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                                        NEWSLETTER   FEBRUARY 2012 

 

     No. 02/12                                      PATRON   Colin Jones                            YOUTH PATRON     Malcolm Wood

                

               


MONDAY 6th FEBRUARY from 7.00pm

At SOUTHPORT YACHT CLUB

 

PROUDLY PRESENTING:

 

Les Wilson’s                                        

        

          SWING FORCE BIG BAND

 

This is the band to hear - as they present their new charts

AND special vocalists, to our Club.     These musicians have an outstanding range of experience - Australia and worldwide - and have joined together on the Gold Coast to bring us back to the world of the ‘Best in Big Band Performance’.

 

 An amazing 11 piece swinging band

Featuring vocalists

 

 

 

BEC WHITEHEAD                                                              PAUL HAYMAN

 

www.swingforcebigband.com.au 

         

 

 

 

ESPECIALLY TO OUR MEMBERS

 

GCCJC - 9th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
 

DATE:            THURSDAY 15th March 2012
 

VENUE:          Radisson Resort at 6pm Prior to the Concert from 7.30pm

 All Committee Positions become vacant and are open for election

ü              Consider being a Committee Member

 

ü              Consider taking your Club into the future

 

ü              Consider nominating a true Jazz supporter


ü
              Consider helping out in some way


ü
              Consider …… then please DO

Agenda, Nomination & Proxy Forms, all 2011 Reports incl. Financial 2011 will be with the next Newsletter.

           A Management Team is required to keep ‘Jazz Live’ on the Coast and provide quality Jazz music.

 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

 

 

J GOOD NEWS J           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

 

 

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2012

 

 (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.

 

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 

 

 

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.

 

 

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

FREE - summer fun, music, movies and family events in the park
By visiting a Local Park / Local Sounds event you are supporting the LOCAL music industry.
These FREE events are from Noon to 4pm, fully staged and feature four (4) bands.

Join us for a Picnic Day in the Park, in a great outdoor environment.
      Sausage sizzle, drinks and snacks are available for purchase.
               Restaurants nearby.       Check out MANO’S Italian

 

SUNDAY 19th FEBRUARY          From NOON – 4pm       at        Len Fox Park, Labrador

(Marine Parade – South of AQUA)

Featuring:

12 Noon       -              ‘The Satin Sounds’          - Val JONES; Tab PAENGA; Rick WOODWARD; Coral JONES

 

1.00pm         -              ‘Ensemble Latino’            - John WHYTE; Michelle BENSON; David WHITE: Steve WHITE

 

2.00pm         -              ‘The Zoo Crew’                 - Willy QUA; Wil SARGISSON; Colin ATKINSON; Saia HANLON

 

3.00pm         -              ‘The Tyburn Swingers’   - Colin JONES; Ken BENNETT; John EDWARDS; John WOODARDS

 

 

 

 


     MANO’S Italian Restaurant & Bar
 
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      www.manosrestaurant.com

   Best Family Restaurant 2011

   Ph 5577 1818

 

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