Milton Man Gogh (QLD) // jetrio

"Monday Night Confessions" is a weekly show presenting original jazz/improvised music. Run out of Church Street Studios in Camperdown, Sydney, we acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging.

8th December 2025 - Milton Man Gogh (QLD) // jetrio

Milton Man Gogh

Andrew Saragossi - saxophones
Zac Sakrewski - basses
Benjamin Shannon - drums

Milton Man Gogh (MMG), a jazz trio that defies the mantle and force feeds it PCP laced No-Doz, was born in 2016 when Andrew Saragossi, Zac Sakrewski, and Benjamin Shannon came together for their weekly jam sessions in preparation for a one-off gig. Their fusion of contemporary jazz with elements of metal, punk, and folk has propelled them to the forefront of Australian jazz, earning them acclaim and award home and abroad. Their unique blend of music is complemented by their innovative use of media, weaving captivating narratives through music videos and comics, depicting the adventures of their fictional namesake. The band has released an array of records an toured extensively home and abroad since its inception.

Milton Man Gogh’s unique sound is an amalgamation of the core influences of each member – jazz and improvised music, contemporary classical, progressive rock and metal. Equally comfortable plundering sounds from Meshuggah and Donny McCaslin to Aphex Twin and Captain Beefheart, Milton Man Gogh seeks to explore personal inquiry through composition, ultimately being brought to life in the studio, through music videos and live performance where they showcase their raw and untamed intensity and energy. “As a collective, we’ve always believed that good Jazz is adventurous and challenges both listener and musician while still retaining that catchiness that keeps people wanting more” says saxophonist Andrew Saragossi. “We’ve eschewed the modern image of Jazz, as it has ironically become a bit of an institutionalised sport. We’re using what we learned from that sometimes rigid tradition and trying our best to breathe our own life into it – taking theoretically advanced concepts and mixing them with unconventional influences while still keeping our music relatable to everyone.”

jetrio

Sean Valenzuela - piano
Blain Cunneen - guitar
Alexander Inman-Hislop - drums

jetrio is a Sydney-based three-piece that produces music that lands somewhere between meditative jazz, minimalist composition, and ambient improv - imagine if The Necks, Philip Glass, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Bill Frisell got stuck in a room with nothing but time and someone hit 'record'.

Sean Valenzuela on piano, Blain Cunneen on guitar, and Alexander Inman-Hislop on drums build atmospheres by zooming in on details until they take on new meaning. Melodic cells repeat, evolve, and loop back on themselves until something much bigger emerges. It’s hypnotic, but it’s never static. It's detailed, carefully constructed, and guided by a collective vision that extends well beyond performance alone.

Doors 7:30pm

Show 8:00pm

Tickets: $15 Student / $25 General Admission

BYO drinks