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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)
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The Ann Craig Trio had two sets in stationary venues!
The first set was in Run, Rabbit, Run which has a central atrium, making it challenging for photography. The Trio was also asked to fill the previous spot, for which we were joined by Ange Strickland (vocals).
Lot 19 is an art space outside the town and is a good setting for a quiet evening set.
Ann Craig (flute
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Daniel Pickard (bass)
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Jazz Notes augmented by members of the Melbourne Music Performers.
Thanks to Sylvie Serrano and all the musicians for making this such a great night!
Ange Strickland, Rachel Camerino, Hans De Zilwa (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Alan West (saxophone) Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Tony Luxmoore (keyboard)
Stan Van Hooft (bass)
Rob Mercer (drums)
Pippa Wilson with Jazz Notes in cabaret at The Dandenong Club. Friday, 14 August 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 times and haven’t heard her sound better — flute and strings rhythm worked really well’ ‘Thank you – a wonderful night, thoroughly enjoyed by all!’
At The Dandenong Club
On Friday, 14 August 2015, we’ll be in a new venue with a great room and view:
The Views Room
The Dandenong Club
1579 Heatherton Rd
Dandenong 3175
Dandenong Club – Views Room
Doors open at 7:00 and the entertainment warms up at 7:30 with Jazz Notes until 8:00, when Pippa will move the show into top gear.
Together, we’ll take you through a range of jazz, blues and a little gospel with the usual fun and banter that has characterised these shows. And, no doubt, Jazz Notes will have a couple of surprises for Pippa!
You can dine in the function room during the show (until 8:30) or in the bistro, before the show.
There is a full bar in the function room and we’ll leave some room for dancing.
Tickets and Booking
Tickets at the door on the night: $30 (subject to prior sale)
Or book online and save.
Online bookings (available until Thu 13 Aug 2015 at 5:00pm):
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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 day, I’d heard Cute described as a drum solo with instrumental fills so, to Allan’s surprise, he introduced Cute with a 16-bar drum solo.
Wade had wowed a small audience on Saturday night in the Stadium, but Sunday night saw a large and enthusiastic audience enjoy his mellow tones as he took us through jazz standards, musicals, more Beatles and a sensuous rendition of Mustang Sally (with backing vocals from a significant proportion of the audience!).
Thanks to the kind audience who took the trouble to come up and tell us that this set was the highlight of the Festival.
‘Sounding Awesome.’
Wade Morgan (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Daniel Pickard (bass)
Allan Smith (drums)
Photographs by Marion Blazé & Neville Sampson
Sun, 8 March 2015
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To create the party atmosphere of our Melbourne Music Performers events, we decided to augment Jazz Notes with some extra talent by inviting some individuals whom we heard during the Festival.
Wade, Ann, Kevin and Daniel dashed from their Warrawee set to find that some of those player hadn’t turned up so things weren’t looking good for a while. (Thanks for being there, Michelle!).
Special thanks to the sax- and trumpet-players who volunteered to take the stage. They MADE the night! There were so many people dancing (on and off the stage).
Pippa fronted the band for a couple of songs, including Birth Of The Blues and was then surprised to find herself singing backing vocals with Nicole Thorne and the band for Wade Morgan’s rendition of Mustang Sally.
On the following day (at the Picnic), several people told us that this was the best event of the Festival.
And, on Facebook:
‘Sunday night was UNSURPASSABLE… A ONE OFF.. Such a blast..’
Pippa Wilson (vocals and backing vocals)
Wade Morgan (vocals)
Nicole Thorne (backing vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Chuck Probert (trumpet)
Shaanine Dove (trumpet)
Ashley Thomas (saxophone)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Michelle Johns (piano)
Daniel Pickard (bass)
Marek Podstawek (drums)
Photographs by Marion Blazé & Neville Sampson
Sun, 8 March 2015
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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 Music Performers at a monthly Soirée Musique.
Chris brought his Parisian sounds and debonair style to the Picnic.
Chris Le Bon (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Daniel Pickard (bass)
Alan Richards (drums)
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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 us that he played drums – so he did! But there were some challenging moments, especially for Daniel.
Wade Morgan’s first set at the Festival and he acquitted himself well, overcoming the nerves to put in a very good performance.
Wade Morgan (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Daniel Pickard (bass)
Andy Rowe (drums
Photographs by Neville Sampson and Marion Blazé
Sat, 7 March 2015
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The Grampians Jazz Festival 2015 saw Ann & Kevin playing as ‘The Ann Craig Duo’ (we played under ‘Jazz Notes’ with Pippa Wilson).
The Duo’s first set was early in the programming and the room was filled for what was described as ‘Gentle Jazz’. In fact, we covered jazz, pop, classical, folk, … .
Although one the photographs might suggest some tension, it was ALL light-hearted and the audience joined in the fun.
We were quite overwhelmed by the response. Many people returned for our second set and some followed us in our other bands.
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Photographs by Marion Blazé
