๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ข๐—ง๐—ง๐—œ๐—š๐—ก๐—ข๐—กโ€™๐—ฆ ๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง
โ€” ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐ผ๐‘€๐ด โ€”

Doors: 7:30pm, Music: 8:00pm
Venue: The Grand Hotel, Newcastle

Matthew Ottignon invites listeners on a journey that celebrates the beauty of birds, both in their physical flight and as symbols of freedom and exploration in music.

๐‘‰๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘’. ๐‘†๐‘œ๐‘“๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘’, โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘“๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘’๐‘ž๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’. ๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘‚๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘”๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ, ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘›, ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘, ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ.- ๐‘บ๐’‘๐’–๐’•๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’Ž๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’„

The music moves effortlessly from moments of anthemic heroism, with Ottignonโ€™s fiery tenor at the fore, to lyrical melodies and intimate soundscapes, where the subtle yet confident artistry of Hayley, Hannah, and Lauren results in music of sheer beauty.

While embodying the spirit of giants such as John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, Volant is undeniably a modern quartet, delivering world-class compositions and thrilling improvised dialogue.

๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ข๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ tenor, alto, and baritone saxophones
๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ง๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€ โ€“ piano
๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ต ๐—๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€“ acoustic bass
๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป โ€“ drums and percussion

Date: Tue 18 March 2025

Website: https://www.nima.org.au/event-details/volant

Email: [email protected]

Address:
**NIMA โ€“ Newcastle Improvised Music Association**
32 Church St
Newcastle

Phone: 0468 514 218