EDITORIAL I visited Sydney over the last weekend and was shocked to learn of the closure of Lawson's Records store, a Sydney institution since 1964, on April 27.
Located in Pitt Street near the Chinatown (or, more precisely, K-Town) end, it was the last survivor of a strip of record and book stores which included the venerable Ashwoods (1932-2003), Martin's, The Pitt, Red Eye Records, and others stores at various times.
This followed on from the closure of second-hand vinyl store Revolve Records in Erskineville on February 1 (after 11 years in that location). While other newer and 'hipper' stores have opened up in recent years in Sydney (such as Radio Free Alice and Repressed Records), they cannot compare with the sheer size and depth of stock of Lawson's and Revolve.
In more than 40 years of 'field trips' to Sydney, these stores yielded CDs by Sydney artists that I did not existed, and LPs that I have never seen before (including ABC Radio internal pressings of Charlie Munro, Judy Bailey and Julian Lee). Now, sadly, due to greedy landlords, there is yet another huge gap in the Sydney music scene.
Of course, Sydney's Birdland Records has always aimed to have the most extensive collection of current Australian jazz albums (but on my relatively meagre income there has been a limit to how many full price albums that I could purchase at one time). This brings me to the Australian Jazz Awards, as being an invaluable resource in collating information on Australian jazz releases. Eric Myers, as National Jazz Co-ordinator, used to publish a list of new releases which were sent to his Office. Later on he was commissioned by APRA to compile annual lists of Australian jazz releases over the mid-2006 to mid-2009 periods for the APRA Award for Most Performed Jazz Composition of the Year.
Now, notwithstanding the continued efforts of veteran discographer Jack Mitchell, AO, and the Australian Jazz Museum, there is no comprehensive data on the deluge of independent Australian jazz releases. So, this is one additional value of the 'Bell' Awards which is often not recognised.
Arriving back in Melbourne on Tuesday, in Brunswick alone there was a choice between a duo of Scott Tinkler and Ren Walters at The Brunswick Green, or solo piano from visiting U.S. artist Dan Tepfer, followed by the opening of Omar Sosa's season the next night, as well as the Stonnington Jazz concerts (in which a highlight of Barney McAll's concert was the absolutely exquisite and beautifully melodic solo from bassist Sam Anning). Stonnington's Jazz Industry Summit featured international guest, Lilly Schwartz, Director of Programming for the SFJAZZ Center facility (and the San Francisco Jazz Festival), and it is great to make these international connections. While that city is indeed extremely fortunate to have such an impressive purpose-built and funded facility, having visited San Francisco in a non-festival period last year, I firmly believe that we are very lucky to have the year-round scene of music on offer here in Melbourne.
Lastly, as the Producer of the "Notes From the Underground" 3 CD set (which has not yet sold out, 20 years after its release), I thoroughly support the project to re-release the Transwaste material from that set as a stand-alone album of powerful 1980s Industrial Rock, and as a tribute to the three musicians (and friends) who are no longer with us: Peter Jones, Gavan Dunn, and Jamie Fielding. ▪ Martin Jackson
THERE WILL BE A BREAK OF A MONTH WITH OUR eNews, AS DUE TO THE MIJF, OUR NEXT CONCERT WILL BE ON JUNE 16 Lawson's shop front, image courtesy of ABC News | Sunday, May 19, 8.30pm -10.30 pm, at The Jazzlab, 27 Leslie Street, Brunswick $20 & $15 con. With trombonist James Macaulay (winner of the National Jazz Award 2017) now living in Tokyo, this is an unique opportunity to hear this ensemble during his brief visit to Melbourne. Trumpeter, composer and eternal sideman Eugene Ball took almost 20 years for to form a quartet under his own name, so it comprises some significant talents in drummer James McLean (winner of the 2017 Freedman Jazz Fellowship), and electric bassist Mick Meagher. Since the release of their debut album, Hi(gh) Curious (which John Clare described as “one of the most startling jazz records”), the Eugene Ball 4tet have performed at the Wangaratta, Stonnington and Perth jazz festivals. For this performance, the 4tet will perform predominantly new material, which they have developed in recent months. Hi(gh) Curious can be found lurking at bandcamp.com | Sunday, May 26, 8.30 pm, at The Jazzlab. $20/$15 con. London-based pianist/composer Dorian Ford came up playing alongside many musicians who went on to form the backbone of the London jazz renaissance of the 1980s. Through a scholarship he went to the USA and became a Berklee graduate and Chick Corea Jazz Masters award winner. His unique and personal playing style takes in jazz, classical, folk and rock, and he often makes the crossover between jazz and classical audiences, especially with his Bill Evans tributes. He has worked on film scores, and toured Europe and Japan, as well as performing a solo piano concert at the London Jazz Festival. On his Melbourne debut he will collaborate with Eugene Ball (trumpet), Nick Haywood (bass) and Ronny Ferella (drums).
“an incandescent piano trio.” John Fordham, The Guardian
“Dorian Ford is some kind of genius. An assured and intelligent improviser, his interpretation of Gershwin’s 'Embraceable You' managed to invoke both the spirit of Charlie Parker and the slow movement of Bach’s Italian Concerto. A really musical performance.” - Hugh Wood | LET THERE BE DRUMS: Spartacus Collective & Nat Grant/ Dave Brown duo Sunday, May 26th, 5.30-7.30pm, at LongPlay, 318 St Georges Road, North Fitzroy $15/$10 con Co-presented by Small Space Music & the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative This Series begins with a double bill of the Spartacus Collective and the Nat Grant/ Dave Brown duo. The Spartacus Collective comprises
Ronny Ferella (drums) with Gideon Brazil, Flora Carbo and Sean Rammers (alto & tenor saxophones, and other woodwinds).
The Nat Grant/ Dave Brown duo (pictured) comprises Nat Grant (drumset) and Dave Brown (guitar). | "ST. KILDA JAZZ STORIES" screening at ST. KILDA FILM FESTIVAL June 29, noon at St. Kilda Town Hall "St Kilda Jazz Stories" (38 min) is a jaunty essay-film that snaps a century of Australian jazz history through the lens of Melbourne’s famous bayside destination, St Kilda, and its significant music venues. Featuring music from local jazz luminaries with archive footage, photographs and interviews revealing stories from the dance halls, coffee lounges, clubs, pubs and bars from the 1920s to today. More than 24 hours of audio and video interviews were recorded with over 20 people. Sharing their entertaining insights are musicians Eugene Ball, Bob Barnard, Rebecca Barnard, Margie Lou Dyer, Peter Gaudion, Judy Jacques, Vince Jones, Nick Polites, John Scurry, Bob Sedergreen, Ted Vining, Paul Williamson, Julien Wilson and Barry Wratten. Other interviewees include sound engineer Bill Armstrong; Len Davis, Cameron Paine and Ian Stanistreet from 3PBS Community Radio; and founder of Jazz Centre 44, Horst Liepolt. “Jazz Centre 44… They were the halcyon days of modern jazz music in Melbourne.” – Ted Vining. “What I remember about Jazz Centre 44 was the dancing... It was the place to be. It was bohemian.”
– Judy Jacques. The film includes exclusive footage from Jazz Centre 44 shot on an old wind-up Bolex 16mm camera, filmed by Frank Heimans (Cinetel Productions) in 1962. “It only gives you a 25 second take after you wind it up by turning the handle,” he told filmmaker Kaye Blum. He made his 3-minute film on a budget of ten pounds and “cut it without being able to synchronise music and pictures and just hoped for the best”. It features the Yarra Yarra Jazz Band with Dennis Ball on clarinet, Maurice Garbutt on cornet, Don Hall on drums, Bob Brown on bass and Les Fithall on trombone. A long-time fan of home movie cine cameras, Blum also included Super 8 footage she shot herself on her Braun Nizo Super 8 camera using some old Reversal film stock she’d kept in a tin box. The soundtrack includes Warwick ‘Wocka’ Dyer with Frank Johnson’s Fabulous Dixielanders, Judy Jacques and the Yarra Yarra New Orleans Jazz Band, Bob Barnard on trumpet with Len Barnard’s Jazz Band, Allan Lee on vibes with Len Barnard’s Modern Jazz Band, Allan Browne’s Red Onions, John Scurry’s Reverse Swing, and the Margie Lou Dyer Quintet.
Bookings here | APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2019 APRA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS: Career impacting opportunity for songwriters & composers
APRA AMCOS is proud to announce the return of the biennial APRA Professional Development Awards, a career boosting initiative which has helped further the musical success stories of Gotye, Fanny Lumsden, screen composer Caitlin Yeo, Morgan Evans, Ainslie Wills, Nick Drabble, Ngaiire, Briggs and many more. Held every two years, the APRA Professional Development Awards aim to create serious opportunities for emerging songwriters and composers. In 2019, the awards prize pool continues to grow, offering nine individual winners $15,000 each to propel their career, plus Audio-Technica M50x Studio Headphones Limited Edition Red and an ‘Aon Wallet’ insurance package including Public Liability, Equipment and Personal Accident cover valued at $3,000 over 3 years. Applications are now open to emerging songwriters and composers across the following categories: Popular Contemporary (three awards are given in this category which covers pop, rock, blues, folk, hip hop and R&B)
Country
Jazz
Art Music
Dance/Electronic
Film and Television
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander The APRA Professional Development Awards judging panel for 2019 includes Katie Wighton & Georgia Mooney (All Our Exes Live in Texas), Jenny Morris, Lior, Brooke McClymont, Dom Alessio (Sounds Australia), Jeremy Rose, Iain Grandage, Cat Hope, Caitlin Yeo, Jay Stewart, Leah Flanagan, Coco Eke (Bad Apples), Dan Zilber (Future Classic), and many more. Applications for the Professional Development Awards close on Thursday 27 June, 2019. For more information and to apply, visit apraamcos.com.au/awards/2019-awards/pda/ | AUSTRALIAN JAZZ 'BELL' AWARDS: NOMINATIONS CLOSED & VOTING TO COMMENCE BY MAY 27 Nominations by Australian Jazz Academy members for the 2019 Australian Jazz Bell Awards closed at midnight on Friday, May 3. This has seen a diverse field of around 60 nominations from all States, ranging from well-known to emerging artists. The next step will be the Members' Voting process, which will commence by May 27, and run for a fortnight. This will be followed by the Judges moderation process.
Winners will be announced in Melbourne at a function at Bird’s Basement on Monday, July 15th.. Celebrating its 17th year in 2019, the Jazz Bell Awards are the only jazz-specific awards in Australia to acknowledge excellence in performance, creativity and presentation, with each award carry $5,000 prize money.
To join the Australian Jazz Academy (or renew your membership), visit here. | Pathfinders - Music Leadership Program The Australian Art Orchestra is proud to announce that they are now taking applications for our Associate Artist position 2019/2020, as part of the Pathfinders - Music Leadership Program, generously supported by the Ian Potter Foundation. The Pathfinders program offers a one-year, part-time Associate Artist role for an exceptionally talented emerging musician and future music leader with a practice in contemporary art music and improvisation. Applications are open now, and close on Sunday, 16 June 2019. Read more here and apply. | Elio Villafranca TICKET OFFER for MJC eNews Subscribers Subscribers to this eNews can purchase tickets to Elio Villafranca (see below for concert details) for the special "Mates Rates" price of $35 (+ Booking fee).
Access via this link here | NEW JAZZ ENSEMBLE PUBLICATION BY TIM NIKOLSKY Guitarist Dr. Tim Nikolsky, the creator and editor of The Australian Jazz Real Book, has produced a new resource aimed at high school jazz ensembles.
"The Funky Boogaloo Hard Bop Real Book fbhbrb.com is a collection of 10 classic tunes presented in leadsheet format to enable horn players and rhythm sections play in small format combo bands. There’s Concert, Bb, Eb and Bass clef books; so nobody misses out. There’s also supplementary material available with backing tracks, sample piano voicings, guitar chord shapes, further explanations about grooves and rhythmic patterns, as well as some groovy basslines.
Many of you will find it useful for working with younger musicians in educational settings; you may be preparing for the combo section of Generations In Jazz. It's designed to be more of a creative workbook for student exploration than a prescriptive "just play the dots" method. The FBHBRB is a great alternative if you're a bit tired of hearing the same old worn out tunes!" | 3PBS-FM RADIO FESTIVAL Celebrating their 40th. Year, the annual PBS Radio Festival kicked off on Monday. This two-week campaign raises the single biggest chunk of their operational income for the next 12 months. Every year the costs of running a community radio station grow and a successful Radio Festival is essential in keeping PBS on free-to-air radio for another year. If you believe that independent not-for-profit media is critical in ensuring a diversity of content, people and music on free to air radio then please consider becoming a member of PBS or renewing your existing membership before May 26. For those of you who have already done so – thanks! Every week of every year PBS champions musicians and musical styles that are neglected in other media. We refuse to cater to the lowest common denominator nor be influenced by what’s commercially fashionable. Here it’s all about the integrity of the music. Importantly a high percentage of what we play comes from local artists. There’s a heap of prizes to be won and loads of incentives to encourage you to dip into your pockets. All of that info can be found on the PBS website www.pbsfm.org.au Please consider joining in the PBS family, as your financial support is essential for the station. | JAMES MORRISON & KURT ELLING Melbourne & Sydney Reviews Following Jessica Nicholas's interviews with Kurt Elling and James Morrison in The Age on April 30, she reviewed the Melbourne concert in The Age on May 8 (here), while John Shand reviewed the Sydney concert in The Sydney Morning Herald on May 13 (here). Both concerts featured the New York -based expatriate saxophonist, Troy Roberts. | OBITUARY FOR BRUCE VILES IN THE S.M.H. Following Eric Myers' obituary on Bruce Viles in The Australian, Pat Sheil has contributed another one for The Sydney Morning Herald. Read here,
Sadly, the sub-editor could not refrain themselves from using "And All that Jazz" in the heading... | LET THERE BE DRUMS: a Four Concert Series Presented by Small Space Music & The Melbourne Jazz Co-op Let There Be Drums is a Four Concert series showcasing the music of ten Melbourne drummers in solo, duo and small ensemble settings.
Utilising four different performance spaces to suit each act, these concerts will be a celebration of multi directional drumming, thinking and listening. It commences on May 26th, 5.30-7.30pm, at LongPlay, 318 St Georges Road, North Fitzroy, with a double bill of the Spartacus Collective and the Nat Grant/ Dave Brown duo. | TRANSWASTE Compilation on Bandcamp 1984 was a dynamic year for Transwaste. The group and its music incarnated three times over that period culminating in a pick of 11 songs presented on Bandcamp.com as a digital download album titled Collection.
Essentially ‘A Best of’, recordings are from a few different sessions: live & home studio. Original, industrial music from urban Melbourne 1984, … expression as close to honesty as we could get.
These tracks have been previously released on Jamie Fielding's 3 CD set, Notes from the Underground (AIJA 006-008), released in 1998.
Via Bandcamp.com you can now have the option of streaming the music conveniently from any of your devices. Lyrics and track art included.
Michael Sheridan writes: "I wanted Collection released as a stand-alone item to commemorate the creative efforts of the band. Also, in respect of, and to the families of, Jamie (1960-93), Gavan (1960-2010) and Peter (1963-2012). I am very grateful to all who have been supportive in achieving this upload now available to audition, download &/or stream".
Thanks to loyal fans, more content has emerged! A few precious photos from ‘Live at The Venetian Room’, and, a snippet of Super 8 footage from ‘Live at Macys’ - Middle Park Hotel. The digital download at is viewable at https://transwaste.bandcamp.com/releases A film clip is also being created for the anthemic track NO WAY. In the meantime, listen to YELLOW GREY here | Stonnington Jazz Festival May 9-19 Press Release:
_The award-winning Stonnington Jazz Festival returns for its 14th year, running from Thursday 9 to Sunday 19 May.
The program concludes with Origami in The Loft at Chapel-off-Chapel, on Saturday, 18th. (7 pm; $25) and the "Cool Nights Hot Jazz" show at Malvern Town Hall on Sunday, 19th. The full program is available here http://www.stonningtonjazz.com.au/festival-program/ | Omar Sosa's Quarteto AfroCubano & The 'Original' Jazz Messengers Bird's Basement gigs Cuban-born composer-pianist-bandleader Omar Sosa returns to Australia after more than a decade since his debut tour.
Omar's Quarteto AfroCubano blends energetic afro-cuban rhythms and moments of psychedelic free jazz into entertaining display of musicality. Among his influences, Omar cites traditional Afro-Cuban music, European classical composers (including Chopin, Bartók, and Satie), and jazz greats (Monk, Coltrane, Parker, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett).
The 7 time Grammy-nominated artist utilises an eclectic palette of sounds such as use of samplers and synthesisers, combined with his sensitive touch on the acoustic piano to create a beautiful ambience or intense groove.
Omar Sosa will be joined by Childo Tomas (electric bass), Leandro Saint-Hill Montejo (saxophone, flute) and Raul Pineda (drums). They perform from Saturday, May 18 to Sunday, May 19; tickets $39-$59 (+ $4 Service fee). Watch Sosa here On June 5-9, there is the Australian debut of The 'Original' Jazz Messengers, featuring some of the main players from the 1980s versions of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.
The sound, the spirit and the repertoire of The Jazz Messengers can still be enjoyed today, thanks to this stellar band of Messengers alumni. They are Bobby Watson (alto sax), Bill Pierce (tenor sax), Brian Lynch (trumpet), Geoffrey Keezer (piano) and Essiet Okon Essiet (bass). Leading this band is drummer Ralph Peterson. One of the few drummers with the power and authority to take Art Blakey's place with this band, Peterson was mentored by Blakey when he arrived in New York. He sees this band as keeping an important part of jazz history alive and swinging.
Tickets $45-$65 (+ $4 booking fee) | BRANFORD MARSALIS & A.C.O. May 20, 8 pm at Hamer Hall Branford Marsalis is an artist deeply aligned with the ACO spirit. He hails from a rich Jazz heritage, but is also an artist of today, renowned for his thrilling virtuosity and boundless musicality. His ACO debut is a vivid program inspired by Latin American jazz, directed by our Principal Violin Satu Vänskä.
Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Fantasia for Saxophone and Orchestra is a Marsalis favourite. Written in New York, it is music with an alluring combination of driving beats and lyricism. Marsalis also plays Sally Beamish’s serene Under the Wing of the Rock, arranged especially for him by Beamish, in a bluesy translation for saxophone.
Marsalis’s performances alternate with Satu Vänskä taking centre stage in Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, a heady mixture of tango rhythms and ingenious references to Vivaldi’s famous concertos. The concert concludes with Ginastera’s wild and exhilarating Concerto for Strings.
Tickets $49-$155; Concessions $74-$135
Book here | Música Criolla Celebracion with Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Group Thursday, June 6th at Paris Cat Jazz Club from 8pm For this special concert, Perth-based award-winning drummer Daniel Susnjar unites with Melbourne's finest latin and jazz musicians to present Peruvian Creole and Afro-Peruvian classic songs played with a fresh, unique twist!
Combining infectious grooves, emotive melodies, risk-taking improvisation and extreme dynamics, the Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Group “radiates a joyful energy that infects not just the band members but the entire auditorium” – The Sydney Morning Herald The Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Group is a multi award-winning ensemble which presents original compositions influenced by Afro-Peruvian rhythms, and fresh, unique arrangements of traditional Peruvian folk songs. Founded in Miami in 2011, and ignited by extensive touring and research in Peru, USA and the Caribbean from acclaimed Australian drummer/composer Daniel Susnjar, the ensemble continually pushes forward with innovative ways to express artistic sensibilities from the Afro-Peruvian and jazz musical traditions.
Daniel Susnjar (drums), Claudia Osegueda (vocals),
Oscar Poncell (guitar),
Grant Windsor (piano), Memo Beltzer (bass) & Luis Poblete (cajon) Performance video: watch here Visit Website here: Tickets available here: | ELIO VILLAFRANCA (New York) + 10-piece Ensemble Saturday, June 8 at The Night Cat, 137-141 Johnston Street, Fitzroy, 9pm- 3am $39.32 - $61.23 Elio Villafranca is at the forefront of the latest generation of remarkable pianists, composers and band leaders from Cuba. Cuban-born and New York-based, GRAMMY nominated Villafranca's latest album Cinque showcases the diversity of Congolese heritage in the five Caribbean Islands: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica, while telling stories of rebellion and freedom. It garnered a 4.5 stars review from Downbeat Magazine.
Performing his Grammy-nominated suite Cinque with a dynamic 10-piece Afro-Cuban
Orchestra, Villafranca will appear in ‘the-round’ at the Night Cat in
collaboration with Adrian Medina’s new immersive music/cinematic fusion. Presented in association with The Melbourne International Jazz Festival | Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2019 The twenty-second Festival program includes jazz luminary Herbie Hancock; piano virtuoso Billy Childs; power-house vocalist Lisa Fischer; national jazz treasure Vince Jones; acclaimed bassist and composer Linda May Han Oh with her new work Aventurine; as well as Laura Mvula, José James and Troy Miller reimagining George Gershwin with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Both June 8 and 9 concerts by keyboard great, Herbie Hancock, 79, for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival have now sold out. The two shows by the Bill Frisell Trio at The Jazzlab have also sold out.
Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire comes to MIJF with an Australian exclusive of his politically charged new album, Origami Harvest. Cult favourite Ghost-Note, led by Snarky Puppy’s multi-GRAMMY-winning percussion duo Robert “Sput” Searight and Nate Werth, will have Melbourne dancing with a night of energetic, unforgettable jazz funk.
Visionary pianist, composer and musical thinker Vijay Iyer will play four intimate shows at Melbourne’s iconic club The Jazzlab. And the Bill Frisell Trio make their highly anticipated return with two sold out shows. Ross James Irwin and an 11-piece band of local all-stars celebrate the 60th anniversary of Miles Davis’ masterpiece Kind of Blue. The Angela Davis Trio will launch a brand new album.
Plus three new works commissioned for the Festival will make their debut: Into Light by Tomorrow is My Turn leader, Claire Cross; Displacement by PBS Young Elder of Jazz Josh Kelly; and a unique piece by Gian Slater. Browse the full program here. | BALL-HANLON-SCHULZ - Debut Saturday, June 22. 8 pm, at The Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank Boulevard & 31 Sturt Street, Southbank; $30/ $25 concessions co-presented by the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative Ball-Hanlon-Schulz is a collaborative ensemble that draws together the diverse musical worlds of its three distinguished members. Multi award winning trumpeter Eugene Ball is widely regarded as one of Australia’s most adaptable musicians; as at home performing early jazz (Hoodangers, John Scurry) as with contemporary groups (Allan Browne Quintet, Andrea Keller Quartet) and large ensembles (Australian Art Orchestra, Bennetts Lane Big Band). Double bassist Ben Hanlon is a young lion of the orchestral scene, and is currently one of the youngest members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Ben finds the allure of improvised music ultimately compelling, however, and can be seen regularly in Melbourne’s many jazz haunts. Accordionist Anthony Schulz is an improviser whose music is steeped in the Western Art Music tradition. Anthony is best known for his performances with Zulya and the Children of the Underground, and cellist Rachel Scott. The ensemble’s music, composed by Eugene and Anthony, is representative of this diversity: equally beautiful, confronting, still, churning, sweet, daring… | Carlo Alberto Canevali Tribute Concert - Ad memoriam Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 2 PM – 6 PM This special event is celebrating and honouring the life and music of Italian drummer Carlo Alberto Canevali, who passed away earlier this year in Italy, after living and performing in Melbourne.
Carlo's passion, love, warmth and sense of humour was embraced by the Melbourne jazz community. He was a great example of how to approach life as an artist, proud of being Italian and always happy to spread the 'Italian' musical voice into Australia.
Carlo is greatly missed and an incredible line up of Melbourne's finest musicians will participate in this event, celebrating Carlo and his passion for music. An incredible line up of Melbourne’s finest jazz musicians will include:
Fem Belling, Jackie Bornstein, Ilaria Crociani , Nichaud Fitzgibbon, Jacqueline Gawler, Emma Gilmartin, Tamara Kuldin, Charlotte Marandawela, Chris McNulty, Julie O’Hara, and Louisa Rankin (voice); Justin Brady (harmonica); Gianni Marinucci & John Montesante (trumpet); Mirko Guerrini, Tony Hicks, Rob Burke, Paul Van Ross, Josh Kelly & Tim Wilson (saxophone); Eric Budd (trombone, trumpet); Jordan Murray (trombone); Steve Magnusson, James Sherlock, Nathan Slater & Craig Fermanis (guitar); Darrin Archer, Gianni Turcio, Daniel Sheehan, Michael Harding & Nicholas Young (piano); Frank Di Sario, Tamara Murphy, Philip Rex, Jonathan Zion & Tom Lee (bass); and, Ronny Ferella, Niko Schauble & Luke Andresen (drums). 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Hush Foundation as well as a foundation Carlo set up with his wife to provide music education to children in Colombia. | M.J.C. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP: SUPPORT THE CO-OP & LIVE MUSIC IN MELBOURNE in 2019 MJC Associate Membership for 2019 is available in three tiers: Gold level is $75; Silver level is $30 ($20 concessions), and Bronze level is $10 for musicians. Associate Membership of the MJC costs just $75 for Gold Membership. When you sign up for Gold Membership you receive a free pass to one MJC Club performance by a Victorian ensemble and concession rates to all gigs all year, equating to large savings for frequent MJC audience members.
Silver membership costs $30 (or $20 for concession holders, $2 for Tertiary students). Silver members also receive one free pass to an MJC Club performance by a Victorian ensemble, as well as standard member benefits.
Musicians are encouraged to join at the special Bronze rate of only $10 per year and support the continued operations of the MJC, an organisation that supports them!
All members receive enewsletters, brochures, a range of discounts to sister businesses and opportunities to win a range of giveaways (CDs, tickets and more) throughout the year.
For more information, email [melbournejazzcooperative@gmail.com] or visit our website for the easy Renewals page, or new Membership page. | Do you have a gig coming up or a new album out? We would love to do a CD or ticket giveaway for you! email mjac@netspace.net.au or melbournejazzcooperative@gmail.com www.mjc.org.au | Founding Artistic Patron: the late Brian Brown, OA Artistic Patrons: Mike Nock, ONZM, Professor Tony Gould, OA MJC Chairperson: Eugene Ball | |
