Three of Sydney’s best come together for this special trio performance, not to be missed!

Wilbur is an award-winning Gadigal (Sydney) based pianist and composer who makes contemporary jazz and improvised music. Originally from Canberra, Wilbur has performed extensively around Australia, the UK, Europe and Japan. Recently, he has appeared as a member of legendary Australian jazz outfit “Ten Part Invention” and performed alongside ECM recording artist Kit Downes. He was selected as a finalist in the 2021 National Jazz Awards, and in 2019 (while living in London) won the UK-based Dankworth Jazz Composition Award. He currently leads his own band “Wildfire”, who have just recorded their debut album for ABC Jazz – to be released on the label soon.

Double bassist Maximillian Alduca has established himself as a force of creative energy amongst the Sydney Jazz and experimental music scene. Alduca has worked alongside some of Australia’s biggest names in Jazz including Mike Nock, Paul Grabowsky and Dale Barlow. As well as accompanying such luminaries, Max is a chief collaborator in projects that have been touring locally and internationally with recent performances at Copenhagen Jazz festival (Vulkan DK/Aus), Wellington Jazz festival (Steve Barry trio) and Manly Jazz festival (The Pocket Trio) to name a few. Alduca is an active recording artist who has been featured on recent album releases including ‘Blueprints and Vignettes’ (Steve Barry Quartet), ‘Good Winter’ (Antipodes Aus/NZ) and recent debut album by The Pocket Trio ‘All At Once’.

Tim Geldens is a musician/drummer based in Sydney. He has a performed alongside some of Australia’s finest jazz musicians; Dale Barlow, Brendan Clarke, David Panichi, Brett Hirst, Errol Buddle, Matt McMahon, Johnathan Zwartz, John Harkins and Emma Pask. In 2014 Tim was selected to be part of the World JM Jazz Orchestra led by Pianist/Composer Erlend Skomsvoll, consisting of some of the finest young jazz musicians around the world. Over the past few years Tim has spent some time in New York learning from some of his favourite drummers; Kenny Washington, Pete Van Nosetrand, Kendrick Scott, Michael Carvin, Rodney Green, Greg Hutchinson and Bob Moses. Tim continues to perform in Sydney and abroad with local musicians. He has also been fortunate to perform numerous occasions at the Opera House and Melbourne recital centre, as well as various international Jazz festivals including; Konsberg Jazz Festival in Norway, Sydney and Melbourne Jazz Festivals, Tauranga Jazz Festival and Waiheke island Jazz festival (New Zealand) and Wangaratta Jazz festival.

Post Irony are Canberra’s most enigmatic and original band, combining exhaustive practice routines and excellent musicianship with terrifying improvisational leaps of imagination, leaving audiences gasping and at times nonplussed at their audaciousness, inventiveness and occasionally kooky playfulness.