Simon Tedeschi & Mat Jodrell - The Great American Songbook

Join acclaimed pianist Simon Tedeschi and internationally renowned trumpeter Mat Jodrell for an afternoon celebrating the Great American Songbook - timeless jazz standards by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and more!

Featuring beloved classics including Summertime, Dream Dancing, Autumn Leaves, Basin St Blues and other jazz favourites, this is music rich in melody, warmth and improvisation.

✨ Mat Jodrell is widely regarded as one of Australia's leading jazz musicians. During eight years based in New York City, he performed with jazz legends including Herbie Hancock, Branford Marsalis, Benny Golson, the Maria Schneider Orchestra and the Mingus Big Band at iconic venues such as Blue Note, Birdland, Smalls and Village Vanguard. He also taught at the prestigious Juilliard School. Since returning to Australia, Mat has continued to perform extensively with artists including James Morrison while lecturing in Jazz at the University of Melbourne.

🎹 Simon Tedeschi is one of Australia's most celebrated pianists, known for his remarkable versatility across classical and jazz repertoire. An ARIA-nominated performer and acclaimed writer, Simon brings a unique classical sensibility to jazz improvisation. Sydney Arts Guide praised him as "a thinking improviser… able to hold his own in any first-class jazz group in this country."

Having played to packed houses in Sydney and Melbourne, Tedeschi and Jodrell now bring this captivating duo performance to Avoca Beach Theatre. Blending jazz standards, blues influences and American music of the twentieth century, Jazz With a Twist is an intimate concert filled with virtuosity, spontaneity and musical conversation.