<p>Melbourne based composer, arranger and Piano Accordian player <a href="https://joabbottmusic.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jo Abbott</a> visited the Bent Notes Studio to chat about her musical development from Classical to Jazz inspired music.  Early in her musical education Jo discovered the beautiful French music from classical artists such as Debussy.</p> <p>This music has served as a basis for Jo&#8217;s more recent works blending French and Jazz music to develop the repertoire of her 5-piece ensemble &#8211; <a href="https://sanfona.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SANFONA</a>.</p> <p>Sanfona will be touring Central Victoria (Bendigo,  Castlemaine, Ruffy, Bright) in late January &#8211; all the details, including a GoFundme campaign from the <a href="https://sanfona.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sanfona website</a></p> <p>Hear Jo talk about her musical development and her joy of creating Sanfona, in this podcast from Bent Notes on JOY 94.9.</p> <p><em>Jo Abbott was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday December 7, 2025<br /> </em>Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock every Sunday night<br /> <span style="color: #ff00ff"><strong>JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station</strong></span></p> <p><a href="https://joy.org.au/support-joy/donate" rel="payment">Support this podcast, Donate to JOY;</a> <a href="https://joy.org.au/support-joy/become-a-member" rel="payment">Become a member</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://joy.org.au/bentnotes/2025/12/french-jazz-inspired-music-from-jo-abbotts-sanfona-ensemble/">French &amp; Jazz Inspired Music from Jo Abbott&#8217;s Sanfona Ensemble</a> appeared first on <a href="https://joy.org.au/bentnotes">Bent Notes</a>.</p>