Since 2004, Lismore Jazz Club has been hosting live jazz gigs with local and big-city performers across an eclectic mix of jazz styles. 

THE SUBTERRANEANS, another great band on tour, are coming to play for the Lismore Jazz Club in April.

Here’s the basic information about the gig:

Date:  Sunday, 6 April

Time:   2 to 5 pm (doors open 1.30 pm)

Name of gig:  Lismore Jazz Club

Band:  THE SUBTERRANEANS

Venue:  Lismore City Bowlo

Cost: $15 members and students/$20 nonmembers, cash at door

THE SUBTERRANEANS

JAMES RYAN: SAXOPHONE AND BAND LEADER

MICHAEL COGGINS: ELECTRIC GUITAR

STEVE HUNTER: ELECTRIC BASS

JACK POWELL: DRUMS

The Subterraneans are probably one of the hardest-working, all-originals-performing, instrumental bands in Australia. Since their inception in 2009 the group have managed to present their brand of jazz/rock/funk/reggae fusion in national and international festivals, hold residencies at iconic Sydney venues and headline at leading jazz venues including The Basement, Blue Beat and Venue 505.

In 2024 The Subterraneans recorded live for six hours at Miss Celie’s, Ashfield. The dynamic ‘Like A Charm - Live At Miss Celie’s’ will be launched March 28th 2025, with a subsequent tour of the east coast of Australia.

The Subterraneans have contributed significantly to Sydney’s jazz scene, fostering a community of musicians and music enthusiasts. Their blend of contemporary styles has influenced a generation of musicians.

__________________

Some words from the critics:

“Hearing The Subterraneans for the first time was a hallelujah moment. Finally here was a band combining rock’s visceral energy with jazz’s lithe spontaneity, without compromising either.” – John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald

“sophisticated improvising and lithe melodies harnessed to raw power and savage riffs. The band is one of Sydney's strongest live acts, and this brilliant studio debut catches all that excitement, and delivers it with a mighty sonic punch.” — Sydney Morning Herald

“The Subterraneans will almost certainly demand a re-think of how many people consider the music once called ‘fusion’.” — Limelight Magazine

“Effects from Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin and others are utilised inventively but the album is no mere exercise in sampling: it's a highly original collection amalgamating rock influences into contemporary jazz expression.” — John McBeath, Weekend Australian

“This album should cure anyone of a prejudice against fusion, the playing of jazz over rock rhythms. My own conversion is prompted by the instrumental brilliance here. Led by saxophonist James Ryan, playing with the intensity of a latter-day Mark Simmonds, this quintet includes the extraordinary electric bassist Steve Hunter.”

— Eric Myers, Weekend Australian