We were sold out again for this night with Pippa. (We even brought in an extra table in the afternoon.) What a great night it was: Pippa was in fine voice and the band managed to keep up with her. Only a couple of surprises for Pippa but, this time, she had some surprise lyrics […]
We’ve had some pretty special events with Pippa Wilson: ‘great interaction between Pippa and band.’ (John) ‘… with all of you so obviously having so much fun it took the evening to a new level and place.’ (Barry) ‘As usual thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment … lots of fun and great music’. (Janice) ‘Have listened to Pippa many times […]
In June, Ann and Kevin ran some workshops in the use of technology for gigging musicians. These were conducted at the Australian Jazz Museum. Subsequently, Ann and Kevin were asked to play for one of their open days. But it grew: on Wednesday, 26 August 2015, the FULL band played at the Museum. Wade Morgan (vocals) […]
Pippa Wilson joined Jazz Notes again for a wonderful night of music and fun at the Dandenong Club. We had searched early in the year for a new venue and were very excited when we found the Dandenong Club. The management was great to work with this helped make the night one to remember. Pippa was in […]
Jazz Notes was fronted by Sevil Sabah for two great sets: one at the Bridge Hotel and another at the Five Flags. Both excellent venues and well attended. Sevil Sabah (vocals) Ann Craig (flute Kevin Blazé (guitar) Daniel Pickard (bass) Marek Podstawek (drums) Photographs by Marion Blazé June 2015
We’ve had some pretty special events with Pippa Wilson: ‘great interaction between Pippa and band.’ (John) ‘… with all of you so obviously having so much fun it took the evening to a new level and place.’ (Barry) ‘As usual thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment … lots of fun and great music’. (Janice) ‘Have listened to Pippa many […]
We came on after a beautiful and delicate set by the Tony Gould Trio that held the audience spellbound. Wanting to sustain that moment, we changed our set, starting with Fool On The Hill: primarily guitar (Kevin) with Ann’s beautiful flute and just a little bass (Daniel) and drums (Allan) in the middle. Earlier that […]
A feature of the Inverloch Jazz Festival has been the Picnic in the Glade on the Monday following the weekend festival. Jazz Notes was one of the five bands to play at the Picnic and we were fronted by Chris Le Bon. We first met Chris three years ago, when he joined some of the Melbourne […]
Our first set was on Saturday evening. Allan Smith had already advised us that he was double booked so we had organised another drummer – or so we thought! Technology failed us and the final message didn’t get through so, when we arrived, we had no drummer. Worry not! The sound man, Andy Rowe, told […]
A couple of months ago, we learned of Wade Morgan and had him along to Soirée Musique in January. The Inverloch Jazz Festival will see Wade’s debut with us: Saturday 5-6pm, Stadium Sunday 9-10pm, Warrawee Wade Morgan (vocals) Ann Craig (flute) Kevin Blazé (guitar) Daniel Pickard (bass) Marek Podstawek (drums – Saturday) Allan Smith (drums […]
It was hot! And not just the weather. Pippa Wilson (vocals) Ann Craig (flute) Kevin Blazé (guitar) Andrew Eames (bass) Rob Mercer (drums) Photographs by Marion Blazé 13-15 Feb 2015
A large audience was present for this double-bill event: Sevil Sabah with Jazz Notes Roger Clark Quartet with Annie Smith We weren’t quite sure how things would run but they did: a night of almost uninterrupted music, with two sets from each band. Roger and Rory also joined Jazz Notes as we backed Sevil Sabah […]
This event drew together several musical contacts. It’s been some years since Kevin backed Buddy, so he was pleased to renew the musical acquaintance of Buddy Love. Buddy’s singing style is reminiscent of Vince Jones and Chet Baker, two of Kevin’s favourite male singers. Ann (flute) has recently recorded with Buddy for his upcoming CD. […]
It was our third event with Pippa, this year, and they just keep getting better! On this lovely night, Jazz Notes played to an almost full house and the enthusiasm was palpable. ‘great interaction between Pippa and band.’ (John) ‘… with all of you so obviously having so much fun it took the evening to […]
Thanks to Roger Clark for inviting us to play at his iconic jazz club. For Sevil and Daniel, it was their first time at Dizzy’s and Sevil sang up a storm, under the watchful eye of Dizzy, himself. Daniel, recently arrived from Newcastle, claimed it to be his first gig at a real jazz club […]
