EXECUTIVE – The required Management Team
consists of:
President
Overall management responsibility
Vice President
Sub for all presidential responsibilities
Secretary
Meeting agenda; Minutes & Correspondence ONLY
Treasurer
Financial responsibility
PLUS -
Any number of Committee Members to assist
the Executive
PLUS
-
Any number of assistants for specific tasks - to
minimize the work thus allowing ALL members to
enjoy JAZZ
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GOOD NEWS
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For 2012
THANK YOU to our Members who:
*Helped at VMR – it’s the spirit that
makes a Club work.
*Introduced
New Members to the Club
*Responded
to our request for feedback about the Club
(Renewal forms were included with December
Newsletter)
With THANKS to all who have forwarded their
payment. Your support of Live Jazz Music is
greatly appreciated.
PLEASE NOTE:
i)
All Financial Members will receive
Complimentary Admission to the concert at SYC on
Monday 6th Feb from 7pm
ii) Guests of GCCJC Financial Members will
receive Visiting Member’s concession admission
($15)
FINAL REMINDER
iii) For those who have chosen NOT to renew
membership with GCCJC, we thank you for your
past support and notify you that this will be
the final Newsletter to be sent direct to you.
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REVIEW 8th JANUARY
Alan & Melissa WESTERN QUINTET
- at VMR Southport |
Alan
and Melissa Western opened the show with
a tune called “Singin' & Swingin”. They
had a great band of young musos behind them -
Anthony Dyer (alias Tnee) on keyboard,
Josh Hatcher string bass and Rich Seymour
on drums.
Alan sang the first set, with songs like the
Jimmy Van Heusen ballad "But Beautiful",
some Latin tunes "Green Dolphin Street"
and "Esso Besso" and also played a great
bongo solo that really thrilled the audience. He
sang some old swingers, "That Old Black Magic"
and "New York" then a blues song "I
Got A Feelin' For The Blues".
Melissa did the 2nd set on her own and also had
a great mix of songs, opening with "Summertime"
then "My Baby Just Don't Care For Me", "Misty",
"How Deep Is The Ocean", "Lady Be
Good', "One Note Samba" and "Blue
Skies'.
The band, Tnee, Josh and Rich, began the 3rd set
playing Charlie Parker’s "Billie’s
Bounce" - it was great. Alan and Melissa
then followed singing the Cole duet "Unforgettable".
Melissa sang "C'est Si Bon" - in French
for good measure. The old favourite "Bye Bye
Blackbird" was their encore. It was great
to see a good crowd there. GCCJC thanks all for
coming along to a fabulous show and look forward
to seeing you at the next event.
Yours in Jazz, Col
Atkinson
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JAZZ in the WIDER WORLD -
by
Colin Jones |
GERSHWIN again…
During their teens George Gershwin and
Fred Astaire were close friends sharing many
experiences. Both had siblings working in
collaboration with them; Fred with his sister
Adele doing vaudeville dance routines and
George with his brother Ira providing
lyrics for his brother’s efforts to break in to
the big time.
George, like many an aspiring songwriter, helped
with the family budget by song plugging on Tin
Pan Alley playing other tunesmiths’ songs and
doing it very well. So well in fact that he was
discouraged from going any further by daring to
plug his own songs which were considered not
quite up to scratch by the powers that be.
George often expressed the desire to Fred that
they work together on Broadway in a musical and
lo and behold… In a few years they found
themselves collaborating on a musical show with
the working title “Black-Eyed Susan”.
George, Ira, Fred and Adele finally working
together. Two great songs emerged from this,
their first show with a third shelved, later to
emerge as a hit too.
This would be the first time some jazz-infused
music would be employed on Broadway and the
first of those two songs ended up being the
show’s title as well - “Lady, Be Good”.
The second hit and also the most popular at the
time of the two, “Fascinating Rhythm”,
proved a task for Ira because of the rather
disjointed phrasing of the melody. Nonetheless
the boys made a name for themselves after this
show and with the Astaires they proved a
formidable combination.
That third song, which was shelved, was again
shelved after consideration for a second show
and then a third, ending up in a Gershwin trunk
only to resurface at a party one night where
George entertained in his inimitable fashion for
the well-healed invitees. Lady Edwina
Mountbatten heard George play this ballad and
asked for the sheet music. She took it back to
England where London orchestras picked up on it.
It turned out a hit and was one of the only
songs not to emerge via Broadway for the
Gershwins.
The song: “The Man I Love”
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The Victorian Jazz Archive Inc.
www.vicjazzarchive.org.au
The Victorian Jazz Archive Inc. (VJA) was formed
in October 1996 - specifically to preserve all
forms of Australian jazz music and associated
memorabilia.
Part of the Archive's Charter is to provide
access to its material to the general public,
music students and researchers. This is achieved
mostly by the digitisation of sound resources
and the photographic collection wherever
possible - depending on the condition of the
material.
The prime focus of the Archive is to identify,
collect, document and exhibit all types of
Australian Jazz recordings, musical instruments,
videos, photographs, publications, and
historical memorabilia.
Details of the Collection are being constantly
added to a central Data Base accessible from the
website.
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LOCAL MUSICIANS to MAKE MUSIC in the
PARKS – just for YOU |
Gold Coast CITY COUNCIL
and the Gold Coast CITY JAZZ CLUB
Join together to present:
Summer Fun – JAZZIN’ UP THE PARKS
FULLY SPONSORED by GCCC
www.gcparks.com.au -
see Summer Fun
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