Wedding Jazz By The Beach

We just received some really beautiful close up shots of the band performing for a daytime wedding by the beach at Balmoral Bathers Pavilion. Always a joy to perform at this venue and special thanks to Jim Pollard from jimpollardgoesclick.com who took these photos below.

We had a wonderful day at our wedding and we really couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day. We thought band were absolutely fantastic and everyone that attended our wedding commented on how great they thought the band was too. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to family and friends for the future. Will be in touch again.

Hayley Cotterill, Wedding @ Bathers Pavilion, Mosman

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Live Recording @ Sergeants Mess

We’ve just come off the back of a crazy busy season of corporate Christmas parties & summer wedding gigs throughout Oct/Nov/Dec. So it’s such a sweet feeling to come up for fresh air & emerge into the bright & shiny brand spanking new 2014 with a whole bunch of live recordings captured during that busy time. Here’s the first taster to get the ball rolling, with plenty more to come as we take some time to have a listen through the tracks.

This live recording was made while the band performed at the wedding of Jill & Andrew at Sergeant’s Mess – and fortunately they liked it too!

It was an absolute pleasure to have Sydney Jazz Collective perform at our wedding. What a breeze!!!!! From contacting you for a quote through to receiving details, answering all my weird and wonderful questions and just letting the band ‘do their thing’. It was so nice to have that element of surprise when everything else in the day is so meticulously planned. And it was the right choice. The band just knew what to do. I wish I could’ve chatted to the guys for longer to say another few times ‘thank you’. We could not have asked for anything better. It was exactly what we wanted. I will certainly recommend you to anyone/everyone. Thank you for all your time and support, the whole process was truly so easy and hassle free, and thanks for contributing to the day that both Andrew and I deem as the best day of our lives.

Jill Farac & Andrew Creswick, Wedding 
@ Sergeant’s Mess, Chowder Bay

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A Little Thankyou Note

We were stoked to receive the following thankyou note from event organiser Catherine Wilson, after performing at her sister’s wedding.


… and a bit of feedback from the bride and groom too!

The band were fantastic. Very professional, easy to deal with, accommodating and their performance was top notch. I have had many comments from the guests saying how much they enjoyed the band from the oldest wedding guests to the younger guests. It is fair to say we were absolutely ecstatic to have them perform on our special day.

Peter & Liz Corbett, Wedding @ Moby Dick’s, Whale Beach

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Beautiful Beachside Black & White

Just received some beautiful black & white photographs of Sydney Jazz Collective performing our opening acoustic trio set for a recent wedding at Balmoral Bathers’ Pavilion.

These photos were taken by the Talented Mr Brindley (Robert from Brindley Images).

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Hunter Valley Wedding Snaps

Some new photos just in from Monique & Andrew’s wedding in the Hunter Valley – thanks to MMG Photos for these images.

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Orso Restaurant Wedding

We had a lovely day it could not have gone better with fabulous weather, celebrating with friends and family and wonderful music. The Sydney Jazz Collective were absolutely fabulous! The music really set the scene and we were very impressed with the band by going out of their way to learn an italian folk song that is very dear to the italians that attended the celebration. Both Neil and I were touched by all the italian songs you played and the guests were up and dancing !! Thank everyone for their great efforts !!

Gloria & Neil Olivieri, Wedding 
@ Orso Restaurant, The Spit, Mosman

 

Thanks to Nicole Katsonos from Two Birds Photography for this image.

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Party Hyatt Party

The band had a great night recently performing for the wedding reception of Boronia & Trevor at Park Hyatt Sydney. With the lights of Sydney harbour across the water, warm evening weather, and guests who really liked to party – the dance floor got a solid workout!

Thanks to photographer Steven Lloyd for capturing these shots.

Hi Tom, Just a quick note to thank you and the band for Saturday night. It was such a whirlwind that unfortunately I didn’t get to thank everyone on the night. They were absolutely wonderful. They really created a fantastic mood and all the guests complimented the music. Thank you again, kind regards.
Trevor & Boronia Morison, Wedding 
@ Park Hyatt Sydney, The Rocks

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Dunbar House Lunchtime Wedding

Another quick snap from a sparkling daytime wedding Sydney Jazz Collective performed for Ling Ee Tay at Dunbar House, Watsons Bay. This venue looks fantastic after the recent renovations they have completed there. Thanks to photographer Katsu Nojiri for the shot below.

Thank you and the SJC for being available to play at our wedding last year. The entire experience was great! The only regret we have was that it was too short! For the moments we did manage to catch, it brought such a smile to our faces. All our guests complimented on how fantastic the music was and kept asking for the name of the band that was playing. Thank you again for everything!

Ling Ee Tay, Wedding 
@ Dunbar House, Watsons Bay

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Macksville Marquee Wedding

Some fresh images hot off the press from a beautiful coastal-meets-rural wedding in Macksville.

Amazing wedding, fun road trip for the band, and at the end of the night the bride & groom drove away in one of the hippest cars we have ever seen – will try to track down a photo of that and post it here too.

Thanks very much to photographer Anthony Hands for these images. Some feedback below from the happy couple:

We asked the Sydney Jazz Collective to play at our engagement party in Sydney, and they were so fantastic, that we asked them if they would consider playing for us again at our farm wedding on the East Coast of NSW. Tom was very professional to communicate with and the band fitted seamlessly into the events of the day. You’d only have just noticed their arrival and moments later relaxed jazz sounds filled the garden as our guests helped themselves to champagne. They knew how to pick the mood of the crowd, whether it was to fill the gaps between conversation or to get the party moving with some more well known contemporary grooves to fill the dance floor as the night got going. We also asked them to play live the song for our first dance – Angus & Julia Stone’s “The Wedding Song”. We had not heard their rendition before we took to the dance floor and were bowled over by how soulful and rich it sounded, and later, all the glowing comments from our guests indicate that we weren’t the only two impressed. We are definitely going to recommend you to our friends.

Cicely Sylow & Steve Ritchie, Wedding 
@ Private Property, Macksville

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Jazz/Pop Quintet @ Hunter Valley Wedding

We performed at a beautiful Hunter Valley wedding for Monique & Andrew Carceller over the weekend which was held at Peppers Convent in Pokolbin. They have a big marquee which can be set up on the lawns near the front, and I think most of the guests also stayed overnight in the main building pictured below. This is just an iPhone snap we took of the main building, but we also made some live recordings on the night – so I will upload some of those here later this week!

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