Congratulations to Don Calvert and his team (which appears to consist of Don, Don and Don,) for another successful Festival in them thar Hills. Awaiting a detailed report from Captain Chaos.
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Wangaratta
Next week’s Festival is Wangaratta Jazz and blues, and a fair few Jammers are heading up the Hume for that one.
Aust Jazz Museum
We all know that jazz in Australia is alive and well! Great musos all over the country, lots of talented youngsters graduating from colleges and universities every year, clubs, pubs, festivals…
But what about our jazz history? The great post-war jazz blooming of the Bells, Graeme and Roger, Ade, Graeme Coyle, Bob Barnard, and more. Some of the great gigs of all time were recorded on tape and acetate, and you know what happens to them over time: they disintegrate. Continue reading →
From Marg
Check out updates of photos and videos from the Melbourne Jazz Jammers on FB
https://www.facebook.com/groups/83551088146/members/
If you’re not a FB person, get a family member or friend to let you have a squiz – or freely download images or links
Did you know we have a Melbourne Jazz Jammers Facebook page? Join now at https://www.facebook.com/groups/83551088146/
There you can interact with other Jammers. post or download Jammers pics and view lots from the Castlemaine Jazz Festival and from the archives.
Marg
Jammers at Facebook
Check out photos and videos from the Melbourne Jazz Jammers archives on FB at
Brief plug for MCS Studio, Mike Hirsh’s dream project out in the wild west… well, Albion just off the ringroad
Sevil Sabah recorded there recently. After a first session bedevilled by technical gremlins, we laid down six tracks quick smart, and got the finished product the next week.
Mike occasionally drops in to drum at the jam sessions, which is always fun, as he invariably disassembles the entire drum kit, and has been known to make Sebastien sound quiet. Great drummer to jam with, he was a stalwart of the Sessions way back in the Dizzy’s days (about 350 years ago) and now runs a purpose built (and very sophisticated) recording studio. Ridiculously cheap prices, seriously good equipment.
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“Ere, Mike, what does this button do?…”
MCS Recording Studio
Phone:(03) 9312 7391
Mobile:0417 383583
email: michael.hirsh@mcsrecording.com.au
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The Castlemaine Jazz Festival: June 8th and June 9th 2014
The Website should be up by mid to late January, whereupon if you feel the urge to log on and pre-purchase your ticket, don’t fight it. One of the ideas being floated is having a jam session, so that anyone who plays can get up and join in, even if they have not registered with a band.
Whaddya think?
The Castlemaine Jazz Festival: a brief update
The Committee continues to work apace. Visited the first eight venues in the company of Linda Carpenter and John Hannah. We are getting some very positive responses from the local venue operators. Seasoned Jammers would be well advised to leave town now, as we have just worked out we will need 32 volunteers to man the doors and marshal the bands through their changeovers. Gulp!
And dat, as they say in the talkies, is the news from Sleepy Hollow.
TW
Jammers Wanted
Hi Jammers,
I’m a rock singer/songwriter currently in an original band Mu-Theory. www.mu-theory.com . Anyway, I also have an interest in jazz music, particularly melodic smooth jazz like: Pat Methany, Larry Carlton & Vince Jones. To this end I was hoping you could find out if any of your subscribers or jammers would be interested
in pursuing a band in this style or if indeed there was a band already happening
in this style looking for a vocalist/songwriter. I live way out in the east
in Mooroolbark for your info and would prefer to jam/rehearse on a weeknight.
Though I have no jazz background I have played in many semi pro bands over
the past 30 years. I can be contacted on the email address below.
Kind regards,
Tony
tonybrewin@iprimus.com.au
For Jazz Lovers
A very useful resource site for Jazz lovers is
Melbourne Jazz Jammers 