Marco Cher-Gibard (laptop/sampling, from Melbourne)

Melbourne-based sound artist Marco Cher-Gibard uses improvisation, composition and installation to investigate and infiltrate audio culture and popular music. Deconstructing, resampling and re-imagining his source material, Marco transforms everyday sounds into stunning and extraordinary compositions.

Marco Cher-Gibard

Samuel Dunscombe (clarinet) + Judith Hamann (cello) + Cal Lyall (guitar) + Chris Golinski (drums)

This globe-trotting Australian trio excels in virtually everything they sink their teeth into. Samuel Dunscombe (clarinet), Judith Hamann (cello) and Chris Golinski (drums) are mercurial artists indeed, tackling everything from impossible improv to no-nonsense contemporary works. On this evening they'll be joined by local guitar interrogator Cal Lyall for a decidedly adventurous outing.

Samuel Dunscombe

Judith Hamann

Cal Lyall

Chris Golinski

Daysuke Takaoka (tuba) + Grégoire Tirtiaux (baritone sax, from Belgium)

Extracting a mammoth world of sounds from his chosen instrument, Daysuke Takaoka's versatility on the tuba has taken him into exceptional collaborations with the likes of Akira Sakata and Chris Corsano. In the course of his travels, he befriended singular Belgian saxophonist Grégoire Tirtiaux, a heavyweight in his own right who will pit his baritone rumblings against some gusts of tuba turmoil in this special meeting.

Daysuke Takaoka

Grégoire Tirtiaux on YouTube

BULLS: Kevin McHugh (piano) + Akihiko Ando (alto sax and effects) + Ryuichi Yoshida (baritone sax) + Daigo Wakasugi (drums)

Another heavy unit by pianist Kevin McHugh, BULLS takes the elusive jazz beast by the horns and drags it from the shadows. Dark, rhythmic, loud and dreamy, the compositions take the four piece (including Akihiko Ando on alto sax and effects Ryuichi Yoshida and baritone sax and Daigo Wakasugi on drums) into dangerous terrain, without losing step on the precipice.

Kevin McHugh

Akihiko Ando

Ryuichi Yoshida

Daigo Wakasugi

Nicholas Field (drums, from Switzerland) + Jasper Stadhouders (guitar, from Netherlands)

Melding technical pyrotechnics with deft improvisational skill, incalculable Swiss drummer Nicholas Field meets Cactus Truck's guitar virtuoso Jasper Stadhouders in a mind-melting tête-à-tête. Ringside seating still available.

Nicholas Field and Jasper Stadhouders on Soundcloud

Evil Penguin

Master of disguises, Mexican top-hats, ambient rockabilly to minimal Hawaiian Kumulipo chants, the Evil Penguin poses the primordial question of evanescence against a backdrop of New Wave folk. Celebratory, subliminal, moment-to-moment. A Tasmanian treasure with a penchant for open spaces.