Live jazz music in Melbourne, Australia. Vocal and instrumental bands, large and small.
Our first Saturday night at Burrinja Café. Very warm and friendly atmosphere, thanks to all who came!
Special thanks to Pippa Wilson and Sarah for making guest appearances at the microphone.
Luella McCormack (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Andrew Eames (bass)
Rob Mercer (drums)
Photographs by Marion Blazé
This picture from the South Gippsland Sentinel-Times (12 March 2014) is of Jazz Notes on the Saturday night of the 21st Inverloch Jazz Festival. It features Rob Mercer (drums), Chelly Parisi (vocals) and Ann Craig (flute) .
Thanks to Neville Sampson for sending us the article.
Our second set, fronted by Chelly Parisi, was mainly jazz standards but with the added drive of Nicole Thorne on keyboard.
Kevin was thrilled to play a duet with Nicole.
Again, there were dancers!
Chelly Parisi (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Nicole Thorne (keyboard)
Andrew Eames (bass)
Rob Mercer (drums)
Photographs by Neville Sampson and Marion Blazé
It was a good crowd in Warrawee for our first set at Inverloch. Some blues, some more modern and, of course, some jazz. We even had some people dancing!
Probably the best venue for sound: great for Luella’s debut at a jazz festival.
Luella McCormack (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Andrew Eames (bass)
Allan Smith (drums)
Photographs by Neville Sampson and Marion Blazé
Jazz Notes will be presenting two different line-ups at the Inverloch Jazz Festival:
On Friday night (7 March at 11pm), Luella McCormack will be vocalising and Allan Smith drumming.
On Saturday night (8 March at 11pm), we’ll be fronted by Chelly Parisi with Nicole Thorne (piano) and Rob Mercer (drums) storming behind.
On both nights, Ann Craig (flute) will lead the front line while Andrew Eames (bass) will hold down the bottom end; Kevin Blazé (guitar) will try to control the band!
On Sunday 16 February, Ann Craig (flute) and Kevin Blazé (guitar) whiled away the afternoon at the Treble Clef Jazz Lounge in Chirnside Park.
We were joined for a few songs by Risa Kodani – and hope we can do that again sometime soon!
Photographs by Marion Blazé
Saturday 8 February was a very hot night at Kojo Brown with:
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Tony Luxmoore (keyboard, bongos!)
Daniel Pickard (bass)
Thanks to Denise Burns for taking photographs.
