I was very much looking forward to performing my music with the amazing Andrea Keller on piano with a string quartet at the Melbourne Recital Centre Jazz in the Salon Series in October but this show has unfortunately just been canceled. Total bummer.
I'm thinking of all our colleagues and friends in Melbourne during this time. I hope to hear and make music there are again soon.
It was a pleasure writing string parts for Megan Washington's track Batflowers for her performance on The Sound on ABC TV.
The lovely Australian Session Orchestra sounded very lush on Megan's fun track.
I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing the clip which was filmed in the beautiful Old Museum in Brisbane.
Watch at Sunday, August 9 at 5.30pm
I'm looking forward to playing a gig with the incredible pianist Steve Barry on Friday! It's been a while between gigs thanks to a pandemic, social isolation and distancing etc.
Please tune in to the Jazz Social channel on Youtube on Friday night at 7.30pm AEST.
There will be three short 20-minute sets by different artists followed by an informal Q and A.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJWuWlhNa48cAhOo8BXt5XA
The gig is free and payment is by donation through paypal link below or in the Youtube stream.
PayPal.me/thejazzsocial
This album has been some time in the making... We flew the outstanding European vibraphone player and composer Pascal Schumacher out for a recording and performances at the Brisbane and Melbourne International Jazz Festivals a few years ago and are about to release the album HAVEN! It will be released on Earshift Music and features lovely artwork by Sai Karlen and was mixed in Sweden by the amazing Stefan Glaumann.
This Pozible project is the final part in getting it all to come together. It's something quite special for us and features a new suite of beautiful music...
Please have a look at our campaign, it would be really great to have your support!
https://www.pozible.com/project/berardiforankarlen-new-album
Woohoo!
Thanks Pascal Schumacher, Kristin Berardi, Sean Foran for playing so beautifully on this track. We just released this as a (jazz) single on Earshift Music. It's a pleasure hearing my composition come to life with these lovely musicians and to see the nice cover art by Sai Karlen
*THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED*
I was looking forward to playing at the Brisbane Jazz Club with 'Rafael and his Awesome Friends'.
It would have been really fun working through my original music with these lovely musicicans
Kristin Berardi- voice
Steve Newcomb - piano
Andrew Shaw - bass
John Parker - drums
Rafael Karlen - saxophone
Hopefully we will get to play this material in public in the not too distant future....
One of Australia's greatest silent films has been digitally restored and composer Paul Mac has written a new score which will be performed by a live band to the screening at the amazing Westpac Openair Cinema. I'm looking forward to playing baritone sax for this very cool project.
Tickets and more info can be found here:
https://www.westpacopenair.com.au/film-program/feb-15-the-sentimental-bloke
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/events/nfsa-restores-sentimental-bloke
I'm excited to be the Musical Director for Dance Beneath the Stars at the Home of The Arts (HOTA) on the Gold Coast. This will be a super fun show with the Everybody Now team and the awesome Hot Potato Band from Sydney with plenty of amazing dancers.
FREE event.
DBTS Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2464599377194333/
Weblink: https://hota.com.au/dance/dance-beneath-the-stars/
PROMO VID: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Viv9eqLR_s&feature=emb_logo
On November 1, Kristin Berardi, Sean Foran and I will be releasing our single 'No Shepherds Live Here' from our new album on Earshift Music.
We're very excited!
A live version of this track was recorded in New Zealand in 2018 at the lovely Orange Studios. It can be watched here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMGdsg0nLcc
Kristin Berardi, Sean Foran and I are looking forward to performing in Perth for their International Jazz Festival as the Berardi/Foran/Karlen Trio.
We will be launching a new single from our upcoming album too...
The program looks great!