James Ryan's Funktet feat..Steve Sedergreen
About
Friday March 6th JAMES RYAN FUNKTET is joined by Melbourne jazz legend STEVE SEDERGREEN.💙🎤🎷📎🎸🎸🥁
The Return of James Ryan’s brand new musical adventure.. JAMES RYAN FUNKTET featuring MELBOURNE Jazz legend STEVE SEDERGREEN!
Award winning Saxophonist, flute player, composer & band leader of The Subterraneans, Sonic Mayhem Orchestra, JR’s Soul Jazz Express & much more… ‘Possibly the most exciting tenorist in Australia since Mark Simmons’ Eric Myers Weekend Australian
Bringing a feast of funk, jazz, reggae, soul & ska inspired music & grooves. John Coltrane & Roland Rahsaan Kirk hanging with James Brown & Bob Marley…. :
⭐ JAMES RYAN (Saxes/ Flute/ Compositions)
⭐ AL GOODMAN (Keys)
⭐ MICHAEL COGGINS (Guitar)
⭐ GREG ROYAL (Bass)
⭐ NATE GRIFFIN (Drums)
⭐ STEVE SEDERGREEN (Piano, vibe and serious cool)
Steve is one of Melbourne's jazz identities, known as a leading pianist, arranger of jazz projects and as an educator. Steve's passion for teaching jazz as well as his unique hands-on approach uses the best of both worlds - combining the relevant and necessary theory of music with the practicalities of performance experience.Steve formed Mistaken Identity in 1985 while studying at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) and led it through numerous incarnations, line-ups and produced five recordings. Mistaken Identity has performed at numerous festivals around the country and other events including the Melbourne International Jazz Festival and the Sydney Festival.
Date
Friday 6 March 2026 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM (UTC+11)Location
Miss Celie's
15-17 Hercules street, Ashfield NSW 2131