Founded in 2011, the ARIA winning duo has performed at all the major festivals in Australia and recorded 5 CDs, Hush Vol. 11- Luminous, Re-imaginings, Symbiosis,  Dido’s Lament,  and Chindamo’s re-versioning of the Goldberg Variations, premiering the latter at Carnegie Hall in 2015. The duo made their European debut at the Spinacorona Festival in Naples, at the invitation of renowned pianist, Michele Campanella in 2018 

Joe Chindamo and Zoë Black

Philosophy of duo: 

“Whilst we don’t believe in the validity of cross genre projects – because they are, after-all, a meeting of pre-prepackaged comfort zones – we do, however, believe that the raw materials (or fundamental building blocks) which make up any music are common to all genres. Therefore, rather than erecting imaginary walls in order to encage the music so that it becomes a servant to genre,  it is far more liberating to call on all one’s cognitive, spiritual and emotional resources – at any given moment – and thus create a polystylistic music which combines the old and new in an organic and progressive way.” JC & ZB

 

“… instead of breaking down boundaries, this duo appears not to notice them…This recording is brimming with creativity. It’s a delight to hear…The duo must be lauded for forging a style entirely their own.

Francis Merson, editor Limelight Magazine

” ….a contemporary sense of spaciousness and sparkle.”

Joel Carnegie , The Age 

“…informed by a thorough musicality and wide-ranging originality”

Clive O’Connell The Age