Jody Sternberg & David Lewis (Paris)

Doors 6pm
Show 7pm

Morcheeba alum, Jody Sternberg and Paris Combo co-founder, David Lewis, are back in Australia with another eclectic menu of songs, exploring the rich and enduring dialogue between French chanson and ‘le jazz’.

Together with Russell Holmes at the piano they offer their unique takes on the songs of such iconic figures as Michel Legrand, Charles Trenet and Serge Gainsbourg, with Lewis’ melodic, colourful trumpet and flugelhorn interweaving with Sternberg’s warm voice and feeling for lyric, playfully mixing languages and musical styles.

In Perth for an Ellington exclusive, one night only performance – don’t miss this chance to see two heavyweights of the crossover jazz scene together!

JODY STERNBERG: Originally from Sydney, Jody Sternberg is a singer and multi-instrumentalist whose music blends vocal jazz with touches of folk, blues and bossa nova. Now living in France, after previous spells in Japan and the US, Jody has collaborated artists including Arthur H, Alain Jean-Marie, Marc Collin’s Nouvelle Vague and Morcheeba notably touring worldwide as their lead singer during The Antidote tour and co-writing the single “Wonders Never Cease”. Her duo album with Jean-Marie, Castles in the Sand, released in June 2023, drew critical acclaim including 4 star-reviews in the French music press. Jody will release her next album in spring 2026 on the Bonsaï Music label.

DAVID LEWIS: Australian-born trumpeter, pianist and composer David Lewis is co-founder of the internationally-renowned group Paris Combo, with which he recorded nine albums and performed world-wide over a 25-year period until the untimely passing of the group’s singer-songwriter Belle du Berry in 2020. Paris Combo have toured Australia six times, including three exclusive performances with guest artists at the 2023 Adelaide Cabaret Festival, in a tribute to Belle du Berry. Originally travelling to France to study music, Lewis went on to tour and record extensively with African-Jazz legend Manu Dibango. As instrumentalist and composer-arranger he has also worked with a diverse array of Paris-based artists including Gianmaria Testa, Arthur H, Maurane, Carla Bruni, and, most recently choreographer Philippe Decouflé.

RUSSELL HOLMES:
Pianist, keyboardist and guitarist, Russel Holmes is a triple WAMI award winner and ABC recording artist. He fronts and composes for The Russell Holmes Trio and has performed in UK, Europe, the US and Asia whilst often supporting visiting artists such as James Taylor. Russell appears on over 100 CDs/Albums and has been released on the ABC Jazz label.
Russell also performs and arranges with indigenous artists, Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse, appearing on their last three albums and touring with them nationally and internationally over the last 10 years. He is a sessional Lecturer in both Contemporary and Jazz Music Courses at WAAPA.