Sasha Gavlek
Based in Hobart
About this act
Sasha Gavlek is a contemporary bassist, bandleader, composer, visual artist and educator based in nipaluna lutruwita, Hobart. Folk, alternative jazz and improvisation are where the interest sits. Gavlek graduated from the UTAS Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music in 2019 and has been one of the island's busiest players since, releasing the debut all original instrumental album On Second Thoughts with the Sasha Gavlek Quartet in 2022. Instrumental music, played with a composer's ear rather than a covers player's.