BAnds THAT PLAYED IN 2021

ade ishs & eMotion Band
Annie Smith & The Bossa Boys
Aurora Lumina
Breakout
Caught in the Act!
Chat Noir Jazz Quartet
Christine Manetta's Jazz Carousel
Cul De Sac
Debra LaVelle Quintet
Des Camm Jazz Band
Fat'Azz
Gilbert Ernest and Swing the Boogie
Jazz Notes with Rick Correnza
Jennifer Salisbury & Mark Morand
Jade Kerber
Jazz Orbit

LazyBones
Limelight
Mango Juice Combo
Melba Big Band
Melbourne Tramways Big Band
Peter Garram Trio
Port Phillip Show Band
Roger Clark Quartet
Ron Anderson Trio
Royal Australian Navy Band
Shirazz
Snazz Jazz
Sweet Ade
The Bridge
The Jane Little Quintet
The Newport Gypsy Djangos
The Paige Burney Trio
The Paradiso Connection
Trio!
Visionary Steel

TheRAN Jazz Group-Bio:The Royal Australian Navy Jazz Groupis based at HMAS CERBERUS inVictoria and is part of the Royal Australian Navy Band Melbourne. Made up of 7of Navy's finestmusicians, the RAN Jazz Group perform a diverserepertoire ofvocal and instrumental jazz, from classic Jazz Standards,Swing,Bossa-Nova andSamba, to New Orleans and Boogaloo. The bandrepresents the Royal Australian Navy atcommunity events, official Government functions, concerts and open days and have entertained Prime Ministers and Royalty.Playing for audiences within Australia and around the world and performing at many Australian Jazz Festivals including the Wangaratta International Jazz Festival, they havesupported and performed with many world renowned musicians includingDon Burrows and James Morrison.The RAN Jazz Group continues a proud tradition of representing the Royal Australian Navy.

The members are:
Gregory Smith-Saxophone
Dan McIlvride-Trombone
Martin Duck-Trumpet
Julian Foord-PianoHaydn Murtagh-Double BassLuke Kennedy-Drums
Stephanie McCorkelle-Vocals

ade ish & eMotion Band

Their philosophy is that emotion is energy for motion. ade ishs, Paul Bonnington, Lachlan Wallace, and Vincent Bradley take audiences on a musical journey with sounds that evoke emotions. Band founder has experience performing at renowned Jazz festivals both nationally and internationally which include the Melbourne and Wangaratta Jazz Festival and Ubud Village Jazz Festival in Bali.
ade ishs: piano, voice
Paul Bonnington: bass
Lachlan Wallace: drums
Vincent Bradley: trumpet, flugelhorn, voice

Annie and the Bossa Boys

Brazilian, Cuban and Argentinian inspired jazz. Annie Smith and the Bossa Boys, based in Melbourne have become regulars are festivals including the Port Fairy, Inverloch, Halls Gap and Castlemaine Jazz festivals. These highly experienced musicians will have you entertained by not only their musical performance by by Annie Smith, who will impress you with her musical talent but her impromptu comedic performances.

Aurora Lumina

Aurora Lumina translates from the Latin as ‘first light’, or light of dawn. Formed in 2018, the quartet have been performing music inspired by improvisation, jazz, Middle Eastern and Western Classical music. The ensemble’s aim is to create new music which combines the originality of new, long form composition with the fresh spark of creative improvisation. This band is a regular at the Mouldy Fig and Open Studio in Northcote.

Breakout

Formed 5 years ago, Breakout performs Modern jazz standards, jazz versions of popular tunes and originals penned by the band’s pianist and guitarist. The group has performed at several of the Castlemaine and Port Fairy Festivals in addition to numerous performances around Melbourne.
The band members are regulars at Melbourne Jazz Jammers where their musical talents are used to help develop those of upcoming musicians.

Christine Manetta's Jazz Carousel

Christine Manetta, with her distinctive powerful low tone, combined with an energetic stage presence brings her worldly passion to the stage. A stylish & dynamic experience moving through Blues, Latin and Jazz, will have you singing, dancing, reminiscing and romancing.

A regular highlight at festivals: Docklands, Castlemaine, Inverloch, Port Fairy and the Victorian Seniors Festival. Winning acclaim from 2015-2019, with the successful tour of Love Me or Leave Me - A Tribute to Nina Simone.

Bruce Maddigan – Drums

Lisette Payet – Piano

Jeff Harris – Saxophone

Chris Budhan - Bass

“Christine Manetta presents a soulful and tirelessly skillful performance” Roy Maloy - Impresario - Apollo Theatre Melbourne.

www.christinemanetta.com

www.facebook.com/christinemanettamusic

Cul De Sac

Cul De Sac have been performing together for over 15 years. The band has had a ten-year residency at the Rising Sun Hotel in South Melbourne, followed by a period at Swallows Hotel, Port Melbourne. Led by outstanding saxophonist Ron Anderson, the members of the band have been friends for years and play regularly at jazz festivals. Consisting of some of the finest jazz musicians in Melbourne, this band is a crowd favourite.

Ron Anderson: saxes – Todd Sidney: piano – Vince Hopkins: guitar – Eiji Takemoto: bass – Graham Morris: drums

Debra LaVelle Quintet

Debra La Velle is excited to be appearing at The Newport Jazz Festival.

Spanning a career of 3 decades, she will perform songs from the 1930's - 1950's vocal inspirations from Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Doris Day & Astrid Gilberto. Travelling through genres Swing/Blues to Latin.

Accompanied by a stellar line-up of musicians, not to be missed !!!

Debra La Velle - Vocals
James Clark - Bass
Jason Downes - Reeds
Shane Ryall - Guitar
Stephen Blackburn - Piano

Lazy Bones

LazyBones consists of two trombones, piano, bass and drums and is modelled on the famous and popular J. J. Johnson - Kai Winding quintet of the 1950s. Don Jordan started the group in 1988 andit has been a part of the Melbourne jazz scene ever since, playing pubs, restaurants, clubs and festivals. We play well-loved standard songs by composers like Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Hoagy Carmichael, swinging jazz and blues tunes and some originals. The band's sound is fresh andour music appeals to a wide range of listeners.The present crew consists of Don and Lachlan Smith on trombones, Rory Clark on piano, Doug Kuhn on bass and Larry Kean on drums.

Limelight

Forming after attending the Youth in Blues Workshop held by the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society, Limelight has impressed audiences with their personal interpretations of jazz, fusion and blues. Their outstanding musicianship coupled with their ability to make each song sound unique propels them into a genre of their own. The band has performed both nationally festivals such as the Echuca Winter Blues, Castlemaine Jazz and Eltham Jazz as well as various venues around Melbourne and abroad at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis where they received a standing ovation. These young men continue to impress audiences with their musical skills.

Hayden Powell: guitar
Cameron Powell: bass
Harvey Constable: Drums

Melbourne Tramways Big Band

The Melbourne Tramways Big Band is a permanent fixture within the community of Melbourne Musicians. The history of the organisation goes back to the 1880’s. Many notable Melbourne Musicians have been members with frequent performances at Wattle Park and an overseas tour to Thailand representing Australia at the ANZAC ceremonial events.
The Melbourne Tramways Big Band is directed by Mark Dipnall. The band performs frequently at community events, jazz festivals and social occasions. The music is a mixture of Swing, Ballads, Jazz Rock, Pop Rock, Latin and well-known melodies with vocalists.

The Paradiso Connection

......Band Leader Fermin Navascués presents
a 6 piece line-up playing modern jazz, latin & fusion.

The Paradiso Connection features:

Vocals: Debbie Woodroffe
Guitar: Fermin Navascués
Trumpet / flugelhorn: John Bell
Sax: Laurie Savage
Bass: Max Kearney
Drums: Hussein Amin

The Paradiso Connection brings together experience from a diverse range of musical backgrounds to their blend of modern jazz, latin & fusion.

Shirazz

Playing the hottest trad jazz this side of New Orleans, Shirazz is one of Melbourne's most sought-after jazz bands. They meld raucous, high-energy trad, laid-back Louisiana street beats, sleazy and salacious blues in their witty and irreverent live show. Shirazz Jazz have appeared at dozens of jazz, blues and folk festivals including the prestigious Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival and the New Zealand National Jazz Festival. Additionally, Shirazz Jazz have also been the support act for James Morrison.

Sweet Ade

Sweet Ade is a refreshingly different multi-instrumental jazz band. The six musicians play an entertaining, interesting and diverse repertoire withcreative arrangements of music ranging from the late 1800's to the present day, balancing well-known tunes with little heard gems and including early Australian jazz.
Instruments include recorders, saxophones, clarinet, piano, washboard, drums, bass guitar, ukulele, harmonica and vocals.
Sweet Ade recorded a CD in 2014 as a tribute to Ade Monsbourgh, entitled Sweet Ade: Celebrating Ade Monsbourgh and the Recorder.
Marion Lustig (recorders), Janet Arndt (vocals), Peter Mason (reeds, ukelele, vocals), Stan Van Hooft (bass guitar), Richard Opat (washboard, drums), Lisette Payet (piano, vocals).

The Bridge

Bridging the gap by fusing the musical talents of six of Melbourne’s top artists, The Bridge Band is a new presence in Melbourne’s burgeoning contemporary jazz scene.

The Bridge melds classic, contemporary and new jazz styles into fresh arrangements with infectious vocal harmonies - forming a fresh musical synergy.

The Bridge consists of:

ade ishs - piano
Alex Yarosh - guitar
Erin Campbell - vocals
Hezy Suramarta - Bass guitar
Kama Austen - vocals
Michael Ooi - drums

Visionary Steel

Based in Melbourne and taking inspiration from around the world, Visionary Steel’s seven-piece ethno-electronica jazz ensemble with produces a ______ sounds.
Featuring Lily Cassar (Vocals), Matthew Bright (Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards), David Campbell (Alto Saxophone), Peter McNeil-(Trumpet, Flugelhorn, All Things Brass), Stephen Sanders-Bass, Sam Ausilio (World Percussion), Martin Case (Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Keyboards, West African Percussion).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Ei-aYwJtA

Jazz Orbit

Jazz Orbit is a Melbourne based contemporary jazz trio featuring Agus Batara (piano), Paul Phillips (drums) and Anthony Pell (bass); who is filling in for the special occasion of the Newport Jazz Festival 2021.

They had their monthly residency gig at the Brunswick Green during 2018-19 performing with their regular double bass player; Matt Birtchnell. On some occasions they brought in their various 'guest' musician friends, and performed as a jazz quartet.

The Jazz Orbit will bring a lush instrumental jazz from a mix of selected jazz standards and, just for the occasion, few originals from Agus’s composition.

The Paige Burney Trio

Paige Burney is a Yarra-Valley-born singer, known for her vocal prowess and stage presence. The Paige Burney Trio: Paige together with talented duo, Dan Mason (Saxophone) and Mark Giliam (Guitar), and recently with Paige's brother, Benjamin (Drums) as a quartet.

The PB Trio have performed across Melbourne venues including Open Studio, The Brunswick Green and The Moldy Fig, as well as both the Port Fairy and Inverloch Jazz Festivals (2020). The band will delight you in a dynamic listening experience, covering traditional jazz, showtunes and bossa nova, led by Paige’s moving vocal delivery.

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