2 jazz duos at Knox Bar

Enjoy a double bill with new jazz duos: IBID and Sora-Jackson Duo.

IBID is Keyna Wilkins (piano/flute) and Shane Carpini (drum set). Together, they play jazz/classical/folk interpretations of stream-of-consciousness improvisations and their own compositions inspired by philosophy, astronomy, and human behaviour.

They released their debut album "Spaces In Between" in 2022 and their second album "Chance Encounters" in 2024 on all streaming platforms and have been performing in venues and festivals around NSW since 2021.

Wilkins is an Australian/British composer-musician and was one of three finalists for the Australian Art Music Awards for Individual Excellence in 2021 and 2018. Carpini is a prolific drummer and composer.

"Exploratory, almost wall-of-sound, invention of consistently high quality." Jazz Journal UK 

 "5 STARS: A captivating, expansive musical experience." Sydney Arts Guide

Sora-Jackson Duo started with Ewan’s seven-year stint in London. After training as a session guitarist and songwriter at the British Institute of Music, he moved to Sydney, Australia. It was here that he met Mikaela, a classical pianist who had graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music that same year. The two fell in love and have been inseparable ever since.

Coming from two distinct musical worlds, they first found common ground playing jazz standards. It soon became clear that they shared the same poetic language and began writing with their duo in mind. This instrumental combination, where harmonic and melodic material can be shared, is a flexible framework to form an intimate and dynamic dialogue, a sound world that can range from bell-like to percussive. Mikaela and Ewan draw on a diverse range of stylistic influences, from impressionist and Soviet jazz schools to Julian Lage.