Come join us for a warm candlelit night of music, poetry and story. The Simba Sessions is a intentional monthly event, curated around a theme. As our artist offer their own stories, we review our own.

Doors open 7pm. All welcome.

Food and drink available.

This months theme: TBA

A bit about our artists...

Luke Howard

…is an Australian composer and pianist. As one of the country’s foremost practitioners of contemporary classical music, his music captivates audiences worldwide. He grew up in Melbourne and has been a pianist since childhood, first studying classical piano and later going on to graduate in jazz performance at the Victorian College of the Arts. Inspired by artists such as Philip Glass and Arvo Pärt, his music masters the art of wordless storytelling across many forms. With solo, duo and trio albums, scores for film, theatre and ballet, and countless collaborations with artists, choreographers and musicians, Howard is in demand as both a composer and performer. ‘Absolutely heavenly’ is how his music is described by BBC Radio 6 broadcaster Mary Anne Hobbs.

With a long list of international performances that includes two sold out concerts at the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Howard has collaborated and performed with a diverse range of artists which includes Lana Del Rey, Lior, Jeff Mills, Nadje Noordhuis, Shards, and Megan Washington. In 2020 he released 28 transcriptions for solo piano, a book featuring his compositions and photography. His compositions are represented worldwide by Secretly Publishing and Faber Music.

https://www.lukehoward.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3duTXsC49HoPt4f4EySDKf

Thabani Tshuma

… is a Zimbabwean writer and performance poet. Thabani is a sorcerer of sentences with extensive experience as a multi-award winning writer, curator and performance poet. His content is shaped with effortless authenticity – a testament to his gift for the alchemy of transforming words into gold

His work can be found in publications such as Dichotomi magazine, Next in Colour, CUBBY ART, Cordite Poetry Review, and ABC ArtWorks’ SLAMMED segment. Co-curator of Thin Red Lines, a 2019 Hotdesk fellowship recipient with the Wheeler Centre, Featured author with Djed Press, Slamalamadingdong’s 2019 Grand Slam champion, ranked among the top 50 slam poets worldwide at IWPS 2019, and winner of all major awards at the 2019 Melbourne Spoken Word Prize. Writing is the aperture through which he views the world and experiences self in relation to others.

https://youtu.be/nmOokf8eLaI?si=1rTWfWNzArlTSXNL

https://recentworkpress.com/product/the-gospel-of-unmade-creation/

… and Special Guest.

Contact the host of The Simba Sessions presents: Luke Howard, Thabani Tshuma & Special Guest