Category: Jazz Notes 2

The D.R. Big Band, Caught In The Act!, 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.

More info

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.

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.

Food and drinks

A full lunch/dinner menu is available in the Bistro and a low-cost menu is available in the Anzac Bar.

Or you can order in the Function Room.

This event is run by:

Some photos from Jazz On Sundays

Jazz On Thursdays continues in 2024 at McAdams Wine Bar with Ann & Kevin presenting jazz, bossa nova and popular songs in a chamber jazz style. And, of course, they will take requests.

From time to time, they will be joined by vocalists and other instrumentalists.

With a great vibe, excellent wines and beers, along with tapas, you can make this a night out.

Bring your friends. Support this cool, trendy wine bar and the owners who continue to support musicians and LIVE music. 

And… entry is free! 

We have been friends for years now and have been told that our musical presentations are quite fun to watch, even when we are having a musical disagreement!  But as friends, we make a great musical team.

At the Port Fairy Jazz Festival 2024, we performed firstly in the large Lecture Hall to a very friendly audience, who appreciated the varied styles and unique treatment to some jazz standards.  

In the Uniting Church, for the second gig, the atmosphere and acoustics were just beautiful and the set was magical.  

Thanks to everyone who came to watch us and for those who purchased our CDs.

Ann Craig (flutes)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)

The prize is: Ann, Kevin and a bottle of Moët.

We’ll come to you, bringing you a bottle of champagne and two hours of live music just for you: a house party for your friends, a barbecue at home, an intimate dinner or a special event – and we’ll bring a bottle of bubbles!*

Tickets are only $5 each or 5 for $20 and there are only 250 tickets available for this special raffle. The prize will be drawn at Jazz At The Lake on 26 Feb 2023. If all tickets are sold earlier, we will draw the ticket via a Facebook Live event and the lucky winner will be notified.

All ticket sales support Jazz At The Lake 2023 on Sunday 26 February, 2023.

Tickets are available through TryBooking
https://www.trybooking.com/CESJQ

Or you can catch us at Jazz Notes events (see Facebook page).

*Date to be negotiated and venue within 40km of Ringwood Station.

The Jazz Notes Duo, Ann & Kevin played 3 sets during the Goolwa Festival, a Facebook livestream from the magnificent beach house, just a thong-throw from the beach.

We performed in the Regional Art Centre which was a beautifully acoustic reverberant room, our music was well received but must have been pretty hot because the alarm sounded for about 15 minutes. The audience was covering their ears and (for a change) it wasn’t due to Kevin’s edgy chords!  

We made some new friends and even sold a few ‘A Smooth One‘ CDs.

Thanks to Marion Blazé for the photographs.

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Both sets on the balcony of the George Hotel. In the first, we were joined by Anita Harris for a couple of beautiful songs.

Anita Harris (vocals)
Ann Craig (flutes)
Kevin Blazé (guitars)

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Coming to Ringwood North on Sunday 23 July, 2017, 2-5pm.

 

Ann Craig (flute)

Kevin Blazé (guitar)

 

Taking requests.

 

Join us for a drink, coffee, afternoon tea or a meal at:

Rosebank Restaurant and Receptions

147-151 Warrandyte Rd

Ringwood North 3134

 

Thanks to Joseph Darmenia for the photograph.

 

21-23 Oct 2016

The inaugural Halls Gap Jazz and Blues Festival with Jazz Notes in various guises:

• the Ann Craig Duo – Ann Craig (flute) and Kevin Blazé (guitar)
• Pippa Wilson with Jazz Notes – Pippa Wilson (vocals), Ann Craig (flute), Kevin Blazé (guitar), Frank Morgan (bass), Marek Podstawek (drums)
• Flute, Vibes and Tw Gits –  Ann Craig (flute), Marek Podstawek (vibes and percussion), Kevin Blazé (guitar), Frank Morgan (bass)
• Jazz Notes and Friends – Pippa Wilson (vocals), Ann Craig (flute), Ashley Thomas (saxophone), Kevin Blazé (guitar), Tony Luxmoore (keyboard), Frank Morgan (bass), Marek Podstawek (drums)

Most photos by Ashley Thomas

After a year’s absence, Ann and Kevin returned to Open Studio, Northcote.

A listening audience(!) making requests.

Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)

 

Photos by Marion Blazé

 

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The Ann Craig Duo played on 27 Dec in the Provincial Hotel and then the last set of the night (28 Dec 2015) in the Miners’ Tavern.

 

Ann Craig (flute)

Kevin Blazé (guitar)

 

Photos by Marion Blazé

 

Very happy to be invited back to Open Studio.

Thanks to all the Meetup people who came along.

 

Sat 25 July 2015

Photos by Marion Blazé