sydney arts guide
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Andrew Scott
THE POCKET TRIO PLUS FOUR VOCALISTS AT CAMELOT LOUNGE
Reviewed by Eric Myers
Sydney Arts Guide, February 17, 2026
I’ve already waxed lyrical about the new Pocket Trio album Something New Something Blue in a review published in AJAZZ, the magazine of the Australian Jazz Museum. But I don’t feel I’m duplicating my thoughts in that review in applauding the trio’s performance at Camelot Lounge on February 12, 2026. A packed, apparently sold-out, audience attended; Andrew Scott (piano), Max Alduca (double bass) and Tim Geldens (drums) confirmed their mastery as a jazz trio; and the four vocalists featured on their recent album performed brilliantly in a performance that more or less brought the house down. Such a triumphant evening deserves to be thoroughly documented, and I’ll do my best to summarise what took place at this unforgettable gig…