Salamanca Jazz is Live in the Founders Room on Woobys Lane, with
Elly Hoyt, Damien Kingston and Julius Schwing.

Saturday 21st June 2025
Doors & bar open at 7pm
Music from 7:30pm

The Founders Room on Woobys Lane
Salamanca Arts Centre

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Hoyt-Kingston-Schwing feature the stunning voice of Elly Hoyt alongside two sublime guitarists, exploring the delicate balance between density and space, harmony and unison. Their music—rooted in spontaneity and playful interaction—unfolds like a rich tapestry of sound. The performance will include brand-new original works, distinctive interpretations of jazz standards and contemporary jazz repertoire.

Elly Hoyt is a Tasmanian-born composer and vocalist recognised for her innovative contributions to jazz and indie-folk music. She has released three acclaimed jazz albums and her composition “New Orleans” has garnered over one million streams on Spotify. Elly has performed in Australia, Europe, USA, and China. Hoyt’s accolades include a Bell Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, the Generations in Jazz Vocal Scholarship, being a finalist in the Freedman Jazz Fellowship, and a Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship to study a Master of Jazz Performance at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, USA.

Damien Kingston is a Hobart-based guitarist and jazz composer who has released six albums of original music as a bandleader with the Damien Kingston Quartet. His work has been published by both independent and established labels, including Scratch Match Records and ABC Jazz. Damien has presented his music throughout Australia and toured internationally across Europe.

Julius Schwing is an improvising guitarist and composer from Bruny Island. He has performed in Australia, Europe, India, New Zealand, Canada, and the USA. Julius has been nominated three times for the prestigious Freedman Jazz Fellowship and placed third in the 2022 National Jazz Awards. Recently, he was awarded a State Luminary APRA/AMCOS Art Music Award and has released nine albums.

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Please note that the Courtyard Lift IS OPERATING!

Doors & Bar open at 7pm

Music begins at 7.30pm
The Founders Room on Woobys Lane
Salamanca Arts Centre.

Tickets are only $28 ea +BF, or buy two tix for $52+BF, or buy four tix for only $91+BF.

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This concert at Salamanca Arts Centre is support by Arts Tasmania's 2025 Arts Projects Fund.
Salamanca Arts Centre is grateful for this support via Arts Tasmania and the Minister for the Arts.