Live jazz music in Melbourne, Australia. Vocal and instrumental bands, large and small.
Sun, 10 Mar 2013
The last set of the night and the temperature had dropped to bearable!
A good mix of quiet numbers and some up-tempo songs to an enthusiastic audience.
Alan Richards was kind enough to play drums for us.
Photos by Neville Sampson
Sat 9 Mar 2013
The late set on a very hot night started with ‘A Smooth One’ with cool vibes; then a hot cadenza on sax to start Ringo Oiwake (Apple Blossoms); and a range of lovely vocals from Anne.
Anne Hayres (vocals)
Nakase Izumi (alto saxophone)
Kelvin Legg (vibes)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Andrew Eames (bass)
Rob Mercer (drums)
Photos by Clive Budd and Neville Sampson
Sun 24 Feb, 2013
It was in the middle of a heat wave but the audience had gathered early in the marquee and there was good involvement – especially the dancing children.
We were delighted to see some familiar supporters in the crowd, including Andrew from Canada, friends from the ‘Jazz Drive’ days and members of our families.
Parts of the event were broadcast by Plenty Valley FM and Kevin was interviewed after the performance.
Thanks to Joe for inviting us.
Juliane Pasternak (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Andrew Eames (bass)
Rob Mercer (drums)
Pictures by Andrew Wray and Ashley Thomas
Jazz Notes will play at the World’s Longest Lunch at Marysville on the afternoon of Friday 15 March, 2013.
Saturday 9 February, Sunday 10 February 2013
Jazz Notes made its first appearance at the Grampians Jazz Festival, playing sets on Saturday and Sunday.
Juliane Pasternak (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Andrew Eames (bass)
Rob Mercer (drums – Saturday)
Allan Smith (drums – Sunday)
Photos by Marion Blazé and Brad Courtney
It’s The Vibe! returned to the Grampians Jazz Festival, playing one set on Saturday, 8 February and another on Sunday, 9 February, 2013.
Anne Hayres (vocals)
Jon Magill (sax, flute)
Kelvin Legg (vibes, sax)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Paul Bonnington (bass)
Rob Mercer (drums – Saturday)
Chelsea Allen (drums – Sunday)
From slow ballads (Windmills Of Your Mind) to bossas (Wave) to funkier numbers (The Chicken and Chameleon).
Photos by Marion Blazé
The programme is now available: we’re on Stage 2 (Commercial Place) at 12:30-1:30pm on Sunday, 24 February 2013.
Our first visit to Bev’s delightful venue in Somerville – a short hop from the new Peninsula Link.
Ann Craig (flute), Kevin Blazé (guitar) and Andrew Eames (bass) enjoyed an enthusiastic audience and good food.
It was a mostly instrumental affair but we managed to persuade Bev Fraser to join in for several vocal numbers. We’ve been invited back in March and hope that Bev can take time from her duties to sing even more.
Photos by Grant Campain
http://www.grantcampainphotography.com.au
Here are some of the pieces we’ve played recently:
Sweetest Taboo
Smooth Operator
Lullaby Of Birdland
Corcovado
My Funny Valentine
What A Wonderful World
Summertime
Just The Two Of Us
‘S Wonderful
Cry Me A River
My Baby Just Cares For Me
Night And Day
Footprints
Satin Doll
One Note Samba
They Can’t Take That Away From Me
Cheek To Cheek
As Time Goes By
L-O-V-E
I Will Survive
Isn’t She Lovely
Song For My Father
Fly Me To The Moon
Midnight At The Oasis
Charade
Lovely Day
Light My Fire
For Once In My Life
Sunny
On the eve of the Melbourne Cup, 150 guests gathered at the Lake Mountain Alpine Resort for the presentation of awards for Australia’s best sparkling wines.
Set in the strong landscape of skeletonized trees killed by the heat of the bushfires of Black Saturday, 2009, this was a striking venue.
The wines were accompanied by a gourmet dinner and the music of Jazz Notes, playing a range of vocal and instrumental jazz along with some pieces from the pop repertoire.
Photos by Marion Blazé
With Juliane suddenly indisposed through illness, we were fortunate indeed that Marge Hamilton and Chelly Parisi were available to step into the breach. And they carried it off very well with enthusiastic renditions of some of our repertoire as well as some songs that we hadn’t tried before.
So, for our last Sunday at Bar Oussou, our line-up was:
Bar Oussou, 653 Sydney Road, Brunswick (see map)
Photos by Marion Blazé
A relaxing evening at Bar Oussou!
Tried some of the new songs. Really good feel.
Bar Oussou, 653 Sydney Road, Brunswick (see map)
Photos by Marion Blazé
We are delighted to announce that Jazz Notes will play at the Eltham Jazz, Food and Wine Festival on Sunday 24 February, 2013.
Jazz Notes will play for the Cup Eve Gala Awards Dinner of the Marysville Sparkling Wine Festival on 05 November 2012.
This black-tie event, held at the Lake Mountain Alpine Resort, is where the best sparkling wines in Australia will be announced.
This unique culinary experience will see a showcase of local produce matched to Australia’s finest Sparkling Wines in a glittering event. The Chairman of Judges will take the dinner guests through course after course of mouth-watering delights matched to the winning wines.
With music provided by Jazz Notes, this is a wine-lover’s dinner not to be missed!
Bar Oussou, 653 Sydney Road, Brunswick (see map)
Photos by Marion Blazé
