Traditional jazz band – Melbourne
Traditional jazz band – Melbourne (CODE – 176TF)
While the grounding of all group members is Traditional Jazz, the diverse musical backgrounds and experiences of the individuals means that their repertoire extends across virtually all eras and styles of popular music and even includes some classical pieces. The unusual line-up of clarinet, banjo and sousaphone allows them to cross all musical boundaries, yet still retain their unique sound.
Their great strengths is their capacity to play virtually anywhere. With no amplification (unless specifically requested) to worry about, there is no need to be anchored to one spot. The normal three-piece line-up specialises in circulating among the guests, chatting with them and playing their requests.
Vintage Jazz – Melbourne
Vintage Jazz – Melbourne (CODE – 201OL)
The band gives you the genuine jazz experience from Melbourne’s best working band. The group believes a good band can add atmosphere to an event without drawing the focus away from proceedings but can also provide entertainment when required. Corporate clients include BHP, L’Oreal, Ericsson, Ernst and Young, IBM, GE, Pfizer, Accenture and Telstra. In 2001 the group completed a six month contract at the Hotel Sofitel, Vietnam. Wedding performances are also a specialty. The genre is jazz but more specifically the sound is a blend of swing/blues/bossa nova and groove. Inspiration and repertoire comes from the swing of Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson, standards and show tunes of Frank Sinatra, smooth and subtle bossa nova of Stan Getz and Antonio Carlos Jobim and the cool and groove of Miles Davis and George Benson. The instrumental Trio is most appropriate for sophisticated and atmospheric background music but if dancing is anticipated we recommend adding our vocalist for later in the evening.
Code-201OLR-Roving Jazz-Melbourne
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musical Saw – Melbourne
musical Saw – Melbourne (CODE – 292DS)
Voted the most ‘Talented’ Musical Saw player (or Sawyer) in Australia,
He has once again emerged from the dark alleyways to bring a little bit of light and a whole lot of weird into your lives. You are probably all familiar with his musical saw (if you’re not, her name’s Gretel) but who exactly is this odd little clown? What other tricks does he have up his sleeve? And more to the point, how on earth does one actually find the world’s smallest orchestra when they’re so very, very small. Watch him and Gretel reveal the answers to all these secrets and more through physical comedy, story-telling, and puppetry. David puts the ‘Devil’ back into ‘Vaudeville’ and a smile upon your face.
Act 1 Musical Saw
My musical saw work can be performed in a continuous loop. Basically, I set myself up and commence serenading-performing for the punters, by playing renditions of famous tunes on my saw. I would do this for a 1 hour set.
Act 2 Skeleton Marionette work
Much the same as the above idea, I can perform with Frankie Bones (my marionette), for a similar length of time. He does song and dance numbers to pieces of old time music on a portable fold-out stage . Again, more of a walk by piece rather than a feature length show.
Act 3 Musical Saw and Skeleton Marionette work
I can also offer a mixture of the above acts with both the Musical Saw and The Skeleton Marionette, swapping between the two if the client prefers (1 hour duration).
OR
Offer a 13 minute silent clowning act incorporating the above skills, as well as some audience participation.
Acts require little more than a spot to perform on (away from the wind on days with strong winds), as well as background music that played through a small battery powered portable amp.