GREGG ARTHUR: UP CLOSE

Chatswood Culture Bites presents: JAZZ AT THE LOUNGE 2025: Concert 8

GREGG ARTHUR: UP CLOSE

Thursday, 2 October 2025
The Lounge, Chatswood Concourse

Endorsed by the biggest names in jazz and praised by his contemporaries and international press, Gregg Arthur follows in the footsteps of Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormé, and Tony Bennett as Australia’s premier jazz vocalist. Known for his refined vocal style, lyrical phrasing and charismatic stage presence, Gregg brings timeless jazz standards to life alongside beautifully crafted original songs. His warm baritone and huge range allow him to embrace an audience with a tender ballad, and thrill with outstanding vocal acuity, but most of all it is his emphasis on rhythm and phrasing that has brought him admiration from legends and critics everywhere.

"I love the way you sing. Your phrasing is perfection" - Tony Bennett

In his much-anticipated return to The Lounge, Australian singer and songwriter Gregg Arthur performs his award-winning original compositions alongside his (and our) favourite standards, from the writers who have influenced his life in song. As Gregg explains, “Whenever I perform a brilliant standard like Hoagy Carmichael’s classic “The Nearness of You,” or Cole Porter’s immortal “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” I feel inspired to create new songs that have that same effect on people, both in the melody and the lyrics. Up Close is my way of presenting the classics that really speak to me – to all of us, who love jazz – alongside the songs that were born out of that inspiration.”

For Up Close, Gregg is joined on stage by four of Sydney’s most respected jazz musicians: Charlie Meadows on guitar, Peter Locke on piano, Craig Scott on double bass and Andrew Dickeson on drums.

"Most contemporary jazz singers would kill to pen songs of the quality Arthur’s originals" - John Shand, The Sydney Morning Herald

"His style is cool and unhurried, he’s blessed with a great voice, and it can’t hurt that he’s tall, dark and very handsome " - Eric Myers, The Weekend Australian

About Gregg Arthur

Gregg has enjoyed an international career including residing and performing in the USA, touring Singapore, China and Japan and regarded in his home country as Australia’s premier jazz vocalist. Career highlights include Las Vegas residencies with Vincent Falcone, Frank Sinatra’s musical director, a long-term residency at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Jazz Grill in Bel Air, Los Angeles, performances at Singapore’s Victoria Theatre, at the Sydney Opera House, State Theatre and City Recital Hall Sydney, and Melbourne’s Hamer Hall. In 2018, he opened the Melbourne International Jazz Festival for Branford Marsalis, and in 2023 -24 toured 22 concerts around Australia with James Morrison and John Morrison’s Swing City Big Band.

His recordings for ABC Jazz and more, and live performances feature original compositions and fresh interpretations of classic standards written by legendary artists including Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Cole Porter, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Michel Legrand. Gregg’s upcoming TV concert special, filmed live at Sydney’s City Recital Hall in 2024, will show on SBS Australia and stream on SBS On Demand, Australian Theatre Live, and Broadway On Demand. greggarthur.com

Musicians:

Charlie Meadows, guitar
Peter Locke, piano
Craig Scott, double bass
Andrew Dickeson, drums

When
Thursday, 2 October 2025
7.30 pm
Where
The Concourse Lounge
The Concourse, 409 Victoria Ave, Chatswood

Tickets
$40.30 - $75.50 + BF
Cabaret Seating available Bookings: https://www.theconcourse.com.au/event/jazz-at-the-lounge-2025-gregg-arthur-up-close/

Jazz at the Lounge
Jazz at the Lounge is a stellar line-up of ten unmissable concerts, bringing the magic of live jazz to Sydney's North Shore. https://www.theconcourse.com.au/jazz-at-the-lounge-2025/

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