DAN BARNETT & JAMES GREENING: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE [2025 CONCERT SERIES] // Springwood Presbyterian Church Hall, Springwood.

With personalities larger than life and impressive lists of musical collaborations, Dan Barnett and James Greening have separately performed everywhere from Arnhem Land to the Caucusus and Cuba to the depths of the Sahara. But for one night only, these two legends of Australian music will bring brass, percussion, conch shells, voices and whatever else they can conjure up to an intimate audience in Springwood for an unforgettable performance. This is one Live at the Village not to be missed - see you there!

DAN BARNETT & JAMES GREENING: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE [2025 CONCERT SERIES] // Saturday 17 May 2025 // Doors 7:30 pm; Show 8:00 pm // Tickets: $35 or $28 Concession

Location: Springwood Presbyterian Church Hall. 160 Macquarie Rd, Springwood NSW.

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/ DAN BARNETT /

Dan Barnett was born into music as the son of the legendary Sydney Bassist Cliff Barnett. He began his musical life as a Trombonist and quickly developed a love for singing and has since carved out an enviable reputation on the Australian music scene.

Having studied under some of the leading musicians in Australia and the USA, Dan Barnett went on to guest with a wide range of performers– from Dragon, The Whitlams and Jimmy Barnes - to Mark Murphy, James Morrison and Tommy Emmanuel. He has also delighted theatre audiences with his featured roles in the Australian productions of Buddy (the Buddy Holly story), Testimony – The Legend of Charlie Parker and The Trocadero Dance Palace (Sydney festival). Dan was a runner-up in the prestigious 2006 London International Jazz Competition for singers.

Dan is a renowned bandleader of both big bands and small groups and has nine critically acclaimed albums.

"A truly unique musical voice"

- Critical Jazz USA.

/ JAMES GREENING /

Search JAMES GREENING - TROMBONE and a plethora of past and present projects will hit the screen. James Greening has been a leading voice in the music scene in Sydney and Australia for more than thirty years. Trombones, pocket trumpet, slide trumpet, tuba, sousaphone and diddly bow bass add to James' diversity as a performer. His roots are in any music that grooves, expressed more often in jazz as a founding member of seminal Australian jazz bands such as Ten Part Invention, Wanderlust, The Catholics, The Umbrellas and The Australian Art Orchestra.

The World According to James, formed in 1992, saw James step forward as a bandleader and composer, presenting music with all the qualities of wit, creativity and exuberance that have long been associated with his work as a soloist. Three critically acclaimed CDs of original compositions include No Job Too Small, Wayback (ARIA nominated) and their third CD, Lingua Franca, winning the AIR (Australian Independent Records Labels) award for Jazz Album of the Year for 2010. In 2012, James Greening launched a new 7-piece project, Greening from Ear to Ear and composed a new suite of original music, Tam O’Shanter Tales.  This album has received rave reviews.

A significant part of his playing has been in funk, and one of James Greening‘s major musical influences was his friend and mentor, the late Jackie Orszaczky. Greening’s performing and recording credits put him in the company of some of Australia’s all-time greatest contemporary musicians.

“Greening’s trombone has the delicious plumpness of a ripe mango. The sad bits and the funny bits become jumbled, and there can be no higher praise.”

– John Shand, The Sydney Morning Herald.

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/ LIVE AT THE VILLAGE /
Live at the Village has been presenting music concerts in the iconic Blue Mountains since 2009. We are dedicated to presenting the best Australian contemporary composers and musicians in an eclectic range of music styles, including world, jazz, soul, folk, and all improvised music genres. Performances occur at Springwood in the lower Blue Mountains, just over an hour west of the centre of Sydney. Live at the Village members are professional musicians of national standing and music lovers.

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/ THE SCHEDULE /

Date: Saturday, 17 May 2025.
Venue: Springwood Presbyterian Church Hall. 160 Macquarie Rd, Springwood NSW.

Doors Open: 7:30 pm
First Set: 8:00-8:45 pm
Second Set: 9:15-10:00 pm

Tickets: General Admission $35 or Concessions $28

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