Post by isaacs on Jul 16, 2009 8:03:26 GMT 10
From the MJC, including instructions for pre-bidding. I've called it An Evening of Solo Jazz Piano to signal I won't be playing originals or doing free improvisations. It's in essence a "standards" program, except that some of the song choices may not be that obvious.
Melbourne Jazz Co-Op Fundraising Concert
On Sunday 9th August, Mark Isaacs will be playing a solo jazz piano show at Bennetts Lane as a fundraiser for the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative. Hosted by ABC Radio's Gerry Koster (host of Jazz Up Late), there will be fantastic music, prizes and a silent auction, so come along and show your support for the MJC!
Mark Isaacs (Syd) : An Evening of Solo Jazz Piano
Sunday 9th August at 8pm (n.b early starting time)
Bennetts Lane Jazz Club,
25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne (off Little Lonsdale St. Between Russell & Exhibition Streets)
Tickets Full$20/Concession$15 at the door
“A composer and musician utterly unencumbered by boundaries who has a breathtaking aptitude for making feeling and experience audible”- AUSTRALIAN STAGE ONLINE
Acclaimed Sydney-based pianist/composer Mark Isaacs’ association with the MJC dates back to January 1983, when his Trio was featured in the MJC’s first presentation at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club. Since then he has been a regular performer for the MJC, in various formats ranging from his quintet and trios to solo. Isaacs’ solo work has been a constant and on-going thread in his career since he first began solo concerts around 1980, and was documented on the 1995 groundbreaking 4-CD set, The Elements (on ABC). He has performed solo improvised music concerts extensively around the world over the past two decades, and this promises to be a special evening in the intimate atmosphere of Bennetts Lane’s smaller original room.
MJC Silent Auction and Raffle
On the night we will be holding a silent auction with all proceeds going to the MJC. For those people who are unable to attend but still wish to participate, we will be accepting bids by email up until midday on Sunday August 9.
To make a bid please email erin.adams1@gmail.com with your name, contact details, chosen item and offer.
On the night we will be taking blind bids for each item. The highest overall bid for each item will be notified on the night or the next day.
Items to be Auctioned:
*Wangaratta 'Friends Of The Festival' package (valued at $500) This comprises 2 Festival Passes, 2 tickets to the Cup Eve Concert, and Festival merchandise.
*Signed original music manuscript by Paul Grabowsky
*Two x 1 year subscriptions to Extempore magazine
*Two x 1-hour piano lessons with Tim Stevens (for one person)
*7 CD pack from Downstream Music
Each successful bidder will also receive a "The Necks" T-shirt along with their prize.
On the night we will be raffling off several Australian jazz CD prize packs.These include:
* Pack of CDs by Mark Isaacs (latest release plus majority of back catalogue)
* CD pack from Birdland Records
*7 CD pack from Downstream Music
Each raffle prize winner will also receive 3 Free Passes to MJC gigs by Victorian artists.
The Melbourne Jazz Co-op
The MJC has been a constant and integral part of the Melbourne jazz scene since January 1983. We present a diverse range of contemporary jazz styles from local and interstate artists who are innovative and original. We have remained relevant by introducing and nurturing a continuous line of emerging artists, as well as maintaining our support of more established artists. The MJC also enables the presentation of large ensembles and special projects, including interstate and international collaborations, through it's financial support. Currently, we present three gigs a week at the Paris Cat and Bennetts Lane.
