Doors open at 7.30pm, show starts at 8.30pm

Sassafras

Fresh from another successful run of shows at the Perth Fringeworld Festival ("Under Paris Skies"), Perth's premier gypsy jazz group Sassafras makes their debut performance at The Duke of George. Featuring Jessie Gordon (voice), Adrian Galante (clarinet), Lachlan Gear & Aaron Deacon (guitars) and Pete Jeavons (bass), Sassafras combines toe-tapping swing, breakneck gypsy classics, wistful french ballads and re-worked jazz standards in a vibrant and engaging mix of acoustic music, all performed with the dazzling virtuosity and passion that is intrinsic to the gypsy jazz tradition.

Featuring music from composers such as Django Reinhardt, Edith Piaf, Cole Porter, Serge Gainsbourg and Jacques Brel (to name only a few), Sassafras has sold out numerous gigs at the Ellington Jazz Club as well as other venues such Lazy Susan's Comedy Den, The Kidogo Arthouse, The Paddlesteamer Decoy, The Mundaring Weir Hotel, The Navvy Club (Jazz Fremantle), Malt Supper Club and Juniper Studio (Darlington).

For four years in a row, Sassafras has presented a season of shows as part of the Perth Fringeworld Festival ("An Evening in Paris" from 2016-18, and "Under Paris Skies" in 2019) - all to sell out crowds and rave reviews. The band has also featured at a number of other festivals including: The Jazz By The Bay Festival (2017), Perth International Jazz Festival (2017), King Street Corner Pocket Festival (2018), and the Oz Manouche Festival (Brisbane, 2018).

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REVIEWS

" Acoustic gypsy jazz band Sassafras presented a world-class musical performance to the capacity audience that filled (the) Ellington Jazz Club..."

Steve Baitz, Seesaw Mag, Jan 26th 2019

" What a truly extraordinary group of talented performers. This 5-piece Perth jazz band is a amalgamation of 4 of the most enigmatic musicians you'll ever see. Not to mention, the vocals of Jessie Gordon who has the most astoundingly powerful range"

Amanda Lancaster, Fourth Wall Media, Jan 31st 2018

" A clear French theme with familiar swing classics and gypsy jazz radiating with attitude"

Jess Ammon, Fringfeed, Jan 30th 2018