Jazz In The Courtyard – Ellen Kirkwood’s Fat Yahoozah

Embracing the many colours of the jazz spectrum, Fat Yahooza, led by the outstanding Ellen Kirkwood has lush horn sounds, African rhythms and an absolutely infectious ability to make you want to move.

This fantastic band’s sound has been described as worldly dance beats with fat horn action! They will be joined by famous female saxophonist Lisa Parrott as a special guest artist on the baritone saxophone. Ellen Kirkwood is one of the rising trumpeter, bandleaders and composers on the Sydney scene. A graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium Jazz Studies course, Ellen was awarded the Jann Rutherford Memorial Award in 2012 and produced a work with to rave reviews with her band Captain Kirkwood of an extended composition “Theseus and the Minotaur”. Ellen has composed for, and is a member of The Sirens Big Band as well as Matt Ottignon’s dynamic Ethio Jazz fusion sextet Mr Ott where her compositions as well as her bright, open tone contribute to the band’s distinctive sound. So, if you want to convince yourself of “Ellen Kirkwood’s Fat Yahooza”, make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to catch this free event!

Ellen Kirkwood’s Fat Yahooza

Who: Ellen Kirkwood’s Fat Yahooza (with guest artist Lisa Parrott)

When: Saturday 8 November (2.00pm)

Where: The Seymour Centre Courtyard, Corner of City Road and Cleveland Street, Chippenda

Cost: Free