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The committee elected at AGM 2021. Graeme Akerman, Gordon Shaw, Lara Beck, Liz Thommers, Warren Denmead, Ian Richardson, Simon Vancam and Peter McKay. | Hot Club Swing band plays french gypsy swing music. | This is the venue that Lu Watters Jazz Band used in San Francisco in the late 1940's. |
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New Orleans Pelicans with Jens Lindgren from Sweden | Pippa Wilson with Jazz Notes. | The Great Gatsby Vintage Jazz Band is led by Peter Milley who is also leader of the Cairo Club Orchestra. |
Pat Miller not only leads the Radio Days Big Band but also runs the New Nite Owls. He’s a very talented musician and also a very busy one! | Pianist extraordinaire - Joe Ruberto who performs for the VJC with Ruby Page and is also a regular at the Rising Sun Hotel South Melbourne. | Taken at Clayton, this was a night of pure enjoyment for dancers. There was lots of energy being expended and wonderful foot tapping music to be heard. |
Band leader of Dr. Crask’s Elixirs - Greg and vocalist Jen shared a snapshot with VJC’s Kenneth Weeks - aka Sir Dancealot! At 89 he is the oldest swing dancer in Australia - his stamina is unbelievable. | Cal Duffy on washboard, sitting in with Syncopators. | A very fine duo are these two musicians - Jason Downes on reeds, and Rob Moffatt on trombone. Rob is also doing vocals these days! |
Richard Opat is considered to be one of Melbourne’s top jazz drummers - he was in fine form At East Malvern with Nite Owls. | Last year Brennan Hamilton-Smith was awarded the Patrick Flint Award for his Jazz competence, together with the usual cheque. | New combo under the leadership of Jason Downes is “Shifafa” who performed at Clayton recently. |
L to R : Nils Olsen - Danish reeds player with Andrew and Kirsten London who make up the Andrew London Trio. They’ll be back! |
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