Perth International Jazz Festival: Matthew Sheens & Ben Vanderwal

Nice To Meet You: pianist Matthew Sheens and drummer Ben Vanderwal play together for the first time

First meetings rarely play out in public, but they will at this unique series of shows. Nice To Meet You brings together two world-class musicians who have never played together and puts them in front of an audience that can watch in wonder as they navigate this new musical relationship in real time.

In this performance, New York-based Australian pianist and composer Matthew Sheens is paired with globally renowned Perth drummer Ben Vanderwal. How will these two unique forces in the world of jazz find their way forward? Will it be a meeting of musical minds or a clash of musical titans? No-one will know until they hit the stage of the atmospheric and intimate Liberty Theatre. – and you could be among the only people to witness this premiere performance. Because there can never be another first time.