We recently enjoyed performing in our instrumental trio format at Sydney Town Hall for a corporate function to celebrate the merger of Blake Dawson with the English law firm Ashurst. With about 400 guests anticipated, an amazing acoustic space, and the backdrop of Sydney’s giant pipe organ – we knew it was going to be a fun night musically!
Thanks to Ben and the team at Town Hall for doing an amazing job distributing a great balanced sound throughout the space without being too loud, and also to photographer David Hunt (from Lensflair Photography) whose marvellous work you can enjoy below.
We’re very excited about 3 new videos which were filmed during a live gig Sydney Jazz Collective Band performed at The Victoria Room in Darlinghurst. Hope you enjoy!
A quick snap taken between sets from our recent harbour cruise gig for the Mercedes Benz executives from Sao Paulo in Brazil. This cruise took place around Sydney harbour onboard MV Coast, and was easily one of the best boat functions we’ve performed for. The boat was only a few years old, very well kitted out, and the staff were great – they run a really slick operation for any function managers or brides out there looking for a brilliant way to enjoy one of the most beautiful harbours in the world. Really makes you appreciate the natural beauty of Sydney!
… and some feedback below from the event organiser.
The Sydney Jazz Collective performed for our clients Gala Dinner cruise on Sydney Harbour. Thank you to both the band and Tom for their sheer professionalism, flexibility and outstanding performance from the lead up right through to the event bump out. All our guests had a fantastic time with the perfect setting provided from dinner to upbeat dance floor mood. Our client requests were very particular but Tom and the team were more than happy to help offering flexibility and great ideas. We have no hesitation in recommending the Sydney Jazz Collective and certainly would engage their services for future events.
What an incredible place to hold your function. On Tuesday 3rd May the Sydney Jazz Collective guitar, saxophone and bass trio visited the Powerhouse Museum to perform for the Transfield Services Dinner to celebrate their 10 year Anniversary on ASX. Surrounded by the amazing locomotive and space exhibition we performed for many guests including the federal member of parliament, The Hon. Joe Hockey.
The soft tones & harmonic textures from this kind of trio lineup work really well for corporate dinners and more intimate settings. It’s also handy to have 3 balanced instrumental roles (melody, chords, bass lines) which can perform acoustically without any access to power if the event requires.
Here’s what our client from Transfield Services had to say about this performance:
Thank you Sydney Jazz Collective for putting on an amazing performance for Transfield Services last night. The instrumental trio (sax, guitar, bass) performing at a Board function at the Transport Exhibition in the Powerhouse Museum was just the right touch to ease our guests into a relaxed and convivial evening.
Your musicians arrived on time, set up discreetly and then performed professionally with flair and elegance – first class entertainment. Next time we organise a similar function, we will definitely call on Sydney Jazz Collective again, perhaps even adding one of your vocalists to the mix.
Eve Roberts, Transfield Services Corporate Function @ The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
Sydney Jazz Collective Trio (Sax, Double Bass, Guitar) performing at The Powerhouse Museum
It’s been a very busy start to March for the band, with 6 performances in the space of a week!
It was great to see the professional media management and production behind the 2011 Wests Tigers Launch on March 1st. Thanks to the Tigers staff and to All Occasion Cruises for looking after us in the lead-up and on the night. I must confess to not being an avid NRL fan, but as a Leichhardt resident, I guess they must be my team….
Friday March 4th was a monster day with a daytime wedding @ Pilu, Freshwater Beach, and an evening booking @ the QVB tearooms.
The food at Pilu was absolutely incredible! The quintet (instrumental) was a little worried about the small amount of room available for the band, but we managed to make it work – even accommodating a path between the horns and rhythm section for bathroom access! Some great tracks from this one are on their way. Here are the first couple:
Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You – 4 March 2011 (daytime) @ Pilu Freshwater
Instrumental Quintet: Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Bass, Drums
My Romance – 4 March 2011 (daytime) @ Pilu Freshwater Instrumental Quintet: Trumpet, Saxophone, Keyboard, Bass, Drums
Great to play with Ken on trumpet – a fine young player who I met first when he was around 14. Hope to see him on some more gigs this year!
Tom, Darren and I then bumped out and headed straight into the QVB – though Darren with his Hammond Organ Rig this time. Always a challenging acoustic, we arrived to discover we’d been allocated a 2x3m area that we were to share with the DJ. Thanks to the staff at the Tea Room for moving the tables around a little for us!! Note to Tom: 4x5m. 4 x 5 meteres! 🙂
All set for live recording at QVB Tearooms
I’m hoping to get some tracks up from the reception soon. This is the first live recording I’ve done of Darren’s Hammond, and I need his help to get some good EQ and mastering on his tracks.
Thank you to all my Friday afternoon students who gave up their lessons in support of these worthy events. It’s been a while since I sat on my drum stool for 11 hours in a single day.
