Since 2023, Ann & Kevin have presented Jazz Thursdays at McAdams Wine Bar, playing jazz, bossa nova and popular songs in a chamber jazz style. And, of course, they take requests.
From time to time, they are 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 still FREE!
Every Thursday, 7:30-10:00pm
McAdams Wine Bar Upstairs at 48 McAdam Square, Croydon 3136
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.
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.
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 & Kevin – Free Community Concert at Wyreena Gardens
Jazz Notes Duo, Ann & Kevin are looking forward to performing in Croydon at the beautiful gardens of Wyreena (home of Eastern FM).
Bring a picnic, or grab a snack from the delightful Conservatory Cafe.
We will play a lovely mix of jazz & popular tunes. A classy start to the day.
On the day we be promoting Jazz at the Lake – a free community event being held on Sunday 26 Feb at the magnificent Ringwood Lake Sound shell. 11:00am – 8:30pm
You’ll also be able to purchase a raffle ticket for our very unique Jazz & Bubbles Raffle: for your own private concert by Ann & Kevin. We will come to your house or party, private dinner party, BBQ (or whatever) and perform a specially-selected 2 hour set just for you. AND, we’ll bring you a bottle of Moët & Chandon champagne for this special event.
See you on Saturday 21 Jan 10am-12:00noon
Free Concert – donations appreciated! All proceeds to Jazz At The Lake
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.
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.
We hope you enjoy our first CD: we certainly loved recording the tracks!
There are 18 tracks from Ann and Kevin and one bonus track from Caught In The Act! with Ashley Thomas (saxophone), Tony Luxmoore (keyboard), Frank Morgan (bass) and Simon Atkinson (drums).
At this time of social distancing, there are no festivals or venues at which we can have a CD launch so we have had a virtual CD launch: thanks to John Kumnick of 96.5 Inner FM.
It’s the perfect time to imagine you are having your own private concert, so pour a glass of something special and maybe some lovely cheese as an accompaniment, sit back and enjoy A Smooth One.
The Australian Jazz Convention 2017 was held again in Ballarat and Jazz Notes appeared there in various guises:
Ann and Kevin again performed as the Ann Craig Duo and were joined for one piece by Tonia Baker.
Rick Correnza fronted Ann, Kevin, Frank Morgan (bass) and Marek Podstawek (drums)
The House Cats, house band of the Melbourne Music Performers: Ann Craig (flute), John Calamatta (saxophone), Gareth Voigt (saxophone), Kevin Blazé (guitar), Ashley Thomas (keyboard), Stan Van Hooft (bass), Marek Podstawek (drums).
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)
