Slow Food, Cool Jazz
Dizzy’s nook has a long and textured history in Melbourne. But the new Dizzy’s Jazz Club has only been around for less than two years. For the discerning listener, it offers a unique jazz experience.
Australia’s only purpose-built jazz club is architecturally designed to boast a warm atmosphere, soft lighting and good sightlines for 100 or so patrons. From the long marble-topped bar to the purpose-built smoking deck, it is an inviting club. Fine entertainment spans jazz-standard musicians, feature artists like Michelle Nicole, interstate guests and populist contemporary …

If Daniel Gassin’s name is not seductive enough to lure you, his lyrical contemporary sounds are. Catch this inventive French influenced pianist and composer’s Sextet.
At: Uptown Jazz Café
Date: 12th June
Time: 8.30pm
Price: $12

If you haven’t already caught internationally acclaimed pianist Joe Chindamo (trio) at the relaxed Uptown Jazz Café or at Bennetts Lane, don’t miss his performance with Dizzy’s acoustics.
At: Dizzy’s Jazz Club
Date: 20th June
Time: 9pm
Price: $20

Bringing back compositions from jazz and horn masters of the 40’s and 50’s, established Melbourne vocalist and songwriter Julie O’Hara (Sextet), features her original lyrics, jazz standards and the supreme art of voice. Line-up includes talented pianist Ben Winkleman.
At: Bennetts Lane
Date: 21st June
Time: 8.30pm
Price: $20/18

Seasoned young Melbourne performer, Yvette Johansson, offers refreshing vocals with the Joe Roberto Trio.
At: Bennetts Lane
Date: 20th June
Time: 8.30pm
Price: $20/18

Monash University Jazz Ensembles @ Bennetts Lane
Welcome in June by supporting up and coming artists as they showcase their work at Bennett’s Lane June 1st and 2nd. This is your chance to hear Melbourne’s next generation of jazz musicians.
At: Bennetts Lane
Date: June 1 and 2
Time: 7:30pm
Price: $12/8 conc. Tickets at door.

Leigh Barker and the New Sheiks
Date: 27th May
At: Paris Cat more gigs/review
Time: 9pm
Price: $12/10

Fresh off of their success at Hamer Hall in the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, the boys from FGHR are performing at the Paris Cat on June 24.
This is an opportunity to catch this fresh, innovative quartet in a much more intimate setting. You will hear music from their latest release, Going Home, as well as some of their older work from 2007 Stationary.
At: Paris Cat
When: June 24
Time: 9pm
Price: $15/12 conc.