvisations inspired by the Persian Radif and renowned Iranian tar player Hamed Sadeghi’s of Eishan Ensemble. Featuring Sadeghi alongside award winning saxophonist-bass clarinettist Jeremy Rose (The Vampires, The Earshift Orchestra) and bassist Lloyd Swanton (The Necks, The Catholics) this is an exciting collaboration driven by an exploration of musical discovery. With inspiration from Anouar Brahem, Dhafer Youssef, Spiritual Jazz and The Necks, their music draws from many influences and yet sounds uniquely their own.

"It’s the closest thing to telepathy I’ve seen. The audience applauds satisfied by the class the brevity the structural perfection and rich invention of Rose Sadeghi and Swanton’s Vazesh." ★★★★★ Limelight Magazine