Jada Jazz is looking for a bass player and a guitar player to join their successful local band.   The band currently features clarinet, trumpet, piano and drums and plays traditional standards and blues, and some dixie.

The band plays regularly around Nelson – it is on the Jazz club roster playing on a Tuesday evening at the Vic every couple of months, and plays at the Boathouse and other venues.

If you are interested, please contact Dave Powdrell  548 4731, Powdrell@ihug.co.nz

The Nelson Jazz Club Big Band will be performing at Motueka on Monday Fabruary 6 – Waitangi Day.

The Band will be playing from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the Motueka Bridge to coincide with the conclusion of the Motueka River Raft Race.  Homemade rafts will be negotiating 7 kilometers of the Motueka River, from the Alexandra Bluff Bridge to Motueka Bridge.

As well as the band, there will be refreshments and childrens entertainments.

See you there…

BABY G’S LOUNGE

CALLING ALL CABERET, SINGERS, PIANISTS & JAZZ ENTHUSIASTS!!!!

WE ARE LOOKING FOR PAIRS, TRIOS & GROUPS TO PERFORM AT OUR COCKTAIL LOUNGE BAR.  ARE YOU A JAZZ SINGER? ARE YOU A PIANIST? DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?

WE ARE INTERESTED IN BURLESQUE AND CURRENTLY HAVE THESE FABULOUS PERFORMANCES FROM TIME TO TIME, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SHOWING OUR AUDIENCES YOUR TALENTS, PLEASE COME FORWARD!!

WE ALSO NEED TO RECRUIT A RESIDENT DJ.

ARE YOU ABLE TO PERFORM ACID JAZZ AND SOUL?  COME MEET US!

WE ARE ABOUT TO RELAUNCH OUR COCKTAIL LOUNGE BAR AND REQUIRE YOUR TALENTS FOR SULTRY SOUNDS AND GROOVY TUNES.

IF YOU LOVE THE OLD TIME FAVOURITES AND LOVE TO PERFORM – PLEASE CONTACT OUR FAMILY AT BABY G’S LOUNGE. 

CONTACT ‘URGENT or Marlo’ ON – 02102213905

CONTACT ‘SHARYN’ ON – 0273086082

OR EMAIL US AT – BABYGSGIGS@GMAIL.COM

Hi everybody and a Happy New Year.

Obviously, the headline topic was the Nelson Jazz & Blues Festival and what a great job Liam and Amanda Ryan did organising it and making it run smoothly. Liam will be submitting a full report during the next week or two and we will have a debriefing meeting to review feedback and discuss future directions.

The other exciting event discussed was the Youth Jazz Competition that we have planned again for June. Some funds have been raised towards it and other sources are being investigated so that we can award prizes in two categories: Big bands and combos up to seven members. It should be even more fun than it was this year.

We will be sending out subscription renewal notices shortly since our financial year is February to January to fit in with the Festival accounting. This is just to remind you of that and that the AGM will be held in March although we have not yet set the date.

Finally, I have some sad news. Carolyn, wife of Ernst Lacher, who served on the committee and played in bands with several of you, died on New Year’s Day. They moved back to Switzerland a few months ago. His email address is ernst.lacher@gmail.com should you wish to convey your condolences. The committee has already done so.

Best regards,

Mike Murphy

Secretary

Nelson Jazz Club

(03) 546 7297

mbmurphy@clear.net.nz

Hi all,

This report covers the last two Jazz Club committee meetings, at which the agenda items have been much the same – namely the Festival and the High School Bands Competition with a few other administrative items thrown in.

As we are sure you are well aware by now, Liam and Amanda have lined up a great Festival programme and everything is on track to begin with the Jazz in the Park event at Fairfield Park on 2 January. A last few details include organising volunteers for various tasks that you will receive more information about in the next day or two.

The committee has planned another High School Bands Competition for 24 June 2012 at The Honest Lawyer. This time there will be two categories: combos up to six members and big bands of seven or more. There will be prizes within each category. The 2011 was great fun so we look forward again to a great event next June.

As our financial year draws to a close at the end of January, we have decided to encourage club members to pay subscriptions electronically in future to reduce the amount of paper work and time involved. You will receive more information about this during January with a reminder that subs will be falling due.

So, that is all apart from wishing you a pleasant Festive Season and we look forward to seeing you in the New Year – starting at Fairfield Park, of course.

Best regards on behalf of the committee,

Mike Murphy

Secretary

Nelson Jazz Club

546 7297

mbmurphy@clear.net.nz

Hello Nelson Jazz Club members,  Tonight’s line-up of musicians backing Katrian Kallil are:  Barry Korcheski (keys); Steve Hainstock (double bass); Simon Terrill (drums) and Andrew Leachman (sax).  See ya there 8pm start…!!!

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THE NELSON JAZZ CLUB PRESENTS

Featuring the sultry blue’s vocals of

RACHEL FALLOWS.

Live at the Vic Mac’s Brewbar Nelson

Tuesday 8^th November…… 8 – 10.30pm.

‘BLACK ORPHEUS’  Overland Tour:

Christchurch musicians, Dr Roger Buckton and Kim Rockell will be performing in Greymouth, Westport, Murchison and Stoke from, 10th to 13th November, bringing a programme of Brazilian ballads, jazz standards and classics.   With composers from Jobim to Poulenc and Reinhardt to Takacs they have put together an interesting and varied programme.

Both Roger on flutes and Kim, guitars perform regularly overseas in their own right but have joined to form ‘Black Orpheus’ to weave a tapestry of sound and colour as one.  Kim’s vocals in Portuguese in some numbers add a different perspective and something quite unique and special.

Dr Roger Buckton  is a lecturer at the School of Music, University of Canterbury and Kim Rockell is currently tutoring classical guitar at Canterbury where he is completing a PhD in ethnomusicology.

They are looking forward to bringing their music to the Coast where they will be performing at Holy Trinity Church in Greymouth , Thursday 10th November, Westport at St Johns Church Friday 11th, The Café @ The Commercial in Murchison on the 12th and at St Barnabas Church in Stoke on the 13th.

Admission is by door sales or by phoning 0274 352856 or emailinghainstock@xtra.co.nz