Milena Cifali, award winning songwriter and published lyricist, and Jim Horvath, bassist are The Awesome, performing jazz and folk originals to acclaim nationally.
Swiss-born French/Italian Milena trained as a classical guitarist and her skilled guitar performances combined with her highly emotive and visual lyric writing will captivate you, as will her warm onstage presence and her gift for storytelling.
Yugoslav-born Hungarian Jim Horvath is a fine accompanist performing smooth upright bass and percussion, having learnt drums with the legendary Stui Spears from Max Merret and the Meteors.
The Awesome have performed national festivals including Canberra National Folk Festival, Cobargo Folk Festival, Alice Springs Beanie Festival, Tilba Festival, Merimbula Jazz Festival and Harvest Wine Festival in the ACT.
The Awesome consists of Milena Cifali, a highly trained classical and jazz guitarist, very ably supported by the empathetic Jim Horvath on upright bass. Catch up with them if you can. Well worth it.
Geoff Kluke, one of Australia’s leading jazz bassists and jazz lecturer at VCA Melbourne.
