After a few winery stops and some shopping, we were off to Goolwa and with the band sharing a house, there were some very funny evenings, indeed!
The sun was shining for the very first gig of the Goolwa Jazz Festival, with Pippa playing to a full house in the Centenary Hall, a few teething issues with the PA which were sorted out by our next gig and a very engaged audience set us up for a fabulous weekend.
We were very lucky to have this venue for all four performances with Pippa. Goolwa really knows how to treat their guests.
Caught in the Act! Yup we were there and were caught having way too much fun.
Great music and we sold quite a few copies of our album, ‘Pretty Eyes’, so we were very happy about that.
Special thanks to Ashley for making the quick trip (1600km) up and back to allow Caught in the Act! to perform with its complete lineup and all for 2 sets! That’s commitment!
October was such an amazing month for great gigs with Pippa. Our first time heading to South Australia for a Jazz Festival and the Southern Jazz Club in Adelaide. We all had so much fun and the weather was delightful.
The Southern Jazz Club hosted Pippa with Jazz Notes and the audience certainly got a great show. Some of the audience commented how they have wanted her at the Club for many years.
Pippa was in top form and Jazz Notes supported her with the confidence she has come to expect from us. We are a friendly bunch and that shows on the stage always. We were so thrilled to be able to combine this trip to SA for these two very memorable events.
We were thrilled to be invited back to the Phillip Island Jazz Club and were warmly received by the very friendly audience. We played several songs from our ‘Pretty Eyes’ album plus a number of more traditional jazz songs – all to enthusiastic reception.
Some surprise visitors make the trip to the Island and were happy that Pippa got up to sing a couple of her crowd-pleasing favourites.
We were also able to see President Robin Blackman receive a donation from the Bendigo Bank. The Bendigo Bank is a great contributor to our local communities, including the Arts community.
Thanks to our amazing band: Ashley, Malcolm, Frank, Simon, Ann & Kevin, and to our partners for joining us for the afternoon.
And thanks to Marion (again) for these fabulous photos.
Thanks for having us again at the Phillip Island Jazz Club, Robin & Jill: we’d love to come back again!
Melbourne’s Lady of Jazz, Pippa Wilson, will sing some of her favourite crowd-pleasers including jazz standards, jazz-inspired pop, a bit of Latin – all with her beautiful velvet tone.
Backed by the Jazz Notes band: Ann Craig (flute), Kevin Blazé (guitar), Malcolm Hornby (piano), Frank Morgan (bass) and Simon Atkinson (drums).
Saturday 29 October 2022, 7:30-10:30pm (doors open 7:00pm)
Our CD is hot off the press and back from the printers so those of you who are heading to the Castlemaine Jazz Festival will be the first ones able to get our CD, Pretty Eyes.
Our album launch will be held at 5:20pm.
Come and get Caught in the Act! with Ashley, Ann, Kevin, Malcolm, Frank and Marek as we launch our CD in the warm and cosy setting of Castlemaine’s historic Theatre Royal on Saturday 11 June, 2022. And, we’ll play several songs from the CD.
How amazing is this opportunity? Finally, a real jazz festival, something to get excited about!
Jazz Notes presents a night of cool jazz with Rick Correnza.
This is our first major event at Ringwood RSL out of COVID and we look forward to your company.
Rick will take you on a sophisticated and stylish journey through some of the most popular tunes from The Great American Song Book.
Rick will showcase fabulous swinging tunes, smooth bossa nova, crooner classics and sultry ballads from the masters: Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Ray Charles, and many more.
A night not to be missed.
The Great American Songbook – Rick Correnza with the Jazz Notes band
Rick Correnza (vocals) Ann Craig (flute) Kevin Blazé (guitar) Malcolm Hornby (piano) Frank Morgan (bass) Simon Atkinson (drums)
Note: This is a past event. For the current event, go back to the Home page and choose there.
The D.R. Big Band, Jazz Notes, featured singers, jazz jam, open mic – all on a Sunday afternoon at Ringwood RSL.
A guest singer will join the 17-piece DR Big Band for some big band favourites, old and new. And Jazz Notes – Caught In The Act! will bring you some funky Latin music and more.
It’ll be a huge afternoon of music at Ringwood RSL with the bands followed by a jam.
The music commences at 1:30pm.
Booking
Entry for the entire afternoon of music is $10. Please book through TryBooking to ensure your place – tickets will be on sale UNTIL 5:00pm on THE DAY BEFORE the event. https://www.trybooking.com/BVWQE
Tickets will also be on sale at the venue, subject to availability.
It helps us with room arrangements if you book in advance.
Entry after 4:30pm is by donation.
Jazz jam and open mic
The jazz jam runs 4:30-5:30pm: singers and all instrumentalists are welcome. The house band will fill gaps in the line-up.
Melbourne’s Lady of Jazz, Pippa Wilson, will sing some of her favourite crowd-pleasers including jazz standards, jazz-inspired pop, a bit of Latin – all with her beautiful velvet tone.
Backed by the Jazz Notes band: Ann Craig (flute), Kevin Blazé (guitar), Grahame Taylor (piano), Leon Heale (bass) and Larry Kean (drums).
Saturday 21 May 2022, 7:30-10:30pm (doors open 7:00pm)
What an absolutely fantastic afternoon of great music, perfectly matched with a really delicious menu and great selection of beverages.
And, thank you to the sell out crowd for our first time at Mantra.
Patsy and Dave and all the gang made us feel so welcome and they have put a gorgeous venue together, perfect for music, a great concert space available and a state of the art recording studio, all in this amazing location.
Thanks to Marion Blazé for the photos.
Pippa Wilson (vocals) Ann Craig (flute) Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Entry for the entire afternoon of music is $10. Please book through TryBooking to ensure your place – tickets will be on sale UNTIL 5:00pm on THE DAY BEFORE the event. https://www.trybooking.com/BVWQE
Tickets will also be on sale at the venue, subject to availability.
Please RSVP to the event to say that you’re Going.
It’ll be a huge afternoon of music at Ringwood RSL with the bands followed by a jam.
A guest singer will join the 17-piece DR Big Band for some big band favourites, old and new. And Jazz Notes – Caught In The Act! will bring you some funky Latin music and more.
The music commences at 1:30pm.
The jazz jam runs 4:30-5:30pm: singers and all instrumentalists are welcome. The house band will fill gaps in the line-up.
There’ll be more songs in the jam but here are some to get started: Autumn Leaves – Em Blue Bossa – Cm Take The A Train (C)
For the lead sheets, see: https://www.swiss-jazz.ch/partitions-real-book.htm#real-book
If you’d like to bring along a song, please bring 4 copies of the lead sheet.
Singers: please bring your microphone!
And, please let us know that you’re coming so that we can include you in our programme.
Entry after 4:00pm is by donation.
A full lunch/dinner menu is available in the Bistro and a low-cost menu is available in the Anzac Bar.
Please RSVP for the event and remember to check into the RSL using the state government’s COVID-safe app. You will need to be fully-vaccinated to enter the RSL.
This event is run by the Melbourne Music Performers and Jazz Notes:https://jazznotes.net.auhttps://www.facebook.com/jazznotes
