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Formed in Santiniketan, West Bengal, in 2009, The Three Seas grew out of an all-night jam between Australian saxophonist Matt Keegan and local musicians Raju Das Baul and Deo Ashis Mothey, alongside Kolkata-based drummer Gaurab “Gaboo” Chatterjee. Over the past 15 years, the group has evolved into one of the most distinctive cross-cultural ensembles in contemporary music.

Their previous albums — Haveli (2013), Fathers, Sons & Brothers (2017) and Afterlife (2022) — earned acclaim from The Sydney Morning Herald, OzAsia Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Review and The Times of India, which praised their music as “a rare sound of joy.”

The Three Seas now return with Antahkarana, a luminous meeting of Baul mysticism, Himalayan folk, rock and dub, recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in the UK. The album fuses ancient devotional poetry with hypnotic grooves and global improvisation, bringing together Raju Das Baul (lead vocals, khamak), Deo Ashis Mothey (vocals, dotora, esraj, guitar), Gaurab Chatterjee (vocals, drums, dupki, guitar), Brendan Clark (electric bass, dotora) and Matt Keegan (baritone saxophone, harmonium), with Hilary Geddes (electric guitar).

While The Three Seas have toured extensively throughout Europe and performed at the 2018 Wangaratta Festival, this marks their long-overdue Melbourne debut.

The Melbourne Jazz Co-operative:

The Melbourne Jazz Co-operative is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting original live jazz performance by established and emerging artists in Melbourne.

Since 1983 our objectives have been to increase the exposure of contemporary jazz performance by making it accessible to audiences, and to provide award waged performance opportunities for emerging and established artists.

In addition to support derived from member contributions, the MJC is assisted by  the Victorian Government, through Creative Victoria, via its Arts Development Programs. MJC was assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body from 1983-2017 inclusive, and was delighted to receive Australia Council funding of $60,000 for our 2019 program.

The MJC received $40,000 from the Australia Council over the 2021/2022 Financial Year, and was pleased to received a grant of $75,341 from Creative Australia (with Music Australia contribution) for our 2025 Annual Program.

Our sold-out 40th Anniversary Concert at the Melbourne Recital Centre in May 2023 was supported by a $20,000 grant from Creative Victoria’s Creative Projects program.