Shannon Barnett Quartet + Tessie Overmyer Trio

SIMA | Sydney Int'l Women's Jazz Fest

Shannon Barnett Quartet + Tessie Overmyer Trio

Supported by the Goethe-Institut

Experience the cutting-edge brilliance of contemporary jazz in the enchanting stained glassed acoustic splendour of St Stephens Uniting Church.

Bringing her German precision to the stage, in-demand ex-pat Australian trombonist Shannon Barnett and her quartet of European maestros will embark on an electrifying exchange of ideas.

Born and raised in Victoria, Shannon now resides in Cologne where she’s been awarded the WDR Jazz Prize for Improvisation in 2020 and the German Jazz Prize in 2022 for excellence in brass.

If your figure is on the pulse, you’ll be familiar with the name Tessie Overmyer.

Prepare to be blown away by the blazing talent and relentless creativity of her powerhouse trio, exploring daring improvisations, colours, and grooves.

Overmyer is joined by the versatility of bassist and improviser Jacques Emery and the ferocious urgency of master drummer Chloe Kim.

Shannon Barnett - Trombone
Stefan Karl Schmid - Tenor Saxophone
David Helm - Bass
Fabian Arends - Drums

Tessie Overmyer | Alto Saxophone
Jacques Emery | Double Bass
Chloe Kim | Drums

SIMA acknowledges that The Sydney Int’l Women’s Jazz Festival takes place on the stolen lands of the Gadigal and Wangal peoples of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and honour their deep and enduring connection to Country.