Brett Whiteley Studio Sessions
Image: Tim Freedman. Photo by Yaya Stempler
Each year the Brett Whiteley Studio in Surry Hills hosts a group of talks and discussions as part of the Sydney Festival
This year a dazzling array of musical guests will share their response to Brett Whiteley, one of Australia’s most cherished and acclaimed artists who died in 1992.
First up on Saturday 6 January is the extraordinary powerhouse singer with jazz sensibilities, Jo Davie, who boasts a four-octave range and a stunning vocal technique.
Later that Saturday she is followed by Grammy award winning singer songwriter Judith Hill who has duetted with Michael Jackson and toured with Elton John.
The following week on January 13 will see sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar face the audience to be followed early in the night by Cuban jazz pianist Harold Lopez- Nussa.
Few musicians have had as large an impact on the Australian music scene as Tim Freedman, the frontman for the Whitlams.
On Saturday 20 January he will be joined later in the day by Rizo, the legendary New York based singer and actress who has become a festival star around the world.
The Brett Whitely Studio Sessions are supported by the Brett Whitely Foundation and the Art Gallery of NSW.
Bookings are essential.
