

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Ben Hanlon Trio feat Matthias Erlewein 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Event Description**: bookings - uptownjazzcafe@email.com

Known for his individual and expressive style, Tenor Sax player Matthias Erlewein has been a highly regarded member of the German jazz scene for decades.  
Born in a small town in the South of Germany in 1961, Matthias went on to study in Graz and Cologne and was the recipient of many international awards including the Blue Note Jazz Research award which enabled him to travel to New York to record with John Abercrombie.   

Over the years Matthias has performed with the German Jazz Orchestra, the Bob Brookmeyer Art Orchestra as well as all five German Radio Big Bands.  

Matthias has shared the stage with John Beasley, Bobby Burgess, Till Brönner, Dollar Brand, Bob Degen, Peter Erskine, Joe Gallardo, John Goldsby, Wolfgang Haffner, Joachim Kühn, Lee Konitz, Albert Mangelsdorff, Adrian Mears, Nguyen Le, Bob Mintzer, John Marschall, Don Rader, Florian Ross, Jochen Rückert, Claus Stötter, John Scofield, Marcus Stockhausen, Kenny Wheeler and Martin Wind, performing all over the world, most recently in the Lincoln Centre New York.

This is Matthias' first time performing in Australia.

"He plays great.  Lyrical, but not mushy.  Totally modern and with loads of chops but without having to show them off. "
Charlie Mariano


Also featuring - 

Ben Hanlon - double bass 
Danny Fischer - drums

Diving into the chordless Trio archive of Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane and others, the trio will explore bass composition standards book with three of the best. 


As a renowned jazz musician Ben performs regularly at Australia’s premier venues with many of the finest jazz musicians including James Morrison, Joe and Olivia Chindamo, Paul Grabowsky, Michelle Nicole, Carl Mackey, Matt Jodrell, Julien Wilson, Phil Noy, Mark and Nichaud Fitzgibbon, Paul Williamson(s), Sam Keevers, Sam Bates, Lance Ferguson’s Menagerie and Danny Fischer. He has performed at numerous Melbourne International Jazz festivals, Port Fairy Spring Music Festival and Melbourne Music Week events. Ben has released two celebrated albums ‘Duo’ and ‘Stravinsky’ with James Sherlock and ‘Under Paris Skies’ with Hetty Kate. As one third of the Hue Blanes Trio alongside Danny Farrugia he performed in Hue Blanes’ 2017 MIJF performance for the ‘PBS Young Elder of Jazz Award’ as well on as their debut album release ‘Straight Chaser’ with Pound records. Ben has been also a member of revered Melbourne bebop institution Bopstretch since 2018. Ben features on Fem Belling’s Age Victoria Music Awards nominated album ‘Now/then’, Nathan Slater’s debut, and several releases by the celebrated Luke Howard.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/melbourne/ben-hanlon-trio-feat-matthias-erlewein/200029508322419
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, festivals, music-festivals, performances, art, jazz
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Melbourne
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Uptown jazz cafe
- **lat**: -37.80214
- **long**: 144.97758
- **full address**: Uptown jazz cafe, 1/177 Brunswick Street Fitzroy,Melbourne,VIC,Australia

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- **organizer**: Uptown jazz cafe (https://allevents.in/org/uptown-jazz-cafe/18985839)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Uptown jazz cafe, 1/177 Brunswick Street Fitzroy,Melbourne,VIC,Australia
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- **Q**: What type of event is this?
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