Live jazz music in Melbourne, Australia. Vocal and instrumental bands, large and small.
Kevin filled the vacant guitar spot for the Synopsis Combo at the Cumberland Hotel (Saturday) and the Public Inn (Sunday) playing Colin’s sax favourites.
Colin and Kevin played in The Jazz Drive together so it was great to renew the musical experience.
Colin Garrett (tenor saxophone)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Jess Wood (bass)
Monique Zucco (drums)
Photographs by Marion Blazé
Three great sets with the Jazz Notes Quintet: Luella at the front. Two sets on Saturday night (at the Public Inn and the Cumberland), both with Chelsea on drums. Then, Sunday night at the Bridge Hotel with Mark on drums.
Enthusiastic and appreciative audiences at all of them.
Luella McCormack (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Andrew Eames (bass)
Chelsea Allen and Mark Voogd (drums)
Photographs by Marion Blazé
What a great festival!
Thanks to everyone who played with Kevin: Alex (sax), Andrew Eames (bass), Ann Craig (flute), Anne Hayres (vocals), Ben Hooper (keys), Brian Paulusz (guitar), Chelsea Allen (drums), Colin Garrett (tenor saxophone), Frank O’Brien (bass), Jess Wood (bass), Luella McCormack (vocals), Mark Voogd (drums), Monique Zucco (drums), Nicole Thorne (piano), Simon Atkinson (drums).
To the organisers: congratulations on a great effort. We’d expected to strike problems at the inaugural Castlemaine Jazz Festival but had none. Such a good vibe, too. (Even the weather was great!)
We can only hope that you had enough fun to make it happen again in 2015 – perhaps extending into Monday.
On Fri, 23 May 2014, Ruskin Park Primary School celebrated its 50th anniversary at Wyreena Gallery: a cocktail party in the atrium to the music of Jazz Notes.
Ann Craig teaches various intruments at Ruskin Park so, naturally, it was to her that they turned for the event’s music.
7:30-11pm
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
David Taylor (bass)
Wyreena Conservatory Café
13-23 Hull Rd
Croydon 3136
Photographs by Marion Blazé
Ann and Kevin played a relaxing Sunday afternoon set at The Treble Clef Jazz Lounge and were joined again by Risa Kodani (vocals) for a few songs. (We’re told that singing is good for babies in utero!)
Risa Kodani (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Sun, 25 May 2014
2-5pm
Treble Clef Jazz Lounge
17 Paynes Rd
Chirnside Park 3116
Photographs by Marion Blazé
Lovely to be invited to back Annie Smith.
Annie and Kevin played together in The Jazz Drive for a few years but we’ve both been doing other things of late. The impromptu sets were great fun.
Sat, 26 Apr 2014
7:30-11pm
Annie Smith (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
David Taylor (bass)
Kojo Brown
294 Bridge Rd
Richmond 3121
Pippa Wilson fronted Jazz Notes for our inaugural performance so we’re delighted to have her sing with us again.
Saturday, June 21, 2014
7:30-10:30
Ringwood RSL
16 Station St
Ringwood 3134
Drinks until late
Meals available 6:00-8:30
Download the menu
$20
Bookings:
0412 063 603 or by email
More about Pippa Wilson
If you’d like to send a flyer to your friends, download one here.
Debbie featured at the Kingston Arts ‘Curtain Call’ competition and has invited a few friends to join her in her debut at the Chandelier Room in Moorabbin at 9:30pm on Saturday, 29 March, 2014.
Deborah Woodroffe (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Bob Sedergreen (keyboard)
Ivan Rosa (bass)
Monique Zucco (drums)
Photograph by Costa Hagi
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.
