Helpmann Academy and the Elder Conservatorium of Music are excited to announce Australian exclusive Open Masterclass with GRAMMY award-winning bassist and composer Linda May Han Oh.
This is an exceptional opportunity to see Linda May Han Oh lead an exclusive masterclass for select emerging jazz musicians – specifically current students and recent graduates of the Elder Conservatorium of Music.
Linda May Han Oh will workshop with three student ensembles, providing feedback and real–time solutions to questions raised. Dr Lyndon Gray, Lecturer in Jazz Bass at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, will facilitate a discussion with Linda on band–leading and workshopping original material, particularly from the rhythm section.
“Linda May Han Oh’s return to Adelaide offers an instrumental experience for our jazz students and graduates. Her global perspective, artistic integrity, and invaluable mentorship will resonate deeply with our music community. Working with an artist of her calibre at such a formative stage in their careers can be life–changing, and we are delighted to present this extraordinary opportunity in partnership with the Helpmann Academy.”
Professor Anna Goldsworthy, Director of Elder Conservatorium of Music
This is your chance to expand your experience of jazz, not usually open to the public. Please note that this exclusive Open Masterclass is free to current Elder Conservatorium students and graduates (within five years of graduation), and high school student groups interested in a career in music. Proof of eligibility will be required when you register your tickets (check HERE).
This Masterclass is also free for Helpmann Academy alumni.
Members of the public are welcome to attend. General Admission tickets are $10 +booking fee.
Numbers limited. Book early to secure your spot!
KEY INFORMATION
WHEN: Thursday 14 August, 4:00pm – 6:00pm
WHERE: Scott Theatre, The University of Adelaide, Kintore Ave, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia
WHO: Current secondary and tertiary music students, music graduates up to five years and interested members of the public
COST: FREE for eligible students and graduates (proof of eligibility will be required when you register your tickets; check HERE)
FREE for Helpmann Academy alumni
General Admission | $10 + booking fee
PRESENTED BY
Helpmann Academy
University of Adelaide
ABOUT LINDA MAY HAN OH
Based in New York City, Linda May Han Oh is an internationally leading female bassist/composer and is currently Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music in the bass department, and is also part of the Institute for Jazz and Gender Justice led by Terri Lyne Carrington.
Born in Malaysia and raised in Boorloo (Perth), Western Australia, Linda has received many awards including a 2022 Deutscher Jazz Preis and was voted the 2018-2021, 2023-2025 Bassist of the Year by the Jazz Journalist’s Association, as well 2022 Bassist of the Year in Jazztimes. Linda also was voted 2019 Bassist of the Year in Hothouse Magazine and was the 2020 recipient APRA award for Best New Jazz Work. In 2023 she received the prestigious Herb Albert Award for music and received an Honorary Doctorate from the Manhattan School of Music in 2024.
Linda has had five releases as a leader which have received critical acclaim, her latest – a quintet album entitled The Glass Hours on Biophilia Records. Her latest commissions include “Littoral Tales” a solo piano piece in two movements for Gloria Cheng, and “Ephemeral Echoes” written for percussion trio and piano trio as well as “Mirrors and Shadows” written for piano and bass duo.
Linda was featured on bass in the 2020 Pixar movie “Soul” under the musical direction of Jon Batiste (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) alongside drummer Roy Haynes and was the model for the character in the film – bassist “Miho.”
Images: Linda May Han Oh. Supplied.