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Jazz On Thursdays

We are super excited to be back at McAdams Wine bar, after a short break. Come join us for cool jazz every Thursday till Christmas.

Help us make Jazz on Thursday nights the best place to go in the Eastern Suburbs. And you’ll see how cool McAdams Wine Bar really is. 

There aren’t many eastern suburb venues that have free entry and support jazz. So we are really happy to be on the program. 

Ann & Kevin will play their favorite jazz standards as well as well known latin & Bossa nova hits. There will some modern tunes with a jazz feel and some interesting chamber jazz featured each week until the end of October. And…. We always take requests. 

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

Great food, fantastic wine, beer and lots of other choices. 

And… entry is free! 

Rick Correnza with Jazz Notes: ‘Charade’

Here’s a fantastic rendition of the 1963 Henry Mancini song, Charade, by Rick Correnza with Jazz Notes, recorded live at SAE Studios. We just love the energy in this performance, don’t you?

Keep an eye on the Jazz Notes Facebook page for more of these performances: we will be releasing more videos over the coming days.

Rick Correnza (vocal), Ann Craig (flute), Kevin Blazé (guitar), Frank Morgan (bass), Simon Atkinson (drums).

Pippa Wilson with Jazz Notes at the Australian Jazz Convention 2018

The Miners’ Tavern is nicely set up with a stage and lighting but the 10am start was somewhat challenging. For the evening set in the George Hotel, we had people managing the sound and the result was very pleasing to the large audience and us. You can watch and listen to ‘When Sunny Gets Blue’.

Pippa Wilson (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Frank Morgan (bass)
Simon Atkinson (drums)

‘When Sunny Gets Blue’
21MB
4:30

 

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Rick Correnza and Jazz Notes return to Dizzy’s

Rick Correnza fronted Jazz Notes at Dizzy’s in August and September.

With Oliver mixing, sound in the room was very good.

Thanks to Marion Blazé for taking photos and video on both occasions.

Dizzy’s has closed at its location above Bohème restaurant and will be reopening elsewhere in 2019 – we look forward to playing there.

Thanks to Niamh for having us at Dizzy’s in 2018.

Fri 10 August 2018

Rick Correnza (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Frank Morgan (bass)
Simon Atkinson (drums)

Sat 23 September 2018

Rick Correnza (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Frank Morgan (bass)
Simon Atkinson (drums)

Here are a couple of short videos from the August event and photos from both events.

‘Change partners’
1:15

 

‘Come fly with me’
1:08

 

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Pippa Wilson – A Time For Love

Coming in July: Pippa Wilson with Jazz Notes – A Time For Love

Pippa sings the love songs of her favourite artists.

Saturday, 14 July 2018
7:30-10:45pm

Pippa Wilson (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Frank Morgan (bass)
Dean Cooper (drums)

Ringwood RSL
16 Station St
Ringwood 3134

Tickets
$40 at the door
$37.50 online
Subscriber discounts apply

Inverloch Jazz Festival 2018

Now with only three venues, the Inverloch Jazz Festival has become a more exclusive affair but Jazz Notes was there with Rick Correnza for two excellent sets to enthusiastic audiences in the best venue, Warrawee.

Rick Correnza (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Frank Morgan (bass)
Simon Atkinson (drums)

Photos by Marion Blazé

10 and 11 March 2018

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With Pippa Wilson at the Victorian Jazz Club

We were delighted to be invited to back Pippa Wilson at the Victorian Jazz Club.

Pippa, Ann and Kevin were reunited with Ron Sandilands (drums). At the last minute, we learned that our bass player was unwell so we were very pleased to meet the safe hands of Geoff Woods.

3 Feb 2018

Photos by Liz Thommers

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Australian Jazz Convention 2017 – Jazz Notes Duo, Rick Correnza and the House Cats

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).

28 and 29 Dec 2017

Photos by Marion Blazé

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Proudly supporting the Australian Jazz Museum

Jazz Notes keenly supports the activities of the Australian Jazz Museum and we were doubly pleased to have Pippa Wilson fronting the band for this special event at the Museum.

 

Pippa Wilson (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Doug Kuhn (bass)
Simon Atkinson (drums)

 

 

Thanks to Ashley Thomas for photos.

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171013 Pippa Wilson with Jazz Notes

Rick Correnza at Hysteria Lounge

Rick Correnza made his debut with Jazz Notes at Hysteria Lounge, Lilydale for Jan’s Jazz Night on 6 July 2017.

Rick’s renditions in the style of Sinatra, Bublé and Cocker were much-appreciated by the audience.

Rick Correnza (vocals)
Ann Craig (flutes)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Frank Morgan (bass)
Simon Atkinson (drums)

Thanks to Marion Blazé for photos and video.

 

 

 

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170706 Hysteria Lounge

 

Sinatra and Bublé coming to Lilydale

Bringing the swinging sounds of Frank Sinatra and Michael Bublé to Lilydale – Jazz Notes with Rick Correnza.

From ballads to Latin and lots of swing with the smooth crooning of Rick Correnza backed by Jazz Notes, featuring Ann Craig on flute.

Jazz Notes with Rick Correnza
Jazz Notes with Rick Correnza

Rick Correnza (vocals)
Ann Craig (flute)
Kevin Blazé (guitar)
Frank Morgan (bass)
Simon Atkinson (drums)

Hysteria Lounge
243 Main St
Lilydale 3140

Entry $10