Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre [BMEC] will host the next instalment of their Band Night events this Friday, featuring the talents of local musician Gabbi Bolt.
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Bolt will be joined by her regular band lineup featuring TJ Tanuvasa [guitar, vocals], Karl Serna [bass] and Kelly Miller [drums].
Her performance will also enlist the services of fellow local musician Lueth Ajak who, like Bolt, has built up a notable reputation for performing regularly across the Central West.
Bolt will perform her original music on the night, and said the addition of Ajak's vocals will help enhance the soulful nature of the songs.
"Lueth and I first met as participants in the inaugural Local Emerging Artists Program [LEAP] in 2013, and I've enlisted his services for this gig as our musical tastes mesh together well," she said.
"We've always wanted to collaborate on a project but our busy schedules have often got in the way."
We've always wanted to collaborate on a project but our busy schedules have often got in the way.
- Gabbi Bolt
Ajak shared Bolt's enthusiasm for the upcoming performance, considering it an opportunity to reach out to a newer audience.
"Gabbi and I have banded together for impromptu performances in the past, but I'm looking forward to finally collaborating with her for an event," he said.
"Live music is on the rise in the Central West, and it's wonderful that so many musicians are willing to join forces for certain gigs."
Bolt launched her debut EP, Grey Into Blue, at Bathurst's Tremain's Mill last year to a crowd of over 200 people.
The songs on Grey Into Blue will feature heavily on the setlist but Bolt said the performance shall incorporate a selection of new material as well.
"Stevie Wonder's influence is still prevalent in the new songs but musically, the sound is more laid back," she said.
"There's some ballads among the new material which I feel were inspired by the direction Smith & Jones took on their latest album, Something Worth Learning."
Bolt and Ajak will be supported by LEAP band Gopp, comprising of students from Scots All Saints College.
The event will get under way at 8pm. Tickets cost $20 [$10 for people under 30.]
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