Bernie and The Baddies, led by Bernice Ramos, is a ten-piece band of improvising students based in South-East Melbourne. Drawing from their backgrounds in jazz, funk, pop and R&B, The Baddies are here to celebrate femininity (other Baddies!) and girlhood through original music and groovy, horn-heavy arrangements of Gen-Z classics. Bernie and The Baddies is a collaboration between a diverse range of young musicians exploring how live music can uplift the community.

Lu Yang (vocals)
Atharv Joshi (piano)
Bill Xue (keyboard/synths) 
Harsha Rajkumar (electric guitar)
Chezzarina Cinquegrana (electric bass)
Alan Nguyen (drums) 
Ashling O’Farrell (trombone)
Bradley Brückner (alto saxophone)
Akari Hirayama (alto saxophone)
Bernice Ramos (tenor saxophone)

9.30pm Old Country, New Country is the collaborative ensemble of Paul Williamson (trumpet), Peggy Lee (cello), and Dylan van der Schyff (drums). The group employs a wide range of extended instrumental techniques, diverse formal concepts, and stylistic boundary crossing to explore the intersections of composition, free improvisation, and experimental music. The group will release their first eponymously titled recording in December of 2023. 

Doors open 7pm Music 7.30pm

Tickets $20/$10 at the door or online