With toe-tapping gypsy jazz, soulful chanteuses and more, spend a relaxing Friday night at Le Bar as Empress Joséphine’s Garden heads into an autumn mood.
For nine nights WA Maritime Museum are bringing together a program of live performances full of Parisian glamour and passion as we take a French-inspired musical journey, influenced by some legendary ladies.
Get a taste of France every Friday night with a unique twist each week! Embrace a season of Friday night soirées where the allure of French culture meets the magic of gardens after dark.
Head to our pop-up Glasshouse Bar before entering the stunning 360-degree digital experience, Empress Joséphine’s Garden. Soak in the vibrant garden party atmosphere and try your hand at our Sketching Salon, where you can capture the beauty of still life and taxidermied specimens using their camera lucida optical devices, a clever invention helping even novice sketchers produce masterpieces!
Bring your friends or a special someone for a vibrant Friday night soirée!
FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY PROGRAM: SASSAFRAS TRIO 6pm – 8.30pm
Sassafras Trio combines toe-tapping swing, breakneck gypsy jazz and re-worked jazz standards in a vibrant and engaging mix of acoustic music, all performed with the dazzling virtuosity and passion that is intrinsic to the gypsy jazz tradition. Repertoire features French inspired classics from the likes of Django Reinhardt, Birelli Lagrene, Gonzalo Bergara and Les Doigts Des L'Homme plus original arrangements of jazz standards and some original compositions.
You will love the energy and hot-cool chutzpah of these master string players. Formed in late 2015, Sassafras has now established a reputation as one of Perth’s premier gypsy jazz groups. The Sassafras band performs in a range of different size formats featuring well-known local musicians, however, all the different band formats do however have one thing in common - the core rhythm section of string players Lachlan Gear, Aaron Deacon and Pete Jeavons.
