The A-Live Jazz Series features a diverse range of jazz and improvisation based musics (usually with well-established exponents) every Sunday night at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club.
The Transitions Series features a diverse range of jazz and improvisation based musics (often with emerging artists or new ensembles) every Tuesday night at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club.
Tim Wilson Trio 'Sorry, Pardon, What?' NEWMARKET MUSIC
LOGIC? 'The Waiting Game' VORTICITY MUSIC
WEBSITES FOR MUSICIANS
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Coming Soon!
Around The Scene Contemporary performances outside the M.J.C. program
SONNY ROLLINS (USA)
Sunday, June 1, at Sydney Opera House.
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
April 29th. to May 4th. See www.melbournejazz.com
STONNINGTON JAZZ
Stonnington Jazz will present some of Australia’s finest jazz artists, at venues
including Malvern Town Hall and Chapel Off Chapel, from 15-24 May. Performers will
include Vince Jones & Katie Noonan, Joe Chindamo & James Muller, Mark Isaacs’
Resurgence, Mike Nock Trio, Bernie McGann, Birth Of The Cool Nonet, Allan Browne
Quintet, Margret Roadknight & more. Tickets from Chapel Off Chapel, Ph: 8290 7000.
Program details: www.stonnington.vic.gov.au
JAZZ NEWS
“UPTOWN”, NEW JAZZ VENUE
A new jazz club, upstairs at 177 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, is scheduled to open by late-June.
NEW BOOK ON THE AUSTRALIAN JAZZ SCENE
“The Permanent Underground: Australian Contemporary Jazz in the New Millennium”
by Peter Rechniewski was recently published and is available via www.currencyhouse.org.au
BOB SEDERGREEN RECEIVES 2008 DON BANKS MUSIC AWARD
Pianist Bob Sedergreen received the $60,000 Don Banks Music Award from the
Australia Council in late March for his lifetime contributions to Australian music. The
MJC congratulates Bob on this recognition of his work, which follows past Awards to
Bernie McGann and Allan Browne.
M.J.C. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP: SUPPORT THE CO-OP. in 2007
Associate membership of the Melbourne Jazz Co-op. for 2007 is available for $20.00 ($12.00 for musicians/students/unemployed) per annum. This membership entitles the recipient to a Free Entry Voucher for one Sunday or Tuesday performance by a Victorian act ; mailout of this brochure; and some discounts(such as the Osby concert). Cheques, payable to the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative, can be sent to our address (below), together with your name and postal address.
M.J.C. Program at "Bennetts Lane" Jazz Club
25 Bennetts Lane, City Telephone 9663 2856
“Ezz-thetics” Series (Thursday nights, 9.00-11.30 p.m.) at PARIS CAT,
6 Goldie Place (between Lonsdale Street & Little Bourke Streets), CBD.
