Jeremy Sawkins

A member of the Australian music community since the late 1970’s as a performing guitarist, composer, bandleader and recording artist, Jeremy has shared the stage and recording studios with many notable musicians. Having performed all around Australia, he has also performed in Europe and Asia and is regarded as one of Australia’s most versatile jazz guitarists. Jeremy has been a core member of the ARIA award winning group Wanderlust since 1996. He has performed and recorded with Jackie Orzsacsky, Kristen Cornwell, Sandy Evans, Spike Mason, Lloyd Swanton, Bernie McGann, John Foreman, Don Burrows, Dominic Miller (Sting) and Ira Coleman to name but a few. Recent performances have seen Jeremy sharing the stage with such luminaries as Sting and Dominic Miller, Katie Noonan, Wendy Matthews, Kristin Berardi, Melinda Schneider, Kate Miller-Heidke, Ella Hooper, Alma Orquestra and Glenn Shorrock among others. He recently performed at the 2023 Adelaide Guitar Festival. Jeremy is currently involved with several groups including Serenata Trio (with Trish Delaney-Brown), The Casey Greene/Jeremy Sawkins Quintet (featuring pianist Peter Locke), The Jeremy Sawkins Organ Trio (featuring organist Clayton Doley) and electro-acoustic jazz outfit Avant Raag (featuring percussionist Greg Sheehan) Jeremy has released five albums as leader featuring his own compositions. “Toys” (1994) “Southpaw” (2001) “Jazz Organism ‘Live’ in Dublin” (2010) “Artefact” JS Organ Quartet (2016) “Somnambience” (2021)