GIG GUIDE - JAZZ on the COAST                Provided in conjunction with
                                                                                                                                                                           GOLD COAST CITY JAZZ CLUB Inc.
                                                                                                                                         Email gccityjazzclub@bigpond.com
                                                                                                                                       Website www.gccityjazzclub.com.au

GOLD COAST CITY JAZZ CLUB    MONDAY 1^st MARCH   From 7pm to 10.30 pm   In the Compass Room at Southport Yacht Club

www.gccityjazzclub.com.au                  ‘The JENNI COCKING SEXTET’                   Pre concert is ‘Invitation to Groove’

                                                                                                                                         $15 // $20       Bookings advised        Ph 5559 1255
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GOLD COAST CITY JAZZ CLUB    FRIDAY 12^th MARCH   From 6pm to 11.00 pm  In the Compass Room at Southport Yacht Club

www.gccityjazzclub.com.au ‘The DIANA FAITH FAB FIVE BAND’ for the GCCJC ‘NAUTICAL BLUE’ Themed Dinner Dance

GOLD COAST JAZZ & BLUES       FRIDAY 19^th MARCH   From 7.30 pm                      In the Paradise Room at GC Arts Centre 

www.goldcoastjazzclub.com   ‘HARLEM SWING with Elly Hoyt’         $20 // $25      Bookings advised     Ph 0405-143-720

TWEED VALLEY JAZZ CLUB VA   FRIDAY 26^th MARCH   6.30 (EDST) to 10.30 pm     At ‘Greenhills on Tweed’, Murwillumbah
 
From Bellingen,   Brett Iggulden and ‘The SATIN BOWER-BIRDS’    $15 // $20      Bookings essential    Ph 02 6672 1697

MONDAY 1^st MARCH     from 7 – 10.30 pm at Southport Yacht Club ‘The Jenni Cocking Sextet’ ($15/20) Ph 5559 1255

WEDNESDAY 3^rd MARCH     at Brisbane Entertainment Centre         Diana Krall ‘Quiet Night’ World Tour
                                                                           www.jazzscene.com.au    (see GC / Brisbane Magazine for details)

SATURDAY 6^th MARCH   from 6 – 9 pm  in The Dome at Broadbeach Mall   the Gold Coast Big Band

SATURDAY 6^th MARCH   from 7.30 – 10.30 pm at Sunshine Coast Jazz Club in Kawana Community Hall   ($15 / $20)
Russell Bayne’s Quintet for ‘A Tribute to the Greats – Stephane Grappelli & Django Reinhardt’      Ph 07 5438 1976

SATURDAY 6^th MARCH from 7.30 pm Jazz in the GCAC Basement - Ashley Lewis Quartet    ($15)     Ph 07 5588 4000

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SUNDAY 7^th MARCH  from Noon – 2.30pm aboard the ‘Kookaburra Queen’ with ‘Paradise City’ Roving Jazz Trio
                                                                                                                         $55  includes cruise and buffet lunch.
                                   Enquiries - Band - David Ph 07 3390 5487       Bookings - Kookaburra Queen – Ph 07 3221 1300

SUNDAY 7^th MARCH (also 21^st & 28^th) from noon to 3.30pm ‘Champagne Jazz’ at Aussie Vineyard North Tamborine
                                                           You’re invited to take a picnic - no BYO alcohol Advisable to ph 07 5545 2000

FRIDAY 12^th MARCH  from 8.30pm at Southport Yacht Club all invited to join with ‘The Diana Faith Fab Five Band’
at the ‘Nautical Blue’ Themed Dinner Dance.                ($48/$45)             Bookings Essential              Ph 07 5559 1255

FRIDAY 12^th MARCH  from 8.30pm Wiley Reed will be performing at St Bernard’s, Mt Tamborine
                                                       $10 Cover Charge for Show Only and Half Price for Diners.           Ph 07 5545 1177

SATURDAY 13^th and SUNDAY 14^th MARCH  at Noosa Heads Jazz Club  ‘The Syncopators’                   Ph 07 5447 2229

SUNDAY 14^th MARCH  from 2pm (EDST)  the Northern Rivers Big Band will be at Lismore Workers Club. The Big Band
Sound has returned! Well worth the distance to hear this band. Last concert at Ballina was a sell out crowd.

SUNDAY 14^th MARCH  from 2 - 5pm  at North Kirra SLSC  Great jazz with ‘The Red Wine ’n Cheesie Grin Jazz Band’

WEDNESDAY 17^th MARCH  from 7.00pm ‘Tis’ Irish Band - St Patrick’s Day celebrations at Currumbin RSL (N/C)

SATURDAY 20^th MARCH from 7.30 pm GCJ&B in The Basement - ‘Ewan Mackenzie & Swing Manouche’     ($25)
                                                                                                                                                              Ph 0405-143-720
SUNDAY 21^st MARCH   from noon to 3.30pm  ‘Champagne Jazz’  at Aussie Vineyard

FRIDAY 26^th MARCH   from 6.30pm at Greenhills on Tweed – Brett Iggulden &’The Satin Bower Birds’    ($20 /$15)
                                                                                                                                                              Ph 02 6672 1697
SATURDAY 27^th MARCH   from 7pm at Currumbin RSL   ‘Blind Lemon’

SUNDAY 28^th MARCH   from Noon – 2.30pm  join ‘The Paradise City’ Roving Jazz Trio on the ‘Kookaburra Queen’

SUNDAY 28^th MARCH   from noon to 3.30pm  ‘Champagne Jazz’ at Aussie Vineyard

MON 29^th MARCH   from 1pm  at Coolangatta Seniors Citizens Centre March Concert  ‘Bob Fawaz Jazz Band’
                                                                                                            2 Gerrard Street, Coolangatta Ph 07 5536 8422

MARCH @ 17 / 02 /10 EACH WEEK - Gigs on the COAST
DAY / TIME	WHERE	WHO	CONTACT
Wednesday
6.30 – 9.30 pm	Greenmount Beach SLSC	Bob Fawaz & ‘The Downbeat Jazz Band’	07 5536 1506
8.30 pm >>	The Bowery, Brisbane	‘The Bowery Hot Five’ With Mal Wood	07 3252 0202
Thursday
5.00 – 8.30 pm	Twin Towns ‘Horizons’ Restaurant	John Whyte Jazz piano	07 5533 8479
8.00 pm	Swingin’ Safari 2945 GC Hwy	The Band Room with ‘Groove’	07 5538 3762
Saturday
12.30 – 3.30 pm	Harrigan’s Drift-Inn, Calypso Bay	‘Jazz and Seafood’ with Jazz Train	07 5546 1997
3.00 – 6.00 pm	South Tweed Sports Club	Lesley Rose - Saturday Jazz	07 5524 3655
5.30 – 8.30 pm	Chevron Renaissance Restaurants	Jazz – Varies	07 5592 5188
Sunday
1.30 – 5.00 pm	Currumbin RSL	Jazz – Varies	07 5534 7999
3.00 – 6.00 pm	Bon Amici Café, Toowoomba	Sunday Afternoon Jazz	07 4632 4533
5.30 – 8.30 pm	Chevron Renaissance Restaurants	Jazz – Varies	07 5592 5188

BUY - SELL - SWAP - WANTED                                                                   (All notices are Free Of Charge) WANTED A retired drummer to join a group of jazz musicians for a jam session once a week, northern Gold Coast. Not necessary to have own drum kit. If you’re interested in details for a happy session of Jazz - Ph 5559 1255

Details are correct at time of printing (17/02/10) For ENQUIRIES and / or RESERVATIONS check with contact provided.

@ 17 / 02 / 10 for MARCH EACH MONTH
LOCAL JAZZ CLUBS	WEBSITE for DETAILS	VENUE / TIME	CONTACT
GC City Jazz Club 1st & 12th March	www.gccityjazzclub.com.au	Southport Yacht Club 1st Monday 7.00 pm	07 5502 2450
GC Jazz & Blues 19th March	www.goldcoastjazzclub.com	Gold Coast Arts Centre 3rd Friday 7.30 pm	0405 143 72
Tweed Valley Jazz Club 26th March		Greenhills on Tweed Last Friday 6.30 pm	02 6677 1365
OTHER JAZZ CLUBS	WEBSITE for DETAILS	VENUE	CONTACT
Brisbane Jazz Club	www.brisbanejazzclub.com.au	Annie Street, Kangaroo Point	07 3391 2006
Noosa Heads Jazz Club	www.noosajazzclub.com	Bicentennial Hall, Sunshine Beach	07 5447 2229
Redlands City Jazz Club		Multi-Sports Club, Birkdale	07 3498 9125
Sunshine Coast Jazz Club	www.jazzqueensland.com	Currimundi Hotel	07 5491 6017
Toowoomba Jazz Society	www.toowoombajazz.weebly.com	Water Street South	07 4633 4583
OTHER GIGS	WEBSITE for DETAILS	VENUE / TIME	CONTACT
Kookaburra Queen Cruise Next – 7th & 28th March	www.kookaburrariverqueens.com www.paradisecityjazz.com.au	From Eagle St Pier & Southbank 1st & 4th & 5th Sundays 10.00am	07 3221 1300 07 3390 5487
Tweed Links Music Club Next is 7th March	www.tweedlinksmusicclub.org	Coolangatta Tweed Golf Club 1st Sunday 2.00 pm	07 5590 7870
Cleveland Next is 14th March	www.gvh.com.au	Grand View Hotel (Clare Hansson) 2nd Sunday 12.30 pm	07 3286 1002
North Kirra Sunday Jazz Next is 14th March		Surf LS Club, Pacific Parade 2nd Sunday 2.00 pm	07 5599 8676
Jazz at the Hangar Next is 18th March	www.jazzatthehangar.com.au	50 Oxlade Drive, New Farm 3rd Thursday 7.00 pm	07 3358 4889

The Southern Highlands Jazz Festival held at Mittagong 17 / 18 April (2 weeks after Easter) "opens with a revival of the early Count Basie groups,
followed by a tribute to the early white Jazz Bands". Check the program on www.australianclassicjazz.com then just pack your bag for a fabulous
weekend with other friends of Jazz. A great Festival, inexpensive, a beautiful area! Why not?

JAZZ FESTIVALS        www.jazzscene.com.au            www.jazzandbeyond.au/festival

MARCH VIC 05 – 08    Inverloch Jazz    03 5674 6086     www.inverlochjazzfest.org.au VIC 05 – 08    19th Moe’s Yallourn J & B    03 5127 4783    www.moe.latrobe.net.au/jazz VIC 07    Jazz in the Orchard    03 5832 9501    www.greatersheperton.com.au NSW 13    Coolah,    Jazz in the Tops    www.jazzinthetops.com.au NSW 21 - 23    Kiama Jazz and Blues    02 4234 4326    www.kiama.net/kiamajazz APRIL NSW 01 – 05    Byron Bay Blues & Roots    02 6685 8310    www.bluesfest.com.au NSW 02 – 05    24th Annual Easter Jazz Festival    02 4285 1903    www.illawarrajazzclub.com NSW 16 – 18    Tooleybuc’s Strictly Jazz Weekend    03 5030 5476 NSW 17 - 18     Mittagong Classic Jazz $ Ragtime    0438 654 267    www.australianclassicjazz.com QLD 17 - 18    Dingo Creek Jazz & Blues    07 5485 1731    www.dingocreek.com.au

MARCH - Printed @ 17 / 02 /10

Easy Reference for UPDATED and / or DETAILED INFORMATION

Please advise of other contacts

Australian JAZZSCENE www.jazzscene.com.au

Queensland JAZZ – GIG GUIDE www.jazzqueensland.com

 

JAZZ CLUBS

Brisbane    www.brisbanejazzclub.com.au    info@brisbanejazzclub.com.au

GC City    www.gccityjazzclub.com.au    gccityjazzclub@bigpond.com

GC Jazz & Blues    www.goldcoastjazzclub.com

Lismore    www.lismorejazz.org    info@lismorejazz.org

Noosa Heads    www.noosajazzclub.com

Sunshine Coast    www.jazzqueensland.com    scoastjazz@bigpond.com

Toowoomba    www.toowoombajazz.weebly.com

Tweed Valley    norada@norex.com.au

Newsletters from many other Jazz Clubs throughout Australia and NZ are available and could be forwarded by email.
If you are interested in any particular Club/s, or are travelling and would like some Jazz, please return message for info.

OTHER WEBSITES of INTEREST

Aussie Vineyards, NorthTamborine    www.aussievineyards.com

Caroline Taylor (at Diva)    www.carolinetaylor.net.au

Gold Coast Arts Centre    www.gcac.com.au

Grand View Hotel, Cleveland    www.gvh.com.au

Harrigan’s – Calypso Bay    www.harrigans.com.au

Jazz at the Hangar - Brisbane    www.jazzatthehangar.com.au

Kookaburra River Queen    www.kookaburrariverqueens.com

Mt Tamborine - Vineyards    www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/trails/hinterland.html

RSL - Ballina    www.ballinarsl.com.au

RSL - Currumbin    www.currumbinrsl.com.au

St Bernards Hotel - Mt Tamborine    www.stbernardshotel.com

Swingin’ Safari   www.goldcoastaustralia.com/swingin-safari.html

Tweed Links Music Club    www.tweedlinksmusicclub.org

Twin Towns Services Club    www.twintowns.com.au

 

 

Musicians’ Insurance

‘Duck for Cover’ www.duckforcover.com.au

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