"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.

28 April 2025 - featuring: Believe & Sonya Hollowell // Sasha Gavlek (TAS)

Believe & Sonya Hollowell

After making their debut performance at Monday Night Confessions in February 2023, BELIEVE have gone on to become Sydney's torch bearers for improvised music making, playing dozens of concerts across the city.

Tonight's performance sees the band reunite with outstanding vocal improviser Sonya Holowell, after their astonishing collaboration at last year's Strata festival at Phoenix Central Park.

Sonya Hollowell - voice
Peter Farrar - saxophones and percussion
Novak Manojlovic - piano and percussion
Clayton Thomas - double bass and objects
Laurence Pike - drums and percussion

Sasha Gavlek (TAS)

Sasha Gavlek is a contemporary bassist, bandleader, and composer based in Nipaluna/Hobart, with a love for alternative jazz, folk, and improvisation.
In 2022 Gavlek released their debut album, On Second Thoughts, with the Sasha Gavlek Quartet. Focussing heavily on atmosphere and interpersonal connection, Gavlek’s compositions often utilize improvisation played atop repetitive motifs, exploring themes of personal struggles and growth, their pieces allowing plentiful space for the personal touch of the players.

Sasha Gavlek - double bass
Kali Gillen - tenor saxophone
Alex Inman-Hislop - drums
Michael J Brady - guitar

Doors 7:30pm

Show 8:00pm

Tickets: $15 Student / $25 General Admission

BYO drinks

Contact the host of Sonya Hollowell & Believe // Sasha Gavlek (TAS)