Kristin Berardi and Band with Mike Nock

The Kristin Berardi Band is made up of some of Australia's leading Jazz artists, with both national and international reputations in their own right.  They have recently performed at the 2007 JazzNOW Festival at the Sydney Opera House, 2006 Wangaratta Jazz Festival, 2007 Darling Harbour Jazz Festival, at SIMA's Sound Lounge and at Jazzgroove.

The group consists of

• Leader, vocalist & composer Kristin Berardi:
  Kristin has performed in many Jazz Festivals and clubs both in Australia and overseas - including 2007 IAJE Conference in NYC, Montreux Jazz Festival in 2007, JazzNOW Festival 2007, and recently completed a successful tour in Europe with guitarist James Sherlock. 
• pianist Mike Nock:
  Nock's reputation rests partly on his imposing international experience which includes twenty-five years working in the USA with many of the world's top jazz musicians such as: Coleman Hawkins, Yusef Lateef, Dionne Warwick, Michael Brecker, a large catalogue of critically acclaimed, internationally released recordings, his role as leader of the 1970's seminal jazz-rock group The Fourth Way and a substantial body of original compositions in print and on recordings.
• Guitarist James Muller:
  One of Australia's leading Jazz musicians, he has worked with Bernie McGann, Sean Wayland, Chad Wackerman, Bill Stewart, Maria Schneider to name only a few. 
• bassist Mike Majkowski:
  Majkowski works within a wide spectrum of contemporary music.  He is a member of Mike Nock's Trio,  Farfinkel Pugowski, The Splinter Orchestra, the Divine Dialects and more!  He has worked with many top jazz musicians including Bob Mintzer, Dale Barlow, Jackson Harrison, Dave Panichi and Sean Wayland.
• Drummer Tim Firth:
  Firth works regularly with many bands including The Don Rader Quintet, James Muller Trio, Judy Bailey Trio, Theak-tet, to name but a few. 
• Tenor saxophonist David Theak:
  Theak has successfully toured with his band Theak-tet in Europe in 2001 and 2004, and also with the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra in Australia 2006. With releases on Birdland and JazzHead labels, Theak is a prominent figure in the Australian Jazz scene.