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EMBRACE FESTIVAL, Temora, N.S.W.
Sunday 2nd April, 2023


Join us in celebrating cultural diversity in regional New South Wales. The EMBRACE Festival combines live music, street food and culture in a playfully curated program of entertainment. Sam Evans will be leading the Melbourne Tabla Ensemble in a program that includes performances and education about the tabla and Indian music as well as some hands-on tabla playing. Come and join us for the fun.

2nd April 2023 - Afternoon performances.
Temora, N.S.W.
Visiting International Artist
RHITOM SARKAR and SAM EVANS 

Sunday, May 21st, 2023.

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Sam Evans will be performing with international visiting artists from India, slide guitarist Rhitom Sarkar, at the Melbourne Hindustani Classical Music Society in Kew.
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Kew Courthouse, 188 High Street, Kew
7:30pm - Sunday 21st May, 2023​
Tickets to be released here soon.
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​FINE BLUE THREAD and TORANJ at the Melbourne Recital Centre
Tuesday September 12th, 2023
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Fine Blue Thread return to the Recital Centre to perform with Toranj. Launching their new album, Fine Blue Thread will perform all new music from their third album. Learn more about each ensemble below.

Tickets will be released on the Recital Centre website shortly...
FINE BLUE THREAD
TORANJ

Past Events...

Ensemble TELOS
Thursday 24th November
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Performing the Kaivalya Suite at the Monash Caulfield Library
7pm Performance
​900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield
About ENSEMBLE TELOS
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Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2022
Sunday 20th November 2022, 3pm

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Join us for the 2022 Melbourne Tabla School in the beautiful Oratory at the arts precinct in the Abbotsford Convent. After two-years of online concerts we are very excited to be back to playing live again! With group performances by Melbourne Tabla School students and Sam Evans that present traditional repertoire that is at times fast and exciting, other times slow and moody and often groovy and funky. Accompanied by sitar, subahar and bansuri, this concert celebrates the wealth of talent among the students at the Melbourne Tabla School.

The Oratory - Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Tickets: Adult: $18, Concession: $12, Family: $37
Peninsula Hot Springs
22nd October, 2022


Sam Evans will be performing Indian classical music
with Sarita McHarg and a 8-piece band with
bollywood dancers for Diwali.

60 minute set at 8pm 
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The Premier's DIWALI State Reception - Melbourne Showgrounds
Monday 24th October

Sam Evans will be performing a traditional Indian classical set with Sarita McHarg for the Premier of Victoria at the Melbourne Showgrounds

​6pm, 45 minute set 
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FUSION BOTANICAL Festival, N.S.W.
15th October, 2022


Join us in celebrating cultural diversity in regional New South Wales. FUSION BOTANICAL combines live music, street food and culture in a playfully curated program of entertainment. Sam Evans will be leading the Melbourne Tabla Ensemble in a program that includes performances and education about the tabla and Indian music as well as some hands-on tabla playing. Come and join us for the fun

15th October, 2022 - 4:30pm, 5:30pm and 6:30pm
Botanic Gardens, Wagga Wagga, NSW.
ABC RADIO - Live Interview
Friday 14th October, 2022
With Sally Bryant
LISTEN HERE
Starting at 2h:40min 
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170 Russell - Sam Evans with Third Eye
Friday 17th June, 2022, 10pm

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Sam Evans will perform a tabla solo as a special guest of metal band Third Eye at the epic 170 Russell. Third Eye will be performing TOOL songs and the complete Lateralus album.

Friday 17th June, 10pm
170 Russell Street, Melbourne
Tickets through MOSHTIX: $45

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World Music Composition Launch - Kaivalya
Tuesday 24th May, 2022, 1pm

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Launch of an original commissioned piece of music to create a space of collective contemplation in a live setting. Kaivalya is a 12-minute composition that will be performed live by an  8-piece world music ensemble, with free-flowing improvisation to follow.

Tuesday 24th May, 1pm
David Le Sound Gallery
Monash University

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Sam Evans with Sarita McHarg and Reza Kashi
Sunday 13th March, 2022, 10am

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Performing at the Preston Market. Come and enjoy some creative world music! Presented by Multicultural Arts Victoria

Thursday 24th March, 11:30am
Preston Market, Preston
Free Entry

2022 Melbourne Festival of Hindustani Classical Music
Sunday 13th March, 2022, 10am

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Sam Evans will be performing with Hindustani Classical Vocalist Ranjitha Suresh at the Melbourne Festival of Hindustani Classical music. This year's festival will be held in the beautiful Hawthorn Arts Centre.

Sunday 13th March, 10am
Hawthorn Arts Centre, 360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn.

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Private Recording at Melbourne Recital Centre
January 28th, 2022

After more than two years of the coronavirus pandemic, life is getting back to normal in Melbourne. Recording in the Melbourne Recital Centre with some of Melbourne's great musicians.

Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2021
Saturday 28th November, 6pm

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Oh. Wow. Coronavirus has done it again. The Melbourne Tabla School 2021 concert is also online this year...prerecorded, three-minute creative pieces of tabla music will be presented online on 28th November 2020, at 6pm. Visit Melbourne Tabla School online for LIVE STREAM
View Live Stream ONLINE
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Melbourne Tabla School LOCKDOWN Concert 2020
Sunday 14th November, 3pm

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With the coronavirus lock-down in place in Victoria, the 2020 Melbourne Tabla School Concert will be held online this year. Prerecorded, three minute creative pieces of tabla music will be presented online on 28th November 2020, at 6pm.
view live STREAM online
Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2019
Sunday 17th November 2019, 3pm

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Join us for the 2019 Melbourne Tabla School in the beautiful Oratory at the arts precinct in the Abbotsford Convent. With group performances by Melbourne Tabla School students and Sam Evans that present traditional repertoire that is at times fast and exciting, other times slow and moody and often groovy and funky. Accompanied by sitar, subahar and bansuri, this concert celebrates the wealth of talent among the students at the Melbourne Tabla School. Join us for a Sunday afternoon of tabla.

The Oratory - Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford.

Tickets: Adult: $18, Concession: $12, Family: $37

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Master Class and Tabla Workshop at
Great Ocean Road Yoga Retreat


Master class and tabla workshop at Aries Inlet Yoga Retreat run by Sally Wilcox. With 10 sets of tabla the workshop will include a tabla solo presentation, a discourse on the relationship between yoga and Indian music and a lot of fun playing the tabla and speaking tabla bols. 

Aireys Inlet Hall, Saturday 20th and 27th July, 2019
Details and bookings via Sally Wilcox

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Toranj Concert
Saturday 25 May 2019 at 6:00pm

Toranj presents some of Melbourne’s finest Persian musicians in a night of music that traverses the exquisite music of Persia and contemporary world music. The concert traces the sonic journey of the musicians from Persia, through India to Australia, featuring Reza Kashi (tar and oud), Parham Kebria (tombak), Farzane Pezeshki (Singer - Persian Avaz), Hamidreza Khishavand (santoor), Sam Evans (tabla and percussion) and Helen Mountfort ('cello).
 
The Toranj concert opens with the equistite music of Persia. Key figures and motives in the music depict a modern perspective of traditional Persian music. Telling stories from thousands of years of Persian history, the music is about the people’s happiness, grief and joy. In the second half of the concert, tabla player Sam Evans and cellist Helen Mountfort introduce Indian, Western and World Music themes to the music that reflects today’s changing world. This music explores and celebrates the differences and similarities between the musical traditions of Persia, India and the West.

Saturday 25 May 2019, 6:00pm
Performance Center – Doncaster Secondary College
123 Church Road, Doncaster
$45/$40/$35

More about Toranj

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Toranj, Radio Interview and Performance
5pm, Sunday 5th May

Live to air performance and interview with Roger Holdsworth on PBS 106.7 FM
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Melbourne Hindustani Classical Music Society
Sunday 21st April, 2019, 7.30pm


Indian classical instrumental music featuring Sam Evans on Tabla
with Parag Kaole on Violin and Radheyshyam Gupta on Sitar.


Sunday 21st April, 7.30pm
Kew Courthouse, 188 High Street, Kew
$20

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Diamond Interchange: 4-Way Musical Dialogues from Iran, India, Australia and Beyond
Friday, November 23rd, 2018

Diamond Interchange represents a willingness to explore the nexus where the musics most native to the four artists meet. More than a superimposition, the classical music of Iran, North and South India, jazz, Western classical and beyond will serve as integrative processes that will ask each performer to depart from their comfort zones and interact within hybrid forms. One concert only. Featuring Soumya Chakraverty - Sarod (USA/India), Reza Kashi – Tar (Iran), Sam Evans – Tabla (Australia), Jonathan Dimond - Bass (Australia). READ MORE

The Boite World Music Cafe - 1 Mark Street, North Fitzroy
Tickets: $25/$18/$10

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NAAD: Sitar, Vocal and Tabla Workshops
Sunday 25th November 2018
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Bringing tabla, sitar and vocal students together - Sam Evans and Sarita McHarg will present a series of workshops for sitar, vocal and tabla students that will focus on playing together and getting to know other students of Indian music in Melbourne. 

​Mangala Yoga Studios, 73 Grattan Street Carlton
Sunday 25th November, 10am - 12pm. $40/student
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Places are limited, contact us to book a place.

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​Diwali 2018 - Federation Square
Saturday 3rd November


Sam Evans and students of the Melbourne Tabla School will perform at this year’s Diwali celebrations on the main stage at Federation Square. In previous years the crowd has been in excess of 20,000 people. Come and enjoy a great event put on by Celebrate India. 

Federation Square, Melbourne 3000. Between 5pm and 7pm
Free Outdoor Event

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10th Annual Melbourne Tabla School Concert
Sunday 7th October 2018, 3pm

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Celebrate 10 years of the Melbourne Tabla School with us in the beautiful Oratory at the Abbotsford Convent. With group performances by Melbourne Tabla School students and Sam Evans that present traditional repertoire that is at times fast and exciting, other times slow and moody and often groovy and funky. Accompanied by sitar, subahar and bansuri, this concert celebrates a decade of Melbourne Tabla School concerts in Melbourne. Join us for a Sunday afternoon of tabla.

The Oratory - Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford.

Tickets: Adult: $18, Concession: $12, Family: $37. Spaces limited 
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Tabla and Sitar Recital
Saturday 22nd September, 1:30 - 4:30pm

Enjoy the luxurious sounds of sitar and tabla while relaxing in the beautiful Hot Springs at the Peninsula Hot Springs.
Tabla - Sam Evans, Sitar - Josh Bennett

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Sony Studio Sessions
August 2018


Sam Evans will be away recording at the prestigious Sony Studios in Sydney in August. Tracking a variety of world music and multi-genre tracks with eclectic multi-genre cult band BaK

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Traditional Tabla and Sitar Recital
23rd August 2018


Traditional tabla and sitar recital performance for the opening of a beautiful Indian art exhibition. 
Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre
6 Sargood Street, Altona - 6pm  

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​Fine Blue Thread at Point Lonsdale New Hall
Friday 27th April, 2018
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Lighthouse Arts Collective in partnership with Nimbeau One World Production and Paul Petran from Radio National  presents, 
contemporary world music trio - Fine Blue Thread at New Hall in Point Lonsdale.

​New Hall, 11 Kirk Road, Point Lonsdale VIC 3225
Friday 27th April 2018
Tickets $25 at the door

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Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2017
Saturday 18th November, 2017, 4pm

Celebrate the growth of TABLA in Melbourne with us with performances by Melbourne Tabla School students and staff. This year's concert will be held at Mangala Yoga Studios with traditional seating on the ground. The concert will present groups of tabla students performing traditional repertoire with sitar accompaniment by Denis Phelan
Mangala Yoga Studios, 73 Grattan Street, Carlton.
Tickets $10 at the door

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​Sam Evans with Sarita McHarg

Tuesday 31st August 2017
Sam Evans will perform with sitar player Dr Sarita McHarg in a tabla and sitar recital for Monash University at the Caulfield campus for the Celebrate India festival.
Free event.

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Sam Evans and Deborah Cheetham
Sunday 20th Aug, 3pm

Sam Evans will be performing with famous indigenous opera singer Deborah Chetham as part of a welcome to country at Federation Square.

​Free event on the main stage at Federation Square, Melbourne 3000

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Sam Evans with Matt Stonehouse and the Frame Drum Ensemble
Saturday 10th June, 2017, 6pm
Sam Evans will play kanjira with Matt Stonehouse the Frame Drum Ensemble at the opening of Matt’s new frame drum exhibition.
Dunmoochin Artists Colony 105 Barreenong Road Cottles Bridge

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Masterclasses and Performances with Sugato Nag
May, 2017

Sam Evans will be performing and teaching with master sitar player Sugato Nag in Melbourne in May. Performances and workshops will be held at Monash Univeristy, Melbourne Polytechnic and Melbourne Tabla School.
Tuesday 16th May - Melbourne Polytechnic Concert and Workshop Series.
Thursday 18th May - Monash University Lunchtime Concert Series


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The Art of Accompaniment - Sitar and Tabla Workshop
Saturday 13th May, 2017

Join us for an in-depth exploration of the art of tabla accompaniment with Sugato Nag and Melbourne Tabla School teacher Sam Evans.
Mangala Yoga Studios - 73 Grattan Street, Carlton
Saturday 13th May, 2017
11:00am - 12:30pm
Bookings are essential



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The Annual Melbourne Tabla School Concert
Saturday 12th November 2016, 8pm
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​Join us for a celebration of tabla in Melbourne. The concert will features a performance by students of the Melbourne Tabla School, featuring up to 30 of Melbourne’s finest up and coming tabla players. Tabla students will be performing intricate traditional compositions in small groups in unison with Indian slide guitar accompaniment. With solo sections, spoken rhythms and complex cycles the music is a celebration of the rising talent in tabla playing in Melbourne.

MacLaren Hall - Erasmus Primary School, Hawthorn
We have limited seating and this concert often sells out - pre-purchase is advised

Cash only at the door (if there are any tickets left) 
$10 / $5 / $20 full / concession / family
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Sam Evans with Sabysachi Battacharia
Saturday 15th October, 2016

Sam Evans will be performing with sarod player Sabysachi Battacharia at a private party.
​To book an ensemble for parties or functions Contact Us


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Sam Evans with Anandra George
Friday 14th October, 2016
Sam Evans will be perform kirtan with American Singer Anandra George. One night only. 
Yoke Yoga Studio, 4 Union Street, South Melbourne
13th October 2016, 7:30pm
$35 Pre-Purchase
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Sam Evans with Monash University World Music Orchestra
Thursday 13th October, 2016, 1pm.

Sam Evans will be performing the Monash World Music Orchestra. This semesters repertoire includes music from India, Tunisia, and Bulgaria.
Music Auditorium, Monash University, Wellington Rd. Clayton
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Sam Evans with Lisa Young - Sydney Opera House
Sunday 18th September, 2016


Sam Evans will be performing with Lisa Young as part of an inaugural
'Confluence' festival of Indian Music at the Sydney Opera House


Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall, Sydney
18th September, 2016, 6pm
Tickets from the Sydney Opera House website


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Sam Evans with Ben Monder and Monash University Students
Friday 15th September, 2016

Sam will be performing with the well-known American guitarist Ben Monder at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club. The concert will feature the Monash World Music Orchestra that Sam has run for the past decade at Monash.
Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne, 3000
15th September, 2016, 8pm
$18/$15



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Fine Blue Thread - Multicultural Arts Victoria
Thursday 8th September, 2016

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Join us at the Australian Tapestry Workshop for the Sound and Colour Series. Listen to music by artists from Multicultural Art Victoria & students from Australian National Academy of Music amongst the colourful ATW tapestries.
Australian Tapestry Workshop, 262-266 Park St, South Melbourne
8th September, 2016, 7pm. Free Event



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Back2Back Tour - Perth, Crown Theatre
Friday 2nd September, 2016

​Sam Evans will be performing Indian Classical music and Beatles tunes with a 25-piece band with some of Australia's finest musicians. Two albums Back2Back - St Peppers and Abbey Road.
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Crown Theatre, Perth
2nd September, 2016, 8pm
Tickets $90.00 - $151.00. TICKETMASTER

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Back2Back Tour - Sydney Opera House
Saturday 27th August, 2016

Sam Evans will be performing Indian Classical music and Beatles tunes with a 25-piece band with some of Australia's finest musicians. Two albums Back2Back...St Peppers and Abbey Road.
Tickets $90 - $151 TICKETMASTER

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Back2Back Tour - Sydney Opera House
Friday 26th August, 2016


Sam Evans will be performing Indian Classical music and Beatles tunes with a 25-piece band with some of Australia's finest musicians. Two albums Back2Back...St Peppers and Abbey Road.

Friday 26th August, 2016, 8pm
Tickets $90 - $151 TICKETMASTER.



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Back2Back Tour - Brisbane Lyric Theatre
Thursday 25th August, 2016


​Sam Evans will be performing Indian Classical music and Beatles tunes with a 25-piece band with some of Australia's finest musicians. Two albums Back2Back...St Peppers and Abbey Road.
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The Lyric Theatre, Brisbane
25th August, 2016, 8pm
Tickets $90.00 - $151.00 TICKETMASTER

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Back2Back Tour - Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Sunday 21st August, 2016


Sam Evans will be performing Indian Classical music and Beatles tunes with a 25-piece band with some of Australia's finest musicians. Two albums Back2Back...St Peppers and Abbey Road.
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Adelaide Entertainment Centre
21st August, 2016, 7pm

Tickets $90.00 - $151.00 TICKETMASTER

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Back2Back Tour - The Plenary, Melbourne Convention Centre
Saturday 20th August, 2016

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Sam Evans will be performing Indian Classical music and Beatles tunes with a 25-piece band with some of Australia's finest musicians. Two albums Back2Back...St Peppers and Abbey Road.

The Plenary - Melbourne Convention Centre
20th August, 2016, 8pm

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Tabla Music - Yarra Edge
Tuesday 2nd August, 2016

Sam Evans will be performing in a lecture demonstration on tabla music at the Yarra Edge for Melbourne Polytechnic
Yarra Edge - Melbourne Polytechnic Fairfield Campus
Tuesday 2nd August, 2016, 12:45pm

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Fine Blue Thread - Yarra Edge
Tuesday 19th July, 12:45pm, 2016


Fine Blue Thread will be performing music from their new album in a lecture demonstration at the Yarra Edge for Melbourne Polytechnic
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Yarra Edge - Melbourne Polytechnic Fairfield Campus
Tuesday 19th July, 2016, 12:45pm



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HummingBird Eco Retreat - Bhajans
1st April, 2016


Bhajans at the eco retreat centre...

Hummingbird Eco Retreat Centre
1st April, 2016, 1pm
$20 - at the door

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Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre
Sunday 6th March, 2016

Fine Blue Thread will be performing music from their new album BLUEPRINT at the Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre in Dandenong. This intimate venue is a beautiful space for the music of Fine Blue Thread.

Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, Walker Street, Dandenong
Sunday 6th March, 2016, 2:00pm
$10 - Phone: 9706 8441



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Illawarra Folk Festival - With Pandit Debasis Chakroborty
16,17,18 January, 2015
Sam Evans will perform three concerts of Indian Classical Music at the Illawarra Folk Festival with international artist Pandit Debasis Chakroborty - Indian Slide Guitar.
Illawarra Folk Festival
16,17,18 January 2015
www.illawarrafolkfestival.com.au



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Bennetts Lane - Tony Gould's 75th Birthday Concert
Tuesday 3rd February, 2015

Special concert for Professor Tonry Gould's 75th Birthday at Jazz venue Bennetts Lane. Performers include Tony Gould - Piano, Sam Evans - Tabla, Aaron McCullough - Drums, Hiroki Hoshino - Double Bass and guitarist/composer Tim Willis. Bennetts Lane Jazz Club. 25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne 3000
Tuesday 3rd February, 2015. 8:30pm. Tix at the door - $18/$12



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Indian Music Documentary Filming
March, 2015
Filming of the ClickView Documentary - The Music Of India.
15 minute educational video about the music of India available from
​ClickView: https://www.clickview.com.au

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Melbourne Recital Centre
Friday 29th May, 2015

Audiences can always expect an engaging and diverse presentation from the Imogen Manis and Tony Gould duo and this concert will be no exception with renowned tabla player Sam Evans joining as guest soloist. Presented by The Melbourne Recital Centre in the Salon

Tony Gould - Piano, Imogen Manis - Cello, Sam Evans - Tabla

Melbourne Recital Centre - The Salon - 31 Sturt Street, Southbank
Friday 29th May, 2015. 7:00pm. $45/$30

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Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Saturday 6th June, 2015
Indian classical virtuoso slide guitarist Debasis Chakroborty is joined by three of Melbourne’s finest jazz musicians for a stunning cross-cultural collaboration exploring the intersections of Western style improvisation and Indian classical music, highlighting the lyrical beauty and depth of their connection.
Debasis Chakroborty - slide guitar, Robert Burke - saxophone, Stephen Magnusson- guitar, Sam Evans - tabla
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Bennetts Lane Jazz Club. 25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne 3000
Saturday 6th June, 2015, 7:30pm, $39/$34



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Fine Blue Thread - Slow Music Festival 
Sunday August 30th, 2015
Fine Blue Thread play music from their most recent album, BLUEPRINT at the SLOW MUSIC FESTIVAL in Ballarat. Come and enjoy the spacious slow music festival in slow Ballarat
Slow Music Festival - 30th August, 2015, 12:30pm. www.festivalofslowmusic.com

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Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2015
Saturday 31st October 2015, 8pm 
​SOLD OUT


​Join us for the Melbourne Tabla School 2014 at the Darebin Music Feast
The concert will features a performance by students of the Melbourne Tabla School, featuring up to 30 of Melbourne’s finest up and coming tabla players. Tabla students ranging from beginners to advanced will be performing intricate traditional compositions in small groups in unison with Indian style guitar accompaniment. With solo sections, spoken rhythms and complex cycles the music is a celebration of the rising interest and talent in tabla playing in Melbourne.

Northcote Town Hall, Studio One. 189 High St, Northcote
Saturday 31st October, 2015
8pm
$15/$10/$5/$35 full/concession/under 15/family of 4
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The Melbourne Recital Centre - Fine Blue Thread
Wednesday 25th November, 2015

Fine Blue Thread will be performing music from their new album BLUEPRINT with special guest Shakuhachi player Anne Norman. This is a rare opportunity to see Fine Blue Thread performing in the visually and aurally stunning space of the Salon at the Melbourne Recital Centre.

​Melbourne Recital Centre - The Salon - Sturt Street, Southbank
Wednesday 25th November, 2015. 6:00pm



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Beatles Back2Back - Sydney Opera House
2,3,4th January, 2014


Sam Evans will be performing with some of Australia's finest musicians in 3 concerts of Beatles music - 2 albums Back2Back...St Peppers and Abbey Road. 3 shows only at the Sydney Opera House - tickets selling fast....
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Sydney Opera House
2,3,4th January. 7pm
$85.00 - $139.00 

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Sam Evans and Pin Rada @ The Hub
Wednesday 19th March, 2014

Sam Evans will be joining Pin Rada in an improvised set of creative music that will move from India to the Middle East and back again. On show only.
​The HUB @ Docklands, 80 Harbour Esplanade Docklands 3008
Wednesday 19th March 2014
12:30 - 1:30pm. Tix: at the door

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True North Festival - Fine Blue Thread
Saturday 22nd March, 2014

Fresh out of the studio after recording the new album Fine Blue Thread will be performing at the True North Festival on the main stage.
Main Stage - True North Festival. 22nd March 2014. 7pm. Free Outdoor Event

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Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2014
Saturday 11th October 2014, 8pm SOLD OUT

Join us for the Melbourne Tabla School 2014 at the Darebin Music Feast

The concert will features a performance by students of the Melbourne Tabla School, featuring up to 30 of Melbourne’s finest up and coming tabla players. Tabla students ranging from beginners to advanced will be performing intricate traditional compositions in small groups in unison with Indian style guitar accompaniment. With solo sections, spoken rhythms and complex cycles the music is a celebration of the rising interest and talent in tabla playing in Melbourne.


Northcote Town Hall, Studio One. 189 High St, Northcote
Saturday 11th October. 8pm
$15/$10/$5/$35 full/concession/under 15/family of 4
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Melbourne Tabla School @ Diwali - Federation Square
Saturday 26th October 2014

​Representatives of the Melbourne Tabla School will be performing for Diwali on the main stage at Federation Square. Diwali - The Indian Festival of Light - is one of the largest celebrations held at Federation Square throughout the year.
Federation Square, Melbourne 3000
Saturday 26th October, 2013
Performing between 5pm and 7pm

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Blueprint Album Launch
Friday 17th October, 2014, 8:30pm


​Join us for the long awaited release of the new Fine Blue Thread album - BLUEPRINT

Performing one show only at the Darebin Music Feast in the beautiful Northcote Town Hall. 
Limited Seats - Tickets Selling Fast...


Northcote Town Hall, Studio Two. 189 High St, Northcote
Friday 17th October
8:30pm
$20/$15
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Dancing With The Stars - Live National Broadcast on Channel 7
Tuesday 18th November 2014

Sam Evans will be performing with a bollywood group he has put together for a special event on Dancing With The Stars. To be broadcast LIVE around Australia! Don't miss it!
UPDATE: WATCH THE SHOW HERE
LIVE National TV broadcast 
Tuesday 18th November, 2014
7:30pm. Free to air on your TV!

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Improvisation Quartet at Gertrudes Brown Couch
Kirsch, Robertson, Farrugia, Evans

Tuesday 30th April, 2013, 10pm
​Join us for an intimate night of improvised music presented by the Melbourne Improvisors Collective. 

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Thomas Lorenzo Quartet
Paris Cat Jazz Club
Wednesday 15th May, 2013

Thomas Lorenzo, international latin flamenco guitarist from Barcelona Spain, Sam Evans on Tabla and Percussion, Jordan Murray on Trombone and Ben Robertson on double bass.
Wednesday 15th May. Paris Cat Jazz Club - 6 Goldie Place, Melbourne CBD. 9:00pm. $20

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Thomas Lorenzo Quartet
Musica @ Lamama - Carlton Courthouse 
Monday 10th June, 2013

Thomas Lorenzo, international latin flamenco guitarist from Barcelona Spain, Sam Evans on Tabla and Percussion, Jordan Murray on Trombone and Ben Robertson on double bass.
Monday 10th June. Lamama - Carlton Courthouse - Concert 7.30pm. $15|$10 

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Pandit Debasis Chakroborty Australian Tour 2013

Returning to Australia on tour with Sam Evans - performing in Sydney and Melbourne at Monash University and with the Melbourne Tabla School watch this space for performance updates on one of the greats of Indian Classical Guitar, Pandit Debasis Chakroborty...

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Pandit Debasis Chakroborty, Sam Evans & Prof. Sharma
Chapel by the Sea - Sydney
Friday 15th March, 2013


Chapel by the Sea - 95 Roscoe St Bondi Beach Ph: (02) 9130 3445 
7:30pm
Pre-booked tickets $25. Tickets at door $30. 



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Chakroborty, Evans and Magnusson
Monash University, School of Music
Friday 22nd March, 2013

This concert with feature Sam Evans performing with two incredible guitarists - Stephen Magnusson - One of Australia's most renowned guitarists and Pandit Debasis Charoborty - One of India's finest classical guitarists. Do not miss this once only performance.

Monash University School of Music 
Friday 22nd March, 2013
7:30pm. $20/$15/$10

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Concert Tour of North India
December and January 2012/13

Sam Evans will be performing concerts in North India over December and January 2012/13. Performing solo tabla lehara as well as instrumental accompaniment with Pandit Debasis Chakroborty. Tour details below.

Titlagarh - Kolkata - Bilaspur - Delhi - Agra

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Titlagargh - Orrisa - Eastern India
Saturday 8th December, 2012

Sam Evans will be performing tabla solo and violin accompaniment at the Sangeet Samaroha - 12th National Maa Ghantasuni Shastriya.

Saraswati Sishu Mandir, Daily Market Road, Tiltagar, Orrisa
All Night Concert: 6pm - 6am - Solo Tabla Lehara

Bilaspur - Chhattisgarh - Central India
12th December, 2012

Sam Evans will be playing Tabla Solo and Accompaniment at the Sangeet Sandhya Music Festival in Bilaspur, Chhattisgar.

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Kolkata - West Bengal - Eastern India
December 27th, 6pm

Sam Evans will be performing Solo Tabla Lehara and accompaniment with Pandit Debasis Chakroborty at the Sangeet Sandhya - Classical Music Soiree.

Sarat Sadan Auditorium - Howrah, Kolkata

New Delhi - Delhi - North India
December 31st, 7pm

Instrumental accompaniment with Pandit Debasis Chakroborty 

Private House Concert

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Agra - Uttar Pradesh - North India
Sunday 13th January 2013, 6pm

Sam Evans will be performing solo tabla lehara in the city of the Taj Mahal.

Hem Santusthi Bhavan
98 Ellora Enclave Dayalbhag
Agra, India. 282005






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Essence of Raga - International Sitar Maestro Samuel J Das
Saturday November 17th, 2012
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Sam Evans will be performing with Malaysian Sitar Master Samuel J Das at the Boite. One show only, not to be missed. International Sitar Maestro Samuel J Dass is a multi-award winning performer that has reached the pinnacle of the classical and contemporary Indian music arena. He is a winner of 7 categories at the performing arts championships in 2010. He will be accompanied by Tabla Player and founder of the Melbourne Tabla School Sam Evans.
The Boite World Music Cafe - 1 Mark Street North Fitzroy.
Saturday 17th November, 2012
8pm. $18 at the door

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Paramasala Festival - Sydney
Australian Festival of South Asian Arts
Sunday 11th November, 2012, 5:15pm


Fine Blue Thread perform at the Australian Festival of South Asian Arts. The Festival also features: Hariprasad Chaurasia, Susheela Raman and may more great artists.
St John Catherdral - Paramatta, Sydney, N.S.W. 
Sunday 11th November, 2012. 5:15pm

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Fine Blue Thread at the Rotating Quartthouse
Performing with Anne Norman - Shakuhachi
Sunday 23rd September, 2012, 2:30pm

Join us for a special and very intimate concert at Quartthouse. Designed by the Australian National Academy of Music and Bluebottle, the Quartetthaus is an intimate venue with a stage that slowly rotates, giving audiences the chance to experience the music and the ensemble from every angle. 
ANAM Quartetthaus, Corner of City Road & Sturt Street, Southbank.
​Sunday 23rd September 2012. 2:30pm. $15.00



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Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2012 @ The Fitzroy Town Hall
Sunday 26th August 2012, 4pm
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Join us for the Melbourne Tabla School 2012 Concert held in the exquisite Fitzroy Town Hall (pictured above) The concert will features a performance by students of the Melbourne Tabla School, featuring up to 40 of Melbourne’s finest up and coming tabla players. Tabla students ranging from beginners to advanced will be performing intricate traditional compositions in small groups in unison with sitar accompaniment. With solo sections, spoken rhythms and complex cycles the music is a celebration of the rising interest in tabla playing in Melbourne.

The Fitzroy Town Hall. 201 Napier Street, Fitzroy 3065.
Sunday 26th of August
4pm $10 or $30 for family of 4 - Available at the door

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Fine Blue Thread @ The Boite
Saturday 7th July, 2012, 8pm
The music of Fine Blue Thread has been featured alongside the likes of Ravi Shankar, Nitin Sawheny and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan by the BBC. Featuring Oud player Adnaan Baraki. Book early!
The Boite World Music Cafe. Mark Street Hall. 1 Mark Street, North Fitzroy,
Saturday 7th July 2012. 8pm. $12/$18 At the door

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The Circle - Tabla, Sitar & Shakuhachi @ The Boite
Saturday 26th May 2012, 8pm


Sam Evans will be performing a creative night of music at the Boite with newly arrived sitar player Balvinder Singh and well known multi-instrumentalist Adrian Sherriff on Shakuhachi, Kanjira, Berimbou..... Performing in duets and trios this will be a night of interesting and surprising new music.

​The Boite World Music Cafe. Mark Street Hall. 1 Mark Street, North Fitzroy,
Saturday 26th May 2012. 8pm. $12/$18 At the door

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Tabla and Sitar recital at the National Gallery of Victoria
Friday 16th March, 2012 - 3:00pm

Sam Evans will be performing with sitar player Balvinder Singh in the Great Hall at the National Art Gallery of Victoria. This will be an inspiring event in such a beautiful space full of some of the countries finest art. National Gallery of Victoria - St Kilda Road, Melbourne 3000
Friday 16th March. 3pm.



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St Kilda Festival & The Fairfield Amphitheatre Summer Series
Sunday 12th February 2012

St Kilda Festival: Fine Blue Thread will play a 1 hour set from 12:45 - 1:45 at the Vedic Village.
​The Fairfield Amphitheatre Summer Series: Fine Blue Thread will be playing a 40 minute set starting at 6:40pm





Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2011 @ The Boite
Friday 7th October 2011, 8pm


The Boite World Music Cafe. Mark Street Hall. 1 Mark Street, North Fitzroy,
Friday 7th October 2010, 8pm
$12/$18 At the door


2011 Spring Music Series - Halley Park
Sunday 30th October 2011


Halley Park - Jasper Road, Bentleigh (Near Patterson Station)
Sunday 30th October 2011
2:30 - 4:30pm (3 x 30 min sets)
Free Event


UPSIDE - Paris Cat Jazz Club
Tuesday, August 23rd


Upside - Rob Burke - Sax, Steve Magnusson - Guitar, Tony Floyd - Drums, Ben Roberston - Double Bass, Sam Evans - Tabla

Paris Cat, 6 Goldie Place, Melbourne City
Tuesday, August 23rd 9pm
At the door - $12/$15


Fine Blue Thread Monash University Lunchtime Concert
Thursday 15th September 2011


Monash University - Wellington Road, Clayton MAP
Thursday 15th September, 2011
1:00pm - 1:50pm
Students and staff free. Everyone else at the door


Australian National Tour - Beatles Back2Back
6th - 13th August 2011
- Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney


Adelaide - Festival Theatre Adelaide
6th August, 2011

Perth - Regal Theatre
7th August, 2011

Brisbane - QPAC Concert Hall
9th August, 2011

Melbourne - State Theatre
10th and 11th August, 2011

Sydney - State Theatre
12th and 13th August

Tickets: $85.00 - $139.00


Upside - Bennetts Lane Jazz Club
Sunday June 26th


Bennetts Lane Jazz Cub. Bennetts Lane, Melbourne.
Sunday 26th June, 9pm
At the door - $12/$15


Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Wednesday 8th June


Melbourne Recital Centre
Wednesday 8th June
8pm (Goldburg at 6:30pm)
$25/$20 Purchase Tickets


Tabla and Shakuhachi Duet @ Prana House
Friday 27th May


Prana House: 1/885 High Street, Thornbury.
Friday 27th May, 8pm
At the door - $8/$10


Upside - Bennetts Lane Jazz Club
Wednesday April 13th


Bennetts Lane Jazz Cub. Bennetts Lane, Melbourne.
Wednesday 13th of April, 9pm
At the door - $12/$15


Lisa Young Trio - Boxhill Community Arts Centre
Friday 8th April 2011, 8pm


The Boite World Music Cafe at the Boxhill Community Arts Centre.
470 Station St, Box Hill (near the cnr of Combarton St)
Friday 8th April, 2011
Tickets $18 full/ $12 concession
8:00pm Start

 
Upside - Bennetts Lane Jazz Club
Wednesday April 6th


Bennetts Lane Jazz Cub. Bennetts Lane, Melbourne.
Wednesday 6th April, 9pm
At the door - $12/$15
 
Melbourne Tabla School with Lisa Young @ The Boite
Friday 22nd October 2010, 8pm


The Boite World Music Cafe. Mark Street Hall. 1 Mark Street, North Fitzroy,
Friday 22nd October 2010, 8pm
$12/$18 At the door

Music from the Edge of Time
Fine Blue Thread & Invention In Time @ BMW Edge, Federation Square
Sunday August 15th, 2010. 3pm

 
BMW Edge - Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne 3000
Sunday 29th July 2010, 3pm
Pre-Purchased: $20
At the door $22/$25
 
Soul Food @ The State Library
Sunday 4th July 2010


Village Roadshow Theatrette. State Library of Victoria. Cnr Swanston St & 
La Trobe St (enter from La Trobe St)
Sunday 4th July 2010, 10:30AM 
Free Event

Fine Blue Thread @ Eltham World Harmonies
Friday 4th June - 8pm


St Margaret’s Hall. Pitt St. Eltham. M/Way 21J7
Friday 4th June
8 - 10pm 
$9/$12 at the door

Quiet Music Festival
Sunday 2nd May - 4pm


Incinerator Arts Complex. 180 Holmes Road. Moonee Ponds Vic. Melway 28 D7
FBT will be performing in the Griffin Studio
Sunday 2nd May.
4:30 - 5:15pm
Click here to book online or by phone on 92439191

Musica @ La Mama Series - Carlton Courthouse
Monday 19th April. Fine Blue Thread with Christopher Hale (solo bass guitar)


349 Drummond Street (near cnr of Elgin St, by Safeway's Carpark), Carlton.
Monday 19th April
7:30pm 
$10/15 (cash only if purchased at the door) Bookings on: 9347 6142 

Fine Blue Thread - Music for the Soul Series
Sunday 7th February. Northcote Unitiing Church


Northcote Uniting Church. 251 High Street. Northcote.
Sunday 7th January.
5pm 
$15/$20 at the door

Knox Festival 2009 
Sunday, March 1st


Knox Arts Centre 'On The Move' Festival Tent.
Ferntree Gully Recreation Reserve 1010 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully (Melways74:B5)
Wednesday 22 October.
1 pm. Half hour performance. 
Free event.

Traditional Music from Afghanistan with international performers Dr. John Baily and Veronica Doubleday. Monash University

Thursday, March 5th 2009
Monash University Conservatorium. Music Auditorium, Building 68.
5th March 1:10pm. 40 minute concert.
 
Melbourne International Jazz Festival 
Thursday, April 30th 


Federation Square, Main Stage, corner of Flinders St & St Kilda Rd Melbourne 
Thursday 30th April 
12:00pm to 1:00pm 
Free outdoor event 

BMW Edge - Sound Series 
Tuesday, May 26th
 

BMW Edge - Federation Square Melbourne 3000
Tuesday 26th May 7:30 pm 
$15/25/30.

Mangala Studios Mid-Winter Dance Event
Tuesday, June 23rd 


73 Grattan Street, Carlton.
Tuesday 23rd June.
8:15pm

International Tour - USA
August 2009
 
 
Sam will be performing in New York before studying with Ustad Zakir Hussian in San Fransisco. 
 
Asia Week 2009 Concert @ The Asia Institute
Monday August 17th


Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Sidney Myer Asia Centre (bldg 158), Parkville
Monday 17th August. 7pm 
Free event for Asia week. Enquiries +61 3 8344 5990

Bellingen Global Carnival 
October 2nd to 4th 2009


Bellingen Global Carnival, Bellingen N.S.W. 
2nd to 4th October 
8pm Friday 2nd,
1pm Saturday 3rd,
Indian Rhythm Workshop by Sam Evans 12pm Sunday 4th. 
www.globalcarnival.com

Melbourne Tabla School Concert 2009 - The Boite
Sunday October 25th - 7pm


The Boite World Music Cafe - 1 Mark Steet, North Fitzroy. 
Sunday 25th of October
7 pm 
Free event

Tour of North India, November - December 2009 
 
With a series of concerts booked across north India Sam Evans will be performing traditional solo tabla lehara as well as performing with the astounding Indian classical guitarist Pandit Debasis Chakroborty (an A grade artist for All India Radio and Television). Performing in Delhi, Agra, Aligarh and Raigarh from the 20th November to 16th December, 2009

20th November – 16th December
Delhi, Agra, Aligarh, Raigarh, Varanasi.
With Pandit Debasis Chakroborty, Indian Classical Guitar

 
Fine Blue Thread @ Melbourne Recital Centre
Sunday 6th December, 2009


Melbourne Recital Centre,
Cnr Southbank Boulevard and Sturt Street, Southbank, Melbourne.
Sunday 6th December. 5pm 
$25/$20 Family $60 (maximum two adults and two children)

International Tour 2007/08
Sam will be away performing and studying in North India over the 2007/08 new year season. Melbourne concerts will start again from May 2008. 
 
Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Federation Square - Main Stage
Thursday 1st & Saturday 3rd May, 2008


  Venue: Federation Square. Flinders street. Melbourne City. 
     Date: Thursday 1st & Saturday 3rd of May.   
    Time:  3:00 pm 
Tickets: Free 
 
Triple J National Radio Performance and Interview
Live to air - National Radio Broadcast. 
Sunday Night Safran - Sunday 3rd May 10:30 - 11pm
 
Paris Cat Jazz Club 
Wednesday 7th May

 
The Rob Burke Quartet with Sam Evans

 Venue:  Paris Cat Jazz Club 
                6 Goldie Place , Melbourne 3000 
    Date:  Wednesday 7th May 
    Time: Music starts at 8:30pm. 
Tickets: $10/$12 at the door
 
Fine Blue Thread & Zulya
The Spot - Brunswick 
Sunday 11th May

 
 Venue:  The Spot: 133 Sydney Road - Brunswick. 
    Date:  Sunday 11th May
    Time: Doors open at 6pm. We start at 7pm. 
Tickets: $10

3MBS Radiothon 
Fine Blue Thread Live Radio Broadcast 
Sunday 11th May 10:00 - 10:30pm
 
Listen on Radio: 3MBS: 103.5 FM.
 
Fine Blue Thread & Anne Norman 
Northcote Uniting Church 
Sunday 18th May


 Venue:  Northcote Uniting Church. 251 High Street Northcote
    Date:  Sunday 11th May
    Time:  5pm
Tickets: $15/10 at the door. 

Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 
Sunday 25th May


The Rob Burke Quartet with Sam Evans
Rob Burke - Saxophone Tony Gould - Piano Tony Floyd - Drum Kit Nick Haywood - Double Bass  Sam Evans - Tabla

 Venue:  Bennetts Lane Jazz Venue
                25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne 3000 
    Date:  Sunday 25th May 
    Time: Doors open 8:30pm. Music Starts 9:30pm. 
Tickets: $12/10 at the door 

World Music with Australian Jazz Masters 
Robert Blackwood Hall 
Saturday May 31st, 8pm
 

 Venue: Robert Blackwood Hall. Wellington Road Clayton 
     Date: 31st May   
    Time:  8:00 pm 
Tickets:$15 / $25 / $35
 
Fine Blue Thread @ The Winter Solstice 
Northcote Uniting Church 
Saturday 21st June 

 
 Venue:  Northcote Uniting Church. 251 High Street. Northcote.
    Date:  Sunday 21st June 
    Time:  7:30
Tickets:  $15/$20

The Melbourne Arts Centre and Multicultural Arts Victoria
Saturday 9th August

 
 Venue:  Fairfax Studios, The Arts Centre. St Kilda Road. Melbourne. 
    Date:  Saturday 9th August 
    Time:  5pm. (Free Indonesian music in Arts Centre foyer from 3pm) 
Tickets:  $49 / $39 / $30 .

Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 
Thursday nights in August


The Rob Burke Quartet with Sam Evans 
 
 Venue:  Bennetts Lane Jazz Venue
                25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne 3000 
    Date:  In August, date TBA. 
    Time: Doors open 8:30pm. Music Starts 9:30pm. 
Tickets: $12/10 at the door
 
Australian Tour 2008 with visiting international artist 
Debasis Chakroborty

 
Internationally renowned Indian Classical Guitarists Debasis Chakroborty will be performing a series of concerts in Australia with Tabla player Sam Evans in September 2008. An A grade artist for All India Radio and Television, Debasis is one of India's finest Guitar players. 
 
The Darebin Music Feast 
Saturday 13th September 


 Venue:  Nothcote Uniting Church Hall. 251 High Street. Northcote. 
    Date:  Saturday 13th September. 
    Time:  8pm.
Tickets:  $16/$11. Family $33. 
                 Tickets through The Boite:
                 Phone: 9417 1983

The Paris Cat - Jazz Club 
Goldie Place Melbourne 
Tuesday 16th September, 9:00pm 


Pandit Debasis Chakroborty & Sam Evans
With Rob Burke & Tony Gould 
 
 Venue:  Paris Cat Jazz Club, 6 Golide Place Melbourne 3000 
    Date:  Tuesday 16th September. 
    Time:  Concert 9:00pm. 
Tickets:  At the door. 

Monash University - Clayton
Lunch Time Concert 


Thursday 18th September, 1:10pm 
 Venue:  Music Auditorium, Building 68, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton 
    Date:  Thursday 18th September. 
    Time:  Concert 1:10pm - 1:50pm. 
Tickets:  At the door.

Music In The Round - Monash University
Robert Blackwood Hall 
Sunday 21st September, 1:00pm & 2:00pm 


Debasis Chakroborty & Sam Evans also performing with Monash University World Music Orchestra
 
The Chapel by the Sea 
Bondi Beach - Sydney 
Friday 26th September, 7:30pm 


Debasis Chakroborty & Sam Evans 

 Venue:  Chapel by the Sea, 95 Roscoe Street (crn Gould St),
                 Bondi Beach
    Date:  Friday 26th September. 
    Time:  Doors open at 6pm for dinner. Concert 7.30pm 
Tickets:  $30 for dinner and concert, Show only $20
Prepurchase Tickets
Liz Page Ph: 0416 348 583
 
Wollongong Conservatorium of Music, Concert and Workshop 
Saturday 27th September


Debasis Chakroborty & Sam Evans.
The Wollongong Conservatorium of Music, Murphys Ave, Keiraville.
Room 1/2
 
1pm- 1:45pm   Rhythm in Indian Music
2pm- 2:45pm   Raga and Techniques for Playing the Indian Classical Slide Guitar
3pm-4pm         Indian Classical Concert featuring
                          Debasis Chakroboty (Indian Classical Guitar) and Sam Evans (Tabla)

$15 per workshop/ $20 for performance, $40 for both workshops and performance
Bookings: Ann Lehmann: 0414680123

Fine Blue Thread
Asia Institute - Asia Week 2008 Concert 
Wednesday 22nd October, 6pm


Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre (bldg 158), Parkville
Wednesday 22 October, 6 - 7pm 
Free event for Asia week. Enquiries +61 3 8344 5990

Sydney Opera House Forecourt 
Fine Blue Thread at The Famous Spiegeltent 
Sunday 9th November, 3pm 


Venue:  The Famous Spiegletent, Sydney Opera House Forecourt.
Date:  Sunday 9th November, 3pm
Tickets: $30 Purchase tickets online through The Sydney Opera House website.
 

Melbourne Arts Centre Forecourt
Fine Blue Thread ~ The Spiegeltent 
Wednesday 12th November, 7pm, 2008


The Famous Spiegeltent, Arts Centre Forecourt, St Kilda Road, Melbourne 3000 
Wednesday 12th November 7pm
$25/30 through ticketmaster

Melbourne Tabla School @ The Boite End of Year Concert 
Saturday 6th December - 8pm, 2008

 
Northcote Uniting Church, 251 High Street Northcote. 
Saturday, 6th December. 
5- 10pm, 2Drums Tabla Ensemble on at 8pm. 
Entry is Free!


Musica @ La Mama
Monday 19th March, 2007

 
Appearing:      Amy Valent, Helen Mountfort and Ria Soemardjo 
Tickets:            $10/15
Venue:              Please note: Venue Change:
Time:                 7:30pm
 
 
Bennetts Lane
Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Friday 4th May, 2007 


Evripides Evripidou with Sam Evans 

Venue:   Bennetts Lane Jazz Club. 25 Bennetts Lane. Melbourne. 
Time:     10:30 pm.
 
Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Federation Square - Main Stage
Sunday 6th & Saturday 12th May, 2007 


Venue:   Federation Square. Flinders street. Melbourne City. 
Time:      6:00 pm 
Tickets: Free 
 
The Boite World Music Cafe
Box Hill Arts Centre 
Friday 11th May, 2007
 

Venue:  470 Station St, Box Hill (near the cnr of Combarton St) 
Time:     8:00pm start. Tickets at the door 
Tickets:$16/$12

Bar 303 
Thursday 17th May, 2007

 
Tabla Kitchuri - Sam Evans and Jenny Thomas 
Solo Tabla Lehara with Melbourne spices

Tickets: $7/10 at the door. 
Venue:   Bar 303. 303 High Street. Northcote. Back room. 
Time:      8pm.
 
The Horse Bazaar 
Tuesday 5th June. 7:30pm


Sam Evans - Tabla and percussion  Rob Burke - Sax and wind instruments Simon Starr - Double and electric bass

Venue:  The Horse Bazaar:
              397 Little Lonsdale street. 
Time:    7:30pm
 
Musica @ La Mama
Monday 25th June, 2007 

 
Chris Sprague will play Solo Surbahar in the first set.
La Mama often books out, be sure to book tickets! 
Tickets: $10/15
Venue:  La mama 205 Faraday Street Carlton 
Time:     7:30pm

The Horse Bazaar 
Tuesday 3rd July. 7:00pm

 
Sam Evans - Tabla and Percussion Chris Hale - Bass and Guitar Jenny Thomas - Violin 
Venue:  The Horse Bazaar: 397 Little Lonsdale street. 
Time:    7:00pm
 
Eltham World Harmonies 
St Margrets Hall
Friday 6th July, 2007

 
Tabla Kitchuri - Sam Evans and Jenny Thomas 

Tickets: $9/12 at the door 
Venue:  St Margrets Hall. Pitt street. Eltham 
Time:     8:00pm
 
NLT @ Wesley Anne 
Wesley Anne Bar Northcote 
Thursday 12th July 

 
Venue:  Wesley Anne 250 High Street Northcote 
Time:     10:00pm
 
NLT @ Wesley Anne 
Wesley Anne Bar Northcote 
Thursday 26th July 

 
Tickets: $5/7 At the door 
Venue:  Wesley Anne. 250 High Street Northcote 
Time:     NLT 9:40pm. 
 
The Horse Bazaar 
Tuesday 4th August. 7:00pm

 
Sam Evans - Tabla and Percussion Chris Hale - 6 String Bass Dan Richardson - Flute and Winds 
 
Venue:  The Horse Bazaar:
              397 Little Lonsdale street. 
Time:    7:00pm
 
The Horse Bazaar 
Tuesday 4th September. 7:00pm

 
Venue:  The Horse Bazaar:
              397 Little Lonsdale street. 
Time:    7:00pm
 
Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 
Wednesday September 19th
 

Rob Burke – Saxophone Tony Gould – Piano Sam Evans - Tabla & Percussion Tony Floyd - Drum Kit. 
 
Venue:  Bennetts Lane Jazz Venue
              25 Bannetts Lane, Melbourne 3000 
Time:    8:30pm
Tickets:$12/10 at the door 

Musica @ La Mama
Monday 24th September, 2007

 
Ria Soemardjo – Voice Sam Evans - Tabla  Helen Mountfort - Cello 
Steve Magnasun - Solo Guitar 

Tickets:    $10/15 
Venue:      La mama Theatre 205 Faraday Street Carlton 
Time:         7:30pm
  
Bennetts Lane Jazz Club 
Wednesday September 26th 


Tony Gould – Piano Sam Evans - Tabla & Percussion Imogen Manins - Cello
+ Special Guest Artists 
 
Venue:  Bennetts Lane Jazz Venue
              25 Bannetts Lane, Melbourne 3000 
Time:    Doors open 8:30pm. Music Starts 9:30pm. 
Tickets:$12/10 at the door 
 
The Horse Bazaar 
Tuesday 2nd October. 7:00pm

 
Sam Evans - Tabla and Percussion  Chris Hale - 6 String Bass  Dan Richardson - Flute and Winds 
 
Venue:  The Horse Bazaar:
              397 Little Lonsdale street. 
Time:     7:00pm
Date:     Tuesday 2nd October
 
ABC Radio Australia 
2:30pm Monday 14th October


Live to air interview and performance on 'In The Loop'. 
Sam Evans – Tabla Ria Soemardjo - Voice 
  
Melbourne International Arts Festival
The Famous Spiegeltent 
Tuesday 16th October 7pm

 
Ria Soemardjo – Voice Sam Evans - Tabla and Pecussion Helen Mountfort - Cello

Tickets:  $30
              Groups (8+) $27
              Conc $22.50 
Venue:  The Arts Centre - The Spiegeltent 
              100 St Kilda Road. Melbourne 3000
Time:     7pm
  
ABC Radio National 
3:00pm Thursday 25th October


The Daily Planet with Lucky Oceans
Presents Madhu Mahal. CD released by Tabla player Sam Evans 
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/dailyplanet/

The Boite World Music Cafe 
Saturday 27th October 2007 

 
 Tabla Kitchuri - Sam Evans and Jenny Thomas 
Steve Magnusson - Solo Guitar 

Tickets: $11/16 at the door 
Venue:   Mark Street Hall. 1 Mark Street. North Fitzroy 
Time:      8:15pm
Date:      Saturday 27th October 
 
The Horse Bazaar 
Wednesday 14th November. 7:00pm

 
Venue:  The Horse Bazaar:
              397 Little Lonsdale street. 
Time:     7:00pm
Date:     Wednesday 14th November
 
International Tour 2007/2008

Sam will be away for a couple of months performing and studying in India over the new year season. Gigs will start again in early 2008
 
Indian Tour January - July 2006
 
Performing solo and accompaniment in Calcutta, Shantinikitan and Agra. Among others Sam will be performing with Pandit Debasis Chakroborty and playing solo tabla lehara 

Boite World Music Cafe - Melbourne
Saturday 29th July, 2006
Album Launch of Madhu Mahal

 
Tickets:            $10/$15
Venue:              1 Mark Street, North Fitzroy. 
Time:                 7:30pm

The Scarlett Bar - Smith Street 
Sunday 6th August, 2006 
Frock with Sam Evans - Tabla. 


Tickets: $10/$15
Venue:  Scarlett Bar - Smith Street Collingwood
Time:     8:30 pm.
 
Granthan Street Yoga School 
Wednesday 4th October, 2006 
Sam Evans with Eugene Ugetti


Venue:   Grantham Street Yoga School, Brunswick. 
Time:      6:00 pm 

Monash World of Music Orchestra
Wednesday 11th October, 2006 
Monash World Music Orchestra with Director & Performer - Sam Evans


Venue:  Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University.  
Time:     8:00pm start. 
Tickets:$22/$16 at the door. 

Dantes Fitzroy 
Thursday 2nd December, 2007
Tabla Kitchuri - Sam Evans and Jenny Thomas 


Tickets: $7/10 at the door. 
Venue:   Dantes - Gurtrude Street Fitzroy  
Time:      8pm.

Sam Evans

Phone:        0423-145-447  (International: +61-423-145-447)
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