Friends & Strangers
About
Friends and Strangers is a classic jazz funk band comprising some of Sydney's best jazz and session musicians around. Led by 17yo bassist wonder Galileo Risby, the band predominantly perform Brazilian jazz and funk, original tunes by Bill Risby as well as tunes by Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, Fourplay and Pat Metheny.Individually and occasionally together they have played with artists as diverse as Lalo Schifrin, Gurrumul Yunupingu, Gallarwuy Yunupingu, Bob Mintzer, Maria Schneider, Wynton Marsalis, Leo Sayer, Tal Wilkenfeld, Paul Kelly and Terumasa Hino.
Recently they performed to a huge audience at the Manly Jazz Festival. After a very successful reception, the band has broadened its scope to include original music and classic funk jazz. This music grooves so hard that you won't be able to sit still!
Date
Friday 16 October 2026 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM (UTC+10)Location
Miss Celie's
15-17 Hercules street, Ashfield NSW 2131
Contact Form
Friends & Strangers
Resend recently purchased tickets to our events to your email.
Enter email to start search
You can review the event organiser's terms and conditions here.