All that jazz at The Empire

The Girl from Ipanema will be steppin’ out at Deloraine’s Empire Hotel on 14 November as the Deloraine Jazz Club swings back into action after the COVID break.

The Sunday afternoon’s tempting program will include music from the Great American Songbook, played by jazz trio Gary Telford, on piano and vocals, Simon Deeth on double bass and Cameron Scott on jazz drums.

‘We’ll play a mix of jazz standards, bossa nova, medium swing and jazz swing,’ Cameron Scott said.

‘The Great American Songbook includes compositions by jazz musicians over the past 100 years, but about half were written for musicals by specialist teams of musicians and lyricists.

‘Musicians took those songs and improvised.’ 

The afternoon will be a special occasion, one of the first outings for the Deloraine Big Band’s new 2021-model keyboard, bought with a community grant.

The Sunday jazz afternoon will run from 2pm–5pm, entry will be $15.