THURSDAY 4 AUGUST 2016 ~ 7pm to 10:30pm.
Doors open 6pm
Jazz Singers Jam Night & 15th Anniversary CD Launch Hosted by: Ingrid James
“Tonight we launch a double CD (a generous BJC production) in celebration of the Jazz Singers’ Jam Night’s 15th Anniversary”
Performers on the night (and on the CD) include: Dave Bentley, Irene Bartlett, Toni Allayialis-Hepi, Mardi Gow, Kelsey Giarola, Jessica Spina, Pete Vance, Steph Dick, Sarah Collyer, Merinda Dias-Jayasinha, Tamara O’Callaghan, Stephanie Taylor, Mel Lathouras, Grace Cockburn, Alan Western, Ingrid James, Lucia Hodge, Nathan Seiler, Steve Taylor-Brown, Peter Cupples and Addie Martinez.
Pre-order the CD now for a $5 discount!!
Doors open at 6pm
FRIDAY 5 AUGUST 2016 ~ 7pm to 10.30pm.
Doors open 6pm
ACT 1 – 7pm to 8pm
Wilma Reading & Tommy See Poy (Cairns)
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Wilma Reading (voice) & Tommy See Poy (piano/voice)Wilma Reading, Australia’s Indigenous lady of song, and local North Queensland jazz legend has toured with the Duke Ellington Orchestra as part of her stellar international career, and now shares her famous voice in her home town, Cairns. Be a part of this debut performance at the Brisbane Jazz Club with a musician whose career has overlapped with the likes of the Count Basie Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Liberace, Sarah Vaughan, Cleo Laine, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Dean Martin and Liberace. She is joined by the legendary Tommy See Poy on piano and voice from Cairns performing an eclectic mix from Jazz evergreens to soulful Blues |
ACT 2 – 8.15pm to 10.30pm
FEM BELLING (MELBOURNE)
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FEM BELLING (Voice/violin)Fem Belling is a rising star in the international jazz scene and is thrilled to be collaborating with Dave Spicer, AJ Hall and Lachlan Hawkins at this year’s Brisbane Vocal Jazz Festival. Her African Jazz and theatre roots augment her unique musicality, choices and interpretations. The evening will be filled with musical stories and lyrical tales interspersed with violin and a quick wit of scat vocalization. |
Doors open 6pm
SATURDAY 6 AUGUST 2016 ~11am-12.30pm.
Doors open 10am (for registration)
Vocal Workshop with THE IDEA OF NORTH
Get your vocal chords warmed up with The Idea of North in a singing workshop open to all ages and abilities. This multi ARIA award winning group will be focussing on harmony, blending as an ensemble, how to use different tonal colours as a group and singing some fun music! You won’t have to sing solo – there’s safety in numbers – so come on and give it a go. This is a really great outing for choir and vocal groups and also for anyone who wants to meet fellow harmony singers.
Doors open 10am (for registration)
SATURDAY 6 AUGUST 2016 ~ 2pm to 4pm
Doors open 1pm
ANATS Workshop with Irene Bartlett
ANATS Qld and the Brisbane Vocal Jazz Festival invite you to an interactive workshop and Masterclass on the foundations of Jazz singing technique presented by Dr. Irene Bartlett, Australia’s leading exponent of contemporary and jazz vocal pedagogy. The workshop will combine discussion of vocal technique and practical application with regard to the Jazz style and will demonstrate teaching strategies through Masterclass. Acclaimed Jazz pianist and Queensland Conservatorium of Music lecturer, David Spicer, will accompany the workshop and Masterclass.
Doors open 1pm
SATURDAY 6 AUGUST 2016 ~ 7 to 10.30pm
Standing Room Only
Doors open 6pm
ACT 1 – 7pm to 7.50pm
SHARNY RUSSELL (NSW)
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Sharny Russell (Voice/Piano)At the piano and the microphone, Sharny will be performing some old and new originals, along with her distinctive arrangements of beloved standards. |
ACT 2 – 8.15pm to 10.30pm
THE IDEA OF NORTH – UP CLOSE & PERSONAL
Standing Room Only
THE IDEA OF NORTH will present an evening of sublime acapella jazz arrangements featuring music from the great American songbook through to their own original compositions.Come and enjoy this vocal quartet of “wit, charm and breathtaking musical virtuosity” (The Adelaide Advertiser)
Doors open 6pm
SUNDAY 7 AUGUST 2016 ~ Day Concerts ~ 10AM TO 3PM
Doors open 9am
NEW GENERATION – “Stars of the Future” & OPEN JAM
ACT 1 – 10am to 10.45am: featuring Evie Levonis, Rose Carey, Ella Macrokanis, Gabriella Boumford, Garima Sree Krishna, Genevieve Yuksel PLUS (special guests on alto sax, Jacob Chandler and trumpet, Matt Chandler)
ACT 2 – 11am – 11.50am: JMI Vocal ensemble: Tenille West. Lara Wilkinson, Chantelle Smith, James Halloran, Grace Cockburn, Kerri Buchanan, Alice Wheeler and Dylan Smerdon.
JMI Band: Ben Van Jole – piano, Julian Seto-Payne – guitar, Blake Lonie – bass and Sam Castan – drums. Vocalists: Tenille West, Grace Cockburn, Chantelle Smith and James Halloran.
ACT 3 – 12pm – 1pm: QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC Jazz Singers’
SHOWCASE: Presenting Kayleigh Pincott, Addie Martinez, Mufaro Maringe, Jo Davie and Merinda Dias-Jayasinha. Featuring Kayleigh Pincott, winner of the 2016 ANZ Vocal Scholarship at Generations of Jazz.
ACT 4 – 1pm – 3pm: OPEN JAM on the Deck – Hosted by Naomi Doessel & Sean Flynn (guitar)
Doors open 9am
SUNDAY 7 AUGUST 2016 ~ Evening Concerts ~ 5pm to 10.30pm
Doors open 4pm
“STATE OF ORIGIN – Singer Showcase”
ACT 1 – 5pm to 5.50pm – MELISSA WESTERN
One of Brisbane’s leading vocalists Melissa Western celebrates the work of acclaimed lyricist Johnny Mercer. Known for penning some of the best-loved standards including One for My Baby, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive, Moon River and That Old Black Magic, Mercer’s lyrics are beautifully interpreted by Western’s soulful sound. www.melissawestern.com
ACT 2 – 6pm to 6.50pm – KACEY PATRICK
Presenting new works and those pre-loved with a twist, we invite you to join Kacey Patrick on a journey of love and loss and longing…and all that exists between.
Accompanied by: Dave Spicer Trio (Dave Spicer/Jeremy O’Connor/Lachlan Hawkins)
ACT 3 – 7pm to 7.50pm – TYRONE NOONAN
Former George frontman premieres his tour de force show at the Brisbane Vocal Jazz Festival – “Vegas! Standards Reborn” featuring classic Frank Sinatra tunes. Tyrone Noonan is an ARIA award-winning composer & singer.
Accompanied by: Dave Spicer Trio (Dave Spicer/Jeremy O’Connor/Lachlan Hawkins)
ACT 4 – 8pm to 10.30pm – FESTIVAL CLOSER PRO-JAM
Stay with us as we let our hair down at the close of the inaugural Brisbane Vocal Jazz Festival for the grand FESTIVAL CLOSER PRO-JAM SET
Featuring:
Accompanied by: John Reeves, Andrew Shaw, Paul Hudson & James Sandon
Doors open 4pm