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 Sam Bates - drums and Mark Elton - double bass,

this organisation also features -



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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The legendary Allan Browne teams up this Thursday with long time collaborator Geoff Hughes on guitar and two younger but very talented musicians in Scott McConnachie on alto saxophone and Sam Pankhurst on double bass.

This is the "anything could happen" gig for the month....


come check it out.





two sets from 8.30pm


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Lachlan works as a freelance musician in Melbourne in a variety of settings.

But check out the pedigree on Lachlan - he has featured with Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Maria Schneider and many more.

He has appeared on many albums and on numerous film soundtracks. He has also appeared as a soloist three times with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and plays lead alto with the Australian Art Orchestra.

This Friday he debuts a new group playing everything from hard bop to originals. A rare chance to catch this new line up

featuring an incredible band -

Lachlan Davidson:Saxophones
Gianni Marinucci: Trumpet
Geoff Hughes:Guitar
Ben Robertson:Bass
Dave Beck:Drums


two sets from 8.30

bookings at uptownjazzcafe@email.com.

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One of the most accomplished trumpet players in town, Paul Williamson plays this Saturday with a new Quartet, playing the same sharp and quirky mix of modern standards and originals, this week featuring the legendary Allan Browne on drums


Paul built his reputation on the Australian jazz and improvisation scene as an individual voice in trumpet and composition. As a leader he has released six CDs, Non-Consensual Head Compression (2001, Newmarket), Talk It Up (2002, Newmarket), Mutations (2003, Newmarket), On the Surface, In the Core (2005, Newmarket), Far Away Here (2006, Jazzhead), and By a Thread (2009, Downstream). Paul has also been a regular performer at various Australian and International jazz festivals and workshops, including the Cork International Jazz festival, and has performed in the USA, UK, Noumea, China, Ireland, and Germany. Paul has studied extensively with the likes of Dave Douglas, Ingrid Jensen, Laurie Frink and Ralph Alessi in New York, and has also participated in courses at CIM (Centre for Improvisational Music) and Banff, Canada.


Paul WIlliamson (trumpet)
Marc Hannaford (piano)
Sam Pankhurst (bass)
Allan Browne (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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