AUGUST 2008
SYDNEY GIG GUIDE
Click on the graphic to go to our Sydney Gig Guide page which contains all the jazz events and venues occuring this month. We have artists, times, locations and contact details to enable you to find what you are looking for.
JAZZ FESTIVALS
There are always a number of Jazz Festivals being held in Sydney and around NSW, so check out our Festivals page to see what's on. Please let us know if you would like your event to be included in our list
LINKS TO JAZZ RELATED WEBSITES
The SJC is the third oldest, continually running jazz club in the world and is a non-profit organisation These are some of the other websites that we have looked at and thought you may like to visit as well. If you know of other sites or have a site that you would like included on our page then please contact us with the details.
The Sydney Jazz Club takes no responsibility for the content or presentation of these sites. They are presented below in no particular order.
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| Victorian Jazz Club | The Victorian Jazz Club was established in 1968 to promote jazz and provide a club for musicians to play their own style of music. The Club is a non-profit organisation and was incorporated in 1989. |
| Gold Coast Jazz Club | News and events for the Gold Coast City jazz club in Queensland. |
| TazzJazz | Site that promotes Jazz in Tasmania |
| Illawarra Jazz Club | Our friends in the Wollongong area |
| Jazz Action Society | Website of the Jazz Action Society of NSW, which promotes Australian jazz and jazz in Australia. |
| Jazzgroove | The Jazzgroove Association is an artist-led, artist-focused non-profit Association committed to presenting and raising the profile of jazz-based music in Australia through weekly performances at Sydney’s Excelsior Hotel. |
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| Jazz Club's Worldwide | More than 3500 jazz clubs and venues around the World. |
| New Orleans Jazz Club | For over 50 years, the New Orleans Jazz Club has helped promote traditional jazz all over the world. The New Orleans Jazz Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting New Orleans style jazz music with thousands of members Worldwide. |
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| Paul Baker | Paul Baker, with his banjo and vocals recreates the musical world of yesteryear. Wonderful songs, including many from the great American songbook are in his repertoire. |
| Beachhead | Information about the band. |
| Bohemian Airs | Specialise in elegant background music for a variety of occasions including weddings and engagements, corporate occasions, garden parties, cocktails, art gallery openings, and charity events. Essential elements of the group include sophistication and passion. |
| Di Bird | Playing a potent mix of swing, latin and blues - Di Bird delivers the perfect mix of fun and sophistication. |
| John Leigh Calder | The John Leigh Calder Band is available from a duo up to a 7 piece band but mainly perform as a quartet. They are ideal for festivals, corporate functions, special events, live shows, weddings, parties, radio and television appearances etc. |
| Caxton Street Jazz Band | The Caxton St Jazz Band is South Queensland's best known jazz band. |
| Galapogus Duck | Website for Australian jazz group Galapagos Duck. |
| Bob Henderson | The Bob Henderson Band is one of the most experienced and professional bands in Australia. As a leading Sydney-based group, the band performs at clubs, jazz venues, concerts and festivals, as well as corporate and private functions. |
| Eric Holroyd | Eric Holroyd's site with his Five Pennies, Hotshotz, jazz information, jokes, links and more. |
| Jive Bombers | The Jive Bombers have been entertaining Sydney since 1985 and have built a reputation as Sydney's number one retro dance band. |
| The Louisiana Shakers | Authentic New Orleans jazz band from Melbourne |
| New Melbourne Jazz Band | A six piece Dixieland Jazz Band based in Melbourne, Victoria |
| Greg Poppleton | Greg Poppleton & his Bakelite Dance Band specialise in small group swing from the 1920s and 30s. Vintage, authentic and glamorous music for corporate events and all occasions. |
| Geoff Power | Geoff Power's website. |
| Psycho Zydeco | Zydeco music was spawned from the great melting pot of cultures that is New Orleans and Louisiana. |
| Zenith Jazz Band | Australia's most travelled Traditional Jazz Band, this high energy 7piece hot group from Sydney has within 18 years won an international reputation as Ambassadors of Australian Jazz. |
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| Daniel Hardie & Buddy Bolden | The Beginnings of New Orleans Jazz - This is the homepage of Daniel Hardie and The Buddy Bolden Revival Orchestra. It contains descriptions and and reviews of the author's books about Early Jazz History. |
| Jazz Bands | A directory of Sydney Jazz musicians, bands and entertainment for wedding receptions with web sites and contact information. we hope this is helpful to you with selecting your preferred band for a wedding reception or a party in Sydney, The Hunter Valley or Wollongong areas. |
| Barry Wratten's New Orleans Pelicans | Includes Roger Janes Memorial page. |
| Satchmo | The official site of the Louis Armstrong House & Archives. |
| Riff Raff Jazz | Paul Finnerty's website dedicated to Tom Baker & Roger Janes |
| Willie Ashman Original Jazz Band | A website with information about a Dutch band that plays old-style jazz. |
| Ben Jones | Information about Ben Jones. |
| Jazzology | Jazzology Australia is Australasia's largest supplier of traditional jazz CD' s. |
| The Jazz Discography | Everything you need to know about virtually any jazz record ever released. The Jazz Discography gives you accurate, detailed information on over 100 years of recorded jazz in all genres. |
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| Jazz & Beyond | Australian Jazz & Blues news, events, interviews, gig and radio guides and more. |
| Jazz Scene | Jazz news and events around Australia |
| Bob Barnard's Jazz Party | Bob Barnard's Jazz Party is Australia's premier live jazz event and is held in Melbourne every April. |
| Orange County Jazz Festival | Details of the 2008 festival to be held in September. |
| Classic Jazz | Presenting the recordings of top Australian and international jazz musicians playing music of the classic jazz and ragtime era. |
| I Am Bored | Your personal locality guide to what's happening in and around Sydney. |