Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Ching Pei Khoo, Journalist

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Melbourne International Jazz Festival - Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Septet
"A young couple lose no time in launching themselves onto the dancefloor and a steady stream of audience members quickly follow."
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Live Review: Snarky Puppy
"This is instrumental jazz designed to unburden and enliven."
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Live Review: Robert Glasper Trio, Ross McHenry Trio
"Exploratory jazz in the hands of Robert Glasper is indeed manna to our souls."
Reviews / Film & TV
Shakespeare Live! From The RSC
"An immersive and enjoyable tribute for Shakespeare fans and lovers of British variety shows alike."
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Live Review: Saskwatch, Cub Sport
"There is no denying that more horns would make Saskwatch a perfect ten."
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Live Review: Birds Of Tokyo, Fractures
"So effective is he in fact, that one particular lion in the neighbouring Lion Park enclosure roars incessantly in a vain attempt at a duet."
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Live Review: Luluc
"Luluc defies, disarms and enchants."
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Live Review: Rudimental, GRMM
"The Forum feels like a trampoline as the audience lunges back up into the air as one in feverish jumps and fist pumps."
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Live Review: Ed Sheeran, Rudimental, Passenger, Foy Vance
"That he manages to balance the special effects without losing the intimate appeal of his performance is a rare and glorious treat."
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Live Review: John McLaughlin & The Fourth Dimension
"73-year-old McLaughlin is still in prime shape."
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Live Review: Paul Grabowsky Trio
Soft-spoken Grabowsky slides effortlessly between gentle tinkering to thunderous flourishes, his face a physical contortion of accents, beats and rhythms.
Reviews / Arts
Oliver Downes: At The End
"Downes creates an intimate evening for those who prowl outside of jazz served up neat."