After 25 years abroad, Leon Stenning returns home.
Sydney-born guitarist and long-time London-based musician brings Hope’s Echo to life for the first time at Sydney Con Jazz Festival.
Groove-driven, highly melodic, and deeply improvised, this new work is shaped by decades of international collaboration.
Joined by Australian heavyweights Matt McMahon (fender rhodes and piano), Cameron Undy (basses), and Jamie Cameron (drums and cymbals), this is a true meeting of experience, instinct, and shared language.
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Coming up this Monday, we’ve got another huge double bill of Confessions debuts, including the powerhouse trio 20 CENT DOG!
Cameron Undy - guitar Carl Dewhurst - bass Gabe Haslam - drums
This postage stamp incarnation of Cameron Undy’s, 20th Century Dog features his guitar work, playing the funky odd time goodness of the 6 piece band. It also features the expanding/contracting rhythms of his ‘Ghost Frequency’ solo guitar albums and the electro EP, ‘Bloodshot’. Mutated for the mainstream weary listener and suitable for fragile hungry minds. Gabe Haslam (drums) Carl Dewhurst (bass).
THURS MAY 28 from 7pm CAMERON UNDY’S 20 CENT DOG 💙🎸🎸🥁
This postage stamp version of the 6 piece group, 20th Century Dog features band leader, composer CAMERON UNDY on guitar instead of bass, actual guitarist, CARL DEWHURST on bass (!) and newcomer, GABE HASLAM on drums. The music draws inspiration from afro-beat, jazz, blues, funk & reggae. Familiar grooves are warped into something new while improvising with a distinctly jazz bent. We’re gonna have a funky odd time.
“Few musicians would possess more depth of talent… thoroughly intriguing and unprecedented…” ★★★★★ The Weekend Australian.
“A beautiful exploration into the roots of rhythm.” Rhythms Magazine
“A unique approach to rhythm and technique.” Loudmouth
⭐️ CAMERON UNDY (Guitar)
⭐️ CARL DEWHURST (Bass)
⭐️ GABE HASLAM (Drums)
🎫 LIMITED TIX!! $18 Prebook/ $20 Door 🍻🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🍾
Doors from 6pm
.au/RE711R
Playing with my trio, '20 Cent Dog' (the smaller 20th Century Dog), Monday 11th of May at @mondaynightconfessions . I'll be playing a guitar (!) with @carldewhurstmuso on a fender P-bass (!) and @gabriel_haslam on the drums (!). We will be playing material based on familiar and unfamiliar African and clave rhythms generated by my algorithm for their human embodiment, recently published by MIT Press. [photo by @greg.sheehan ]
TUES MAY 5 from 7pm RAY BEADLE & FRIENDS: RAY'S BIRTHDAY BASH! 💙🎤🎸🎹🎸🥁🥳🎂
RAY BEADLE is the Real Deal — a world-class guitarist, soul-stirring vocalist & captivating songwriter whose music cuts straight to the heart. Ray’s guitar style pays tribute to blues greats while forging a sound unmistakably his own: raw, expressive & electrifying. It's no wonder Ray has become such a beloved figure on the Australian blues scene.
Ray’s music resonates with honesty, depth & a profound understanding of the blues tradition. His sound is steeped in over 30 years of experience performing both nationally & internationally, from local blues haunts to stages in the deep South of the USA.
Ray Beadle doesn't just play the blues — he lives it. And tonight we're also celebrating Ray's Birthday with a bunch of Very Special Guests!
⭐️ RAY BEADLE (Guitar/ Vocals)
⭐️ SHANNON STITT (Keys)
⭐️ CAMERON UNDY (Bass)
⭐️ MILES THOMAS (Drums)
🎫 LIMITED TIX! $28 Prebook/ $30 Door 🍻🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🍾
Doors from 6pm
.au/6MJA65
![Playing with my trio, '20 Cent Dog' (the smaller 20th Century Dog), Monday 11th of May at @mondaynightconfessions. I'll be playing a guitar (!) with @carldewhurstmuso on a fender P-bass (!) and @gabriel_haslam on the drums (!). We will be playing material based on familiar and unfamiliar African and clave rhythms generated by my algorithm for their human embodiment, recently published by MIT Press. [photo by @greg.sheehan]](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6739486056451763155629_0_e505f34fa0b86549e2807a1f479d2d5e.jpg?o=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&h=a198825d81284e28397260328f0ffe3d)
