Mount Kujo + Toqui

🌺Mount Kujo + Toqui @ BAR OUSSOU! 🌺 

Two Jazz Ensembles One Night! Spontaneous Toqui & Funky Afrobeat Mount Kujo combine forces for a night to blow your dome back to the astral home! $12 via Humanitix 

Powerful, dynamic, sometimes gentle, predominantly highly energetic; Mount Kujo is a Melbourne based, internationally formed act blending Funk and Jazz influenced by Latin and Afro-beat. A collective of jazz musicians from all around the world deeply rooted in Melbourne's music scene, playing original arrangements rich of colourful harmonic changes, syncopated rhythms with explosive horn sections and extensive solo parts.

Led by visionary pianist Oscar France,  Toqui fuses intricate orchestral arrangements with bold, spontaneous improvisation. Drawing on classical and contemporary influences, they create a rich, cinematic sound that defies genre. It’s a dynamic blend of sophistication and creativity, where every performance is a thrilling journey into the unknown.