Music Projects

The XI UCCN Annual Meeting was held in Enghien-les-Bains, UNESCO City of Media Arts in France, in June 2017. The meeting gave the opportunity to nurture the ties and the spirit of the Creative Cities which is one of the main objectives of the UCCN Annual Meeting, as being a key platform for dialogue between […]

The Generations in Jazz Festival (GIJ) made its much anticipated return in 2017 to Mount Gambier, South Australia, from Friday 5 May to Sunday 7 May 2017. Showcasing a host of celebrated local, national and international artists, this year’s Jazz program offers something for everyone.

On 30 April 2017 the James Morrison International Jazz Day concert took place at the Adelaide Festival Centre as the Australian flagship event for UNESCO International Jazz Day. The concert featured the world premiere of a new jazz concerto by Grammy Award winning composer and band leader Gordon Goodwin, along with renowned performer James Morrison […]

Music delegates from 10 countries converged on Adelaide as Adelaide Festival Centre   played host to the Music Subnetwork of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) from March 7-10. Sixteen Delegates from 11 UNESCO Cities of Music met at Adelaide Festival Centre to discuss collaboration and cooperation throughout the network, as well as addressing planned […]

Five piece gypsy-fusion outfit Golonka was hand-picked by Japan’s Hamamatsu World Music Festival to represent Adelaide as a UNESCO City of Music. Making beautiful music with a wild gypsy heart, Golonka breathes fresh life into the folk music of Eastern Europe. From 3 to 6 November 2016, Hamamatsu hosted Golonka alongside musicians from 11 other […]

The 2016 conference, themed Arts Centres Connecting and Inspiring Communities was hosted by Adelaide Festival Centre from 28-30 September 2016. Exploring the significant role and contribution of art centres in our communities and the potential they hold to deliver social change. The three day conference brought together some of the most experienced cultural leaders in […]

The Steve Macqueens performed as part of the 2016 OzAsia Festival. The Steve Macqueens have been winning fans around Singapore and Asia with their brand of self-styled neo-vintage soul-funk, playing to glowing praise at festivals like Japan’s iconic Summersonic, Indonesia’s Java Jazz, Singapore’s SingJazz Festival and London’s O2 Indigo.

Margaret Tan performed as part of the 2016 OzAsia Festival. Inspired by her mentor, the legendary John Cage, Margaret Leng Tan is the world’s first professional toy piano virtuoso. A major force in the American avant-garde music scene, Tan uses an array of small instruments and found objects including the toy piano, music boxes, two-note […]

Charlie Lim performed as part of OzAsia Festival 2016. He first made waves across the Asia-Pacific music scene in 2011 with his debut EP, which received critical acclaim and led to a seven-city tour. He has since performed alongside the likes of Kimbra, Sigur Rós, Lucy Rose and graced stages at Brisbane Festival, Clockenflap, The […]