Uptown Jazz Cafe - Melbourne's newest jazz and improvised music venue

Bopstretch resume their wednesday residency playing the music of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron, Bud Powell and more . . . .

with the driving rhthym section of Raj Jayaweera - drums and Mark Elton - double bass,

this organisation also features -

this week special guest guitarist James Sherlock


Eamon McNelis - trumpet  (winner of the 2010 Wangaratta Festival National Jazz Award)
Phil Noy - alto saxophone  (finalist at the Wangaratta National Jazz Awards 2009)
and Ben Hauptmann - guitar (winner of the 2011 Freedman Fellowship)

$10 / $5 concession

one of, if not THE leading be-bop band in the country

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Melbourne based guitar player and co head of the grass roots initiate of the year last year - The Melbourne Improvisers Collective - plays his first gig at Uptown this Thursday with his own trio.

Featuring the talents of Matt Hayes on Bass, Daniel Berry on drums and Sam McAuliffe on Guitar, this new trio focuses on organic improvisation, raw energy, and weaving the traditions of the jazz idiom into a contemporary context. For their debut at Uptown Jazz Cafe they will be performing compositions by Sam McAuliffe and such influential artists as Bill Frisell, Frank Kimbrough and Jimmie Davis.



Personnel

Sam McAuliffe - Guitar
Matt Hayes - Bass
Daniel Berry - Drums





two sets from 8.30pm


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Melbourne drummer and sweetheart Ronny Ferella leads a quartet with many special guests for a quirky but swinging night of improvised music.

featuring -

Carlo Barbaro - tenor saxophone
Sam Keevers - piano (tbc)
Tom Lee - double bass



two sets from 8.30

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Legendary Australian alto saxophonist Ian Chaplin makes a welcome return this Saturday as part of the Melbourne Jazz Co-Op once monthly sponsored events at Uptown for 2012.


with -

Sam Pankurst - double bass
James McLean - drums






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Monday night - 8.30pm sharp - very special event....

Perth drummer Ben Vanderwal and Sydney double bassist Alex Boneham, one of THE most in demand rythym sections in Australia today visit Melbourne and perform with the sensational musical team of pianist Sam keevers and percussionist Javier Fredes

Bass and drums of choice for everyone from George Garzone to James Muller and Bernie McGann, this band should be an amazing and beautiful night of music. 2 sets starting 8.30pm sharp

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