Bernard Houston is a prolific composer and musician. Using a wide range of compositional and arranging techniques including improvisation, orchestral composition, noise art, big band, pop and rock he has written music for numerous film, theatre and cabaret performances.

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Deeply rooted in Indian classical music traditions, Sudha Manian started her training in Indian classical music and dance: Sitar and Bharatnatyam at the age of nine with her Gurus in Hyderabad, India. Wholeheartedly committed to her art, Sudha gave numerous stage performances and participated in various music and dance competition throughout her school and college years, earning her degree in dance and sitar as a young woman before immigrating to Australia.

As a solo artist in Australia Sudha has performed traditional Indian classical music on a number of platforms and has collaborated with other diverse artists to compose, create and perform fusion/world music.

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Kym Ambrose is one of the best Vibraphone players in Australia, whose band The View From Madeleine's Couch sits at the pinnacle of bossa nova and Brazilian jazz music in Australia. his band has consistently delivered their unique take on musica Brasileira for almost 25 years. Kym is also a very in-demand drummer, composer, and arranger and has toured Australia and the world extensively.

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Anje West, an internationally acclaimed interpreter of bossa nova, whose band The View From Madeleine's Couch sits at the pinnacle of bossa nova and Brazilian jazz music in Australia. her band has consistently delivered their unique take on musica Brasileira for almost 25 years. Anje is also a producer and musical curator who has toured Australia extensively taking music from urban centres to remote areas.

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Nico Iaia is a singer and guitarist born in Puglia, in the heart of southern Italy. He was a singer contestant in numerous Italian talent shows where he has performed countless times live on prime time Italian TV.

His love for music and for mixing different musical cultures inspired him to travel the world where he participated in dozen of musical experiments, playing his music from the animated streets of Italy and Spain.

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Rory Dollard Fuses the passion of gypsy music, the precision of classical, and the spontaneity of jazz, he holds a Bachelor of Music (Jazz Guitar). His band 'Cigány Weaver' creates a rich and vibrant atmosphere for both the heart and mind and is very popular in festivals all around Australia. Another project he has: Run Rabbit mischievously arranges songs with a fresh approach to the gypsy jazz style while tipping their hats to the original architects Django Reinhardt and Louis Armstrong. He also plays tango in Diez Cuerdas with Liz Young.

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John Reeves is a jazz accordionist, piano player, and Alexander Technique teacher. As bandleader, sideman, composer and teacher John has enjoyed a rich and varied career in music. Journeying from classical piano training at The Royal College of Music to playing jazz in London, moving to Australia in 2003 where he dived into the local jazz scene.

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song awards (Australia) nominee and Vanda and Young International Song Competition finalist (Worldwide), Camaron has played guitar for many years gathering broad experience in all styles leading him to specialize in Flamenco and Gypsy Jazz. He has performed concerts all over the world and has recorded 2 albums of his own music. Combining the deep groove and rhythmic intricacy of Flamenco with the harmony and phrasing of Jazz and improvised music, he is constantly searching for those moments that bring the magic to the audience through his guitar. This plus countless touring dates across the globe has kept Camaron busy for the past years.