Novotel Northbeach

2-14 Cliff Road, North Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia
2-14 Cliff Road North Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
02 4224 311102 4224 3111
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56a Raglan Street Waterloo NSW 39.81 mi
04483487010448348701
City Road & Cleveland Street, Chippendale NSW 2008, Australia 40.07 mi

The Sound Lounge at Sydney’s Seymour Theatre Centre is SIMA’s primary venue for jazz.

Included as Downbeat’s Magazine Great Jazz Venues 2012, 2013 & 2014

City Road & Cleveland Street, Chippendale NSW 2008, Australia 40.07 mi
9351 79409351 7940
6/264 Bridge Road, Forest Lodge NSW 2037, Australia 40.09 mi
(02) 9566 1775(02) 9566 1775
280 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia 40.29 mi
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 40.29 mi

Australia’s leading jazz vocalist, Vince Jones, is also an interpreter and composer of songs in a contemporary jazz style. Vince Jones also plays trumpet and over the years his style has developed a distinctive reserve and subtlety.

Born in Glasgow, Vince and his family came to live in Australia when he was 11 years old. He grew up in Wollongong, NSW, listening to his musician father’s collection of great jazz albums, and the feel, style and essence of the music became a natural part of Vince’s world. At 20, Vince began playing the club circuit in Melbourne.

Vince’s first album Watch What Happens, released in 1981, was a quiet, strong statement – showcasing his vocal and songwriting talent in tandem with stylish accompaniment. A loyal following developed and with each album and tour the Australian audience grew. Through the 1990s Vince Jones and his band found success on the European circuit making an impression on reviewers, audiences and promoters.

Jones uses his voice as an expressive instrument and the lyric as a vehicle for story and comment.

In late 1999, Vince’s twelfth CD – ‘Vince Jones Live‘ – was released. Recorded at The Basement in Sydney.

“The sonic quality here is remarkable for a live album . . . it’s a mystery that Jones isn’t a household name.” Rolling Stone “Vince Jones is living proof that independence is not about genres …. He’s a soulful survivor, with a voice as cool as a long G&T and a repertoire that balances jazz, rock and soul.” Beat Magazine ”

Glebe NSW 2037, Australia 40.32 mi
0417 749 3810417 749 381
Glebe NSW 2037, Australia 40.32 mi
Glebe NSW 2037, Australia 40.32 mi
0414 973 0950414 973 095
Forest Lodge NSW 2037, Australia 40.32 mi
Forest Lodge NSW 2037, Australia 40.32 mi
0414 973 0950414 973 095
Glebe NSW, Australia 40.37 mi
Broadway, Sydney NSW 2007, Australia 40.42 mi
02 9036 62 9202 9036 62 92
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Granville NSW 2142, Australia 40.42 mi

22 June 1937 – 17 September 2013

was an alto saxophonist. He began his career in the late 1950s and remained active as a performer, composer and recording artist until near the end of his life.

From Sydney, McGann first came to prominence as part of a loose alliance of modern jazz musicians who performed at the El Rocco Jazz Cellar, Sydney in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

He led the Bernie McGann Trio and Bernie McGann Quartet through his career. The most well-known lineup of the Trio was McGann (alto sax), John Pochee (drums),  Lloyd Swanton (bass), with the addition of Warwick Alder (trumpet) in the quartet. However in his latter years, his regular quartet featured Andrew Dickeson (drums), Brendan Clarke (bass) and Warwick Alder (trumpet).

Read Bernie’s obituary from The Australian

Career highlights
• 1974 – Founding member of The Last Straw (jazz group).
• 1980–82 – Played support to US jazz artists, including Freddie Hubbard, Lester Bowie, and Dave Liebman.
• 1981 – Played and recorded with US saxophonist Sonny Stitt.
• 1983 – Studied in New York on a grant from The Australia Council.
• 1986 – Bernie McGann Trio toured Australia with US saxophonist Dewey Redman.
• 1987 – Toured with The Last Straw to Tasmania. Recorded two albums, one trio and one quartet, for Emanem which received critical acclaim internationally
• 1988 – Toured Australia and USA with the Australian Jazz Orchestra, a special Bicentennial project. Feature artist in award-winning documentary film Beyond El Rocco.[4] The Last Straw tour of New Zealand jazz festivals with an Australia Council international touring grant. Bernie McGann Trio played at London’s famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, before touring jazz festivals in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, India and Malaysia.
• 1989 – Solo artist at Auckland’s Jazz & Blues Festival. Appeared with The Last Straw at the prestigious Montreal Jazz Festival in Canada. Performed with Nat Adderley
• 1990 – Toured USSR with The Last Straw, performing to enthusiastic audiences at jazz festivals including Leningrad
• 1992 – ARIA award for Bernie McGann Trio CD ‘Ugly Beauty’, Spiral Scratch MO Award for Bernie McGann Trio in Jazz Group of the Year[3]
• 1993 – Toured Canadian Jazz Festivals
• 1994 – Australian Mo Awards for Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year.
• 1995 – ARIA award for Bernie McGann Trio CD ‘McGann McGann’ on Rufus Records, which featured McGann originals
• 1996 – Toured Canada and Europe including Northsea Jazz Festival and Munchener Klaviersummer.
• 1997 – Bernie McGann Trio appeared at the Chicago Jazz Festival. ARIA award for Bernie McGann Trio CD Playground (Rufus Records).
• 1998 – Wins the Don Banks Music Award, the first time it has been awarded to a non-classical musician/composer.[5] Launch of biography Bernie McGann: A Life in Jazz by Geoff Page (Kardooraire Press)

225 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW 2037, Australia 40.43 mi

You will be impressed at what you will find at the AB Hotel. Fastidious attention to detail combined with award winning service, top shelf products, and a fantastic line-up of  some of Australia’s best live entertainment make The AB Hotel an experience you must not miss.

The AB Hotel has been transformed into a veritable feast for all senses. The venue is comprised of seven different areas, each with its own theme. Opulent décor, designer furniture and seductive lighting feature throughout.

The AB Hotel is the ideal venue for any social or corporate function, including product launches , premiers, press conferences, fashion parades, charity events, Christmas parties, accomodating from 4 to 500 guests.

225 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW 2037, Australia 40.43 mi
37-47 Saint Johns Road, Glebe NSW 2037, Australia 40.49 mi
Devonshire Street & Clisdell Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia 40.51 mi
Foundry 616, Ultimo, NSW 2007 40.53 mi
372 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia 40.57 mi
(02) 9215 9000(02) 9215 9000
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