The facility allows you to purchase certificates which may be used to pay for seat bookings and admissions to the club.  You can purchase one or more certificates of $20 (Member), $22 (Govt Concession) or $25 (Non-member).  These amounts generally match Club entry prices.

The Brisbane Jazz Club will be celebrating it’s 40th Anniversary on 15th April 2012. The club would like to invite Past Presidents and Life Members to this salubrious event. The BJC needs to get up to date addresses of the people listed below as soon as possible so they can be invited. If you have any information to help with the status or whereabouts of any of these people, please contact Di Clark via email: diane.clark1@gmail.com

 Wanted

 WALK-IN POLICY

Although walk-ins are welcome, we recommend booking online because we cannot guarantee that tickets will be available at the door. We recommend arriving early when the doors open to avoid disappointment!
Bookings
If you require a wheelchair, please contact us by email or phone (07 3391 2006) to make a booking. A minimum of 48 hours notice is required to arrange wheelchair access for a performance.

In order to function properly, our online booking system requires Java, which can be downloaded from the SunJava website.

Please be aware of our concession pricing policy.

If you wish to volunteer for the Club either speak to one of the Duty Managers or Front of House on the night or simply email info@brisbanejazzclub.com.au for a form.

INTERNET BOOKING POLICY
There is a limit of eight (8) tickets per performance per person (regardless of the number of transactions). This includes orders associated with the same name, email address, billing address, credit card number or other information. Ticket purchases are closely monitored and any tickets purchased above the limit will be voided without further notice.

Thursday February 23

Ann Vriend 

Open 6.30pm – 11pm Band 7.30pm – 10pm
Members $20 Non–Members $25 Concession $22
Student $15 Child (5-12 yrs) $10

We welcome back the sensational Canadian songstress, Ann Vriend for another performance at her
favourite jazz club. Her story – telling vocals and magical touch on the piano are inspiring to witness.
Book early for this show as her last Brisbane Jazz Club performance was sold out in days.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon  pass MUST  be presented.

Friday February 24

Gerard Mapstone  - 

Open 6.30pm – 11pm Band 7.30pm – 10pm
Members $20 Non–Members $25 Concession $22 – ONLY LIMITED  walk-in tickets available now – must come when the doors open to buy….
Student $15 Child (5-12 yrs) $10

Journey to the heart of Spain and join one of Australia’s finest Flamenco and classical guitarists live in concert featuring some of the best jazz artists in Australia including multi-instrumentalist Shenzo Gregorio and Indian percussionist Dheeraj Shrestha.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Saturday February 25

The Caxton Street Jazz Band 

Open 6.30pm – 11pm Band 7.30pm – 10pm Members $20 Non–Members $25 Concession $22 Student $15 Child (5-12 yrs) $10 – ONLY LIMITED  walk-in tickets available now – must come when the doors open to buy….

The Caxton Street Jazz Band is Brisbane’s and one of Australia’s foremost jazz bands. The CSJB is known for its hot playing and variety of repertoire. While the band appears regularly in various venues throughout Queensland and New South Wales.

 Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Sunday Brunch February 26

Jamahl

Open 9.30am Band 10am – 12.30pm.  Admission $17 (buffet brunch not included)

Superb buffet brunch and coffee available

Jamahl is the latest project of Peter Walters and Marialy Pacheco, offering up unique renditions of well known standards and pieces penned by Keith Jarrett, Ahmad Jamahl and other contemporary composers. A compelling blend of electric and acoustic jazz, this trio moves between moments of aching tenderness and improvisations of soaring spontaneity and intensity.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Sunday February 26 – Evening

The Brisbane Contemporary Jazz Orchestra

Open 5.30pm Band 6pm – 9pm Members $20 Non–Members $25 Members $20 Non–Members $25 Concession $22 Student $15 Child (5-12 yrs) $10

The BCJO brings its unique brand of high energy modern Big Band music to the Brisbane
Jazz Club. Featuring many of Brisbane’s finest jazz players , the BCJO performs the music
of Gordon Goodwin, Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich and Woody Herman.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 are NOT  available on this night

Jazz Singers Jam Night [vocal jazz]

Open 6.30pm – 10pm   Music 7pm – 10pm

Tickets: $12/$10 BJC + JQ Members

Join in the fun and spirit of our popular Jazz Singers Jam Night featuring Willy Qua – drums [ Gold Coast ], Will Sargisson – piano [ Gold Coast ] and Ian Cocking – bass,  as they share the stage with 10 or more wonderful jazz singers.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Friday March 2nd

D B 3 Trio [Dave Bentley Trio]

Doors: 6:30pm – 11pm  Band 7.30pm – 10pm
Members $20 Non-Members $25 Concession $22 Student $15

The D B 3 Trio is a Brisbane Jazz Club favourite which always delivers timeless jazz standards, cool blues and swinging originals. Featuring David Bentley – vocals / piano, Andrew Shaw – double bass,  and Kerry Jacobson – drums. Courier Mail Music Editor Noel Mengel has described The D B 3 Trio as reminiscent of “Georgie Fame and later Van Morrison, easily moving between jazz, soul and blues with healthy doses of New Orleans”.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Saturday March 3rd

Ewan MacKenzie and Electric Friends

Open 6.30pm – 11pm Band 7.30pm – 10pm
Members $20 Non-Members $25 Concession $22 Student $15

Ewan MacKenzie is well known as the driving force behind the annual OzManouche Festival and is one of Australia’s premier guitarists in the style of Django Reinhardt.  He’ll be playing a set of hot Gypsy Jazz before reaching into his pre- Django career to present 2 sets of jazz / blues featuring material from his two award winning albums : “Turquoise” and  “A Patch of Blue”.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Sunday March 4

The New Groove Jazz Ensemble

Open 5.30pm Band 6pm – 9pm
Members $20 Non-Members $25 Concession $22 Student $15.

The New Groove Jazz Ensemble is a swinging 20-piece big band which plays a mixture of classic and modern swing / dance standards.  Featuring the sensational talents of Trina Tremble and Jacob Ballard on vocals, you will be singing, swinging and dancing the night away with this great band at Brisbane’s home of live jazz – the Brisbane Jazz Club.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 ARE NOT available on this night.

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Whitesploitation
Doors: 6:30pm
Tickets: $25/$20/$22/$15

Whitesploitation is jazz-educated, rock-motivated and bound together by a penchant for fearless experimentation. The five members met at the Monash School of Music where similar musical influences were discovered.

Aligned with this was a shared desire to fuse the raw energy of their favourite teenhood rock bands with the modern jazz hum of their stomping ground, Fitzroy.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Friday March 9

Louise Denson Group
Doors: 6:30pm
Tickets: $25/$20/$22/$15

LDG is comprised of seven of Brisbane’s top musicians reknowned for their musicality and versativity, Irrisistable grooves, tasty solos, beautiful melodies and rich harmonies are the hallmarks of the
group’s interpretations of Louise’s Afro-Cuban and Brazilian flavoured compositions which were recorded recently on their CD “Flame Tree”.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Saturday March 10

The Rohan Samosekaran Sextet
Doors: 6:30pm
Tickets: $25/$20/$22/$15
We welcome back to the Brisbane Jazz Club stage the wonderful talents of The Rohan
Somasekaran Sextet as they take us through a musical journey of cool jazz, bluenote classics, be-bop, blues and some swinging originals.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Sunday March 11

Brisbane Big Band
Doors: 5:30pm
Tickets: $25/$20/$22/$15

 Now entering its 38th year as the Brisbane Jazz Club’s resident band the 19-piece swinging Brisbane Big Band sounds as fresh as ever under the vibrant direction of MD Brad Esbensen and a huge repertoire of the best big band arrangements.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 NOT available on the night.

Andrew Baxter’s Jazz ‘n’ Blues Show
Open 6.30pm – 11pm Band 7.30pm – 10pm
Tickets: $25/$20/$22/$15

Passionate and powerful, up–tempo, funky and soulful are the best words to describe one of Australia’s leading Blues artistes.

Andrew brings in some of his favourite musicians and tunes to his Brisbane Jazz Club debut performance. Expect an evening of magical musical collaboration that will leave you feeling real good and yelling for more.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Saturday March 17

Song Fwaa
Open 6.30pm – 11pm Band 7.30pm – 10pm
Tickets: $25/$20/$22/$15

Don’t miss this Brisbane Jazz Club exclusive as we welcome “Song Fwaa” to the stage for an evening of original, quirky, abstract and angular compositions from three of the finest jazz artists and improvisers in Australia

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Sunday March 18

A Brazilian Celebration from the View with Madeline’s Couch and Friends
Open 5.30pm Band 6pm – 9pm Members
Tickets: $25/$20/$22/$15

Book early to witness an exceptional evening of music that celebrates all that we love about Brazil : classic Bossa Nova, choro and forro songs, Madcouch’s celebrated original music and plenty of samba.

Don’t miss this once in a lifetime Brazilian night of nights proudly presented by the Brisbane Jazz Club and The View from Madeleine’s Couch.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 NOT available on this night.

The Joshua Hatcher Quintet
Open 6.30pm – 11pm Band 7.30pm – 10pm
Tickets: $25/$20/$22/$15

The Joshua Hatcher Quintet is a group dedicated to performing classic and lesser played repertoire from the tradition.

Favouring up–tempo swingers and soulful blues tunes, this tight ensemble balances composure and unfettered interaction on a mixture of vintage and Hatcher’s original arrangements.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Saturday March 24

Anna Saleh
Open 6.30pm – 11pm Band 7.30pm – 10pm
Tickets: $25/$20/$22/$15

Fresh from a 3 month tour of Brazil performing with local musicians, seeking out the wisdom of bossa nova elders and other teachers to enrich her repertoire to include all styles of Brazilian music, including samba and choro, Anna Saleh is bringing a very special show to the Brisbane Jazz Club.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Sunday March 25

Jazz Brunch with John Hoffman and David Spicer
Open 9.30am Band 10.00am – 12.30pm

Admission price $17. Buffet lunch and coffee available [not included in admission price]

Share in some of the most beautiful melodies ever written as USA / Australian jazz legend – John Hoffman – flugelhorn / trumpet shares his soul with you.

John has worked with the who’s who of the International jazz community including Frank Sinatra, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, the Glen Miller Orchestra and Jerry Lewis to name a few.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Sunday March 25

The Calibre Cats
Open 5.30pm Band 6pm – 9pm

Tickets: $25/$20/$22/$15

Back at the Brisbane Jazz Club by popular demand, The Calibre Cats featuring the sexy lead vocals of Bridget “Dollface” Burnell and 7 of the finest musicians in Brisbane who will deliver a high energy show packed with dancing, good times and great fun. Fresh from headlining the famous ‘Gangster Ball’ at the Tivoli, this band is ready to swing it out at the Brisbane Jazz Club.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 NOT available on the night.

Bob Schultz Quintet
Doors: 6:30pm Band from 7.30PM
Tickets: $25/$20/$15

After a sellout performance in Tasmania, Bob Schultz – trumpet/flugelhorn/leader returns to the Brisbane Jazz CLub with his swinging quintet performing the music of Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown, Till Bonner and a few surprise composers.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

Saturday March 31

Yemanja
Doors: 6:30pm Band: 7.30
Tickets: $25/$20

From all corners of the globe after touring London, Brazil, Japan, and Europe, Yemanja are ready to give it their all at the Brisbane Jazz CLub for their last show before heading off overseas again for another world tour.

Living Social Deal (2-4-1 +BOW) and VIPigeon 2-4-1 available. Both the LS voucher and the VIPigeon pass MUST be presented.

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