Event
Berry Jazz: Steve Hunter Quartet
- Date: Friday, 12 May 2017, 8:30pm
- Venue: Berry Bowling Club — 140 Princes Hwy, Berry, NSW
- Series: This event is part of the Berry Jazz 2017 series
- Tickets: Adults: $30 | Children (over 8): $20 | Concession/Member: $25 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on (02) 9036 6292
Event Details
About Berry Jazz: Now in its third year, Berry Jazz is a meeting place for local residents and visitors to experience some of Australia’s finest jazz artists. Steve Hunter with his quartet of all-star musicians will open the festival. Steve is one of Australia’s most acclaimed bassists.
The newly refurbished Berry School of Arts will be the centre piece for a family show featuring the big band sounds of Great Scott! The Music of Raymond Scott with Peter Dasent of ABC Play School fame, and led by Sam Golding of ‘The Glorious Sousaphonics’. Families will love the zany and familiar music of Raymond Scott. Scott’s melodies, known to millions through their adaption in over 120 classic Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and other Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated shorts.
Come along to the free performance of fun foot-tapping jazz in the Rotunda in Apex Park. Bring a picnic and enjoy the fun. Our show-stopping finale is ‘Ella, Billie and Louis’, from the songbook of jazz legends Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong with French chanteuse Tricia Evy. This is sure to be a sell-out event. We look forward to seeing you at Berry Jazz.
Steve Hunter Quartet
World class creativity..(the) music reflects the sum of the parts that is Hunter – virtuoso bassist, imaginative composer, astute band-leader – Sydney Morning Herald.
Virtuosic electric bassist Steve Hunter has been active as a composer, bandleader and sideman/collaborator in Australia and internationally for 30 years. He has performed with international artists including Billy Cobham, Chick Corea, Bobby Previte, Ulf Wakenius and Mark Isham, as well as notable Australian artists as Mark Simmonds’ Freeboppers, Tree, Dale Barlow, James Muller, Joseph Tawadros and The Translators. A prolific composer, Steve has released nine albums of original music, in formats ranging from solo bass to a nine-piece ensemble. His most recent release is Cosmos.
Matt Keegan (saxophone) Matt McMahon (piano keyboard) Steve Hunter (guitar bass) Nic Cicere (drums)
Berry Jazz is produced by SIMA, www.sima.org.au
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (02) 9036 6292
Featured artists
- Jazz/improvisation by Steve Hunter
- Jazz/improvisation by Matt McMahon
- Jazz/improvisation by Matt Keegan
- Jazz/improvisation by Nic Cicere
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