The Awakenings Ensemble | Live at Freo Social
Schedule
Sun, 14 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC+08:00Location
Freo.Social | Fremantle, WA
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The Awakenings Ensemble, Western Australia's internationally performing world music group, returns to Perth for one night only on Sunday June 14 at Freo.Social, Fremantle - the first local performance since completing a six-city Asia tour that saw sell-out shows across Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore.The April tour delivered beyond all expectations. Perth sold out five days ahead of the performance. Both Singapore nights sold out. Beijing and Shanghai were full houses. The ensemble performed at some of Asia's most iconic venues - Blue Note Beijing, JZ Club Shanghai, Salon No.10 Hong Kong and Blu Jaz Singapore - and was immediately invited to return to the JZ Festival in Shanghai, one of Asia's most prominent jazz events. A live recording made during the tour is being prepared for release as an album later this year.
The Awakenings Ensemble brings together five exceptional musicians from Australia, Iran and Lebanon, performing original music that weaves Persian and Middle Eastern instruments - ney, daff, oud - with contemporary jazz. Founded in 2011 by Perth drummer and pianist Michael Pignéguy, the ensemble has built a reputation for performances that are as musically rigorous as they are accessible - music that crosses cultures without losing its identity.
The June 14 show at Freo.Social will be the first opportunity for Perth audiences to experience the ensemble in the wake of the Asia tour. Tickets are available now.
" We came home from this tour with a renewed sense of what this music can do and who it can reach. Bringing that back to Perth - to the audiences who have supported us from the beginning - feels like the right way to close this chapter before we start planning what comes next. " - Michael Pignéguy, Artistic Director, The Awakenings Ensemble
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Where is it happening?
Freo.Social, 1 Holdsworth St, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia, FremantleEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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