The Damian Wright Trio with special guest Hamed Sadeghi at The Bondi Pavillion, Sydney tix available now through www.sima.org

DAMIAN WRIGHT is an ARIA nominated Flamenco guitarist and leader of acclaimed ensemble Bandaluzia. In 2018 Damian performed in Jerez, SPAIN at La Conferencia de Jose Luis Balao as part of the Jerez International Guitar Festival. In 2014 Damian was invited to perform as a solo artist at The Rajasthan International Folk Festival, INDIA and in 2016 performed at The Shanghai Fringe Festival, CHINA. Damian’s ensemble BANDALUZIA was invited in 2016 to perform at the biannual Adelaide International Guitar Festival curated by Slava Grigoryan & was a soloist at The Sydney International Guitar festival in 2017 & 2018.Damian also performed to a sold out Sydney Opera House Concert Hall as an invited artist to TEDX Sydney. On guitars Freedman fellowship winner and National Jazz Awards finalist BEN HAUPTMANN (Katie Noonan, Gurrumul, Lior etc....) & brilliant percussionist JAMES HAUPTMANN (James Morrison, Vince Jones, Bluejuice...etc).

Featuring HAMED SADEGHI. Hamed has an Iranian classical music background who plays Tar, Setar and Oud. He performs within a diverse range of musical projects, as well as composing and performing his own original music. He moved to Australia to pursue his career in a western country which led him to collaborate with well known Australian jazz and classical musicians. He has formed Eishan Ensemble with the purpose of creating new music for present time. Eishan Ensemble have performed in different local and international festivals.