The final concert in Australia after a long and exciting tour. If you know about this, then you know. If not, we hope to see you at one of the other gigs around the country and we'll invite you to this one.

In and around the past six years, bassist and Jazz musician Leigh Barker has been hectic touring Europe, the United States and everywhere else you can think of, and finally he brings his group around Australia from November 14 to December 18 2022. Based in Paris since 2016, Leigh is originally from Canberra and spent his formative years in Melbourne. Barker always had his group out on the road, playing their unique mix of Swing, Blues, Hot Jazz and contemporary Australian compositions.

Featured throughout the tour is award winning vocalist and violinist Heather Stewart, who is also based in Paris since 2016. Together they will be joined by their longest running colleagues from the Melbourne Jazz scene, who are also featured on the new CD: PARIS / MELBOURNE – released online at the height of the pandemic. The album features both the Melbourne group AND six bonus tracks from the new Paris lineup. The classic sounds of the golden eras of American Jazz, presented in their uniquely Australian style, with a touch of the burgeoning 21st century renaissance of swing and hot jazz in Paris.

“...their music is honest always, raw when it feels like it, dainty otherwise, and breathing all the time. These recordings are magnificent. And unruly. And alive.” - Michael Steinman, “Jazz Lives”

“Heather Stewart is a remarkable vocalist....Barker has collected great bands on two continents and you should acquire both.” - The Syncopated Times October 2021 -

LINKS https://barkingmadmusic.bandcamp.com/album/melbourne https://barkingmadmusic.bandcamp.com/album/paris