Jazz at the Stables

Sound Walk led by Anthony Magen

12:00PM – 1:00PM

Prepare your ears for an afternoon of music with a guided exploration of the sounds that shape Melbourne’s inner west. From birdsong and rustling grasses to distant traffic, community activity and the everyday melodies of the neighbourhood, this immersive listening experience invites you to tune into the landscape and discover Moonee Valley through a fresh acoustic lens.

To attend the Sound Walk, please reserve your free ticket here.

Slow Poke

1:00PM – 2:15PM

Led by guitarist Matt Hoyne, Slow Poke brings a spacious, unhurried approach to the jazz guitar trio, exploring melody, texture and space through original compositions and reimagined songs by artists including Joni Mitchell and Rufus Wainwright. Featuring Tamara Murphy on double bass and Kyrie Anderson on drums, the trio creates intimate, thoughtful music that reveals its depth in the spaces between notes.

Emma Gilmartin Quartet

2:45PM – 4:00PM

Emma Gilmartin is one of Australia’s most acclaimed jazz vocalists, renowned for her crystalline tone, impeccable pitch and captivating stage presence. Performing with her jazz quartet, she brings fresh energy to a repertoire of swinging standards and timeless songs, delivering performances that are elegant, expressive and deeply engaging.

“…so perfect it is almost unsettling” – Leon Gettler, The Age Green Guide

Cold Hands Warm Heart

1:00PM – 4:00PM

Bark. Branches. Stones. Clay. Cold Hands Warm Heart is made up of four musicians who pay homage to the natural world through immersive and experimental soundscapes. Inspired by the textures, rhythms and quiet transformations of the environment, from a fallen tree teeming with life to the swell of a river after rain, their music invites audiences into a deeply attentive listening experience. Meditative, evocative and richly atmospheric, their performances draw attention to deep time, encouraging a renewed connection with the landscapes that surround us.