Some great blues players visiting Newcastle this weekend, Chris Cain and Kirk Fletcher from overseas, and J.J. King. Lloyd Spiegel always worth getting out to see. Details in the scroll down. Unfortunately, some clashes between these…… And there is Bruce Mathiske at the Star as well. A great guitar weekend.
When did you go to the movies last? When did you pay $8 to $10 and get cakes, teas, scones, etc and wine? Often for just $8!!!!!!! Check out the Regal as some brilliant movies on this weekend.
Music, etc, Coming Up
THU, 15 JUNE
Cambridge Hotel
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RIFF RAFF
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Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle
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THE SONG COMPANY PRESENTS FORWARD & BACH
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Gallipoli Legion Club
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BALTIC BAR MITZVAH
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Lass O’Gowrie
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CREATIVE CREATURES OPEN MIC
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Lizotte's
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TAASHA COATES (THE AUDREYS) + DANIEL MARCH
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The Wicko
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JAM NIGHT WITH GRANT WALMSLEY’S FREEBIRD
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FRI, 16 JUNE
Junction Hotel
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BOBBY C
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Lake Macquarie Performing Arts Centre
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DON GIOVANNI BY W.A. MOZART
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Lass O’Gowrie
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TRUMAN SMITH BAND + AS OF SKY + JASON LOWE
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Lizotte's
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THE LIFE & MUSIC OF STEVIE WRIGHT & THE EASYBEATS
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Shortland Hotel
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DAVE CARTER
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Stag & Hunter Hotel
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MAGPIE DIARIES & LYLE DENNIS EXPRESS
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Star Hotel Newcastle
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PAPARAZZI
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Stockton Bowling Club
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GREG BRYCE
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Unorthodox Church of Groove
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THE JEREMY ROSE BAND
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Wests Nelson Bay Diggers
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LOKO TRIO
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SAT, 17 JUNE
Bar Petite
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GW FREEBIRD DUO
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Adamstown Uniting Church
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LEIDER RECITAL – SIMONE EASTHOPE & BENJAMIN MOSER
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Belmont 16s
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CRUZERS
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Cardiff RSL
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SWINGSHIFT - THE COLD CHISEL SHOW
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Club Kotara
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BLACK JACK (ACDC TRIBUTE BAND)
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Cypress Lakes Resort
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DANIEL ARVIDSON
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Duke of Wellington
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GREG BRYCE DUO
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Gregson Park
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WINTER SOLSTICE VEGAN BARBECUE
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Lake Macquarie Performing Arts Centre
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DON GIOVANNI BY W.A. MOZART
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Lizotte's
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ABBASBACK
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Mark Hotel
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ZANE PENN DUO
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Mary Ellen Hotel
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MISBEHAVE
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MEX Club - Mayfield Ex-Services Club
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LOKO
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NEX - Wests City
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stars of newcastle dance for cancer
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Premier Hotel
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FOUR TO THE FLOOR
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Seven Seas Hotel
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GARETH HUDSON
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Stag & Hunter Hotel
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LLOYD SPIEGEL
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Star Hotel Newcastle
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HORNET
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Unorthodox Church of Groove
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KIRK FLETCHER (USA)
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Wests Nelson Bay Diggers
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THE BIG BANG
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Wickham Park Hotel
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PAPA PILKO AND THE BINRATS
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SUN, 18 JUNE
Catho Pub
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THE YEARS
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Grain Store
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JJ KING
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Kent Hotel
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HOT YOGIS
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Lake Macquarie Performing Arts Centre
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DON GIOVANNI BY W.A. MOZART
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Lass O'Gowrie
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lincoln le fevre - couch series + jen buston + jamie hay
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Lizotte's
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LAZY SUNDAY LUNCH WITH CIRCUS AVALON
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Mark Hotel
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LOVE THAT HAT
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Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
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BOBBY C
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Premier Hotel
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ANTHOLOGY
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Queens Wharf Hotel
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HORNET
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Star Hotel Newcastle
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BRUCE MATHISKE'S GUITAR LOUNGE
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Wickham Park Hotel
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CHRIS CRAIN
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TUE, 20 JUNE
Grand Hotel NIMA presents @ the Underground
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UNIFIED
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A few of the musicians playing this week……
Chris Cain
Chris Cain's jazz-tinged, blues soaked guitar and deep, warm vocals have the maturity and authenticity of bluesmen many years his senior. His expressive style is the result of a lifetime of study and the relentless pursuit of music mastery. His passion and intensity are a blend of his mother's Greek ancestry and his father's soulful black heritage.
"Nowadays most young blues players are Strat-wielding Stevie Ray Vaughan-a-bes. Not Chris Cain. With a voice that recalls B.B. King and a thick toned Gibson guitar sound reminiscent of Albert King, Cain is forging a unique style. With his own highly personalized songwriting, "Hall Of Shame" is a giant step in the development of one of the most compelling young bluesmen on today's scene."
-Larry Nager (syndicated Scripts-Howard music critic)
-Larry Nager (syndicated Scripts-Howard music critic)
Kirk Fletcher
Kirk Fletcher has a reputation as a bonafide can’t-miss performer. His soulful playing and singing never fails to elicit chills, and his unique approach to blues and roots music is both refreshingly modern and completely authentic. Widely considered one of the best blues guitarists in the world, he has commanded the respect and acclaim of critics, peers and fans across the globe. He is a four-time Blues Music Award and a 2015 British Blues Award nominee and has played with a variety of popular artists, including Joe Bonamassa and a three-year role as lead guitarist of The Fabulous Thunderbirds. He is also the frontman of his own Kirk Fletcher Band, having released three studio albums and a live album. A fourth studio album is currently in the works.
J.J. King
J.J.King is a Jazz musician playing guitar, harmonica and singing. He covers material from early blues and Jazz to Jazz versions of modern hits and his own songs and instrumentals. From Ireland, J.J. takes his inspiration from artists like fellow Irishmen Van Morrison, Mary Coughlan, Freddie White and Louis Stewart to U.S. greats Mose Allison, Leon Redbone and Tony Bennett.
Lloyd Spiegel
With 9 albums, a swag of accolades to his name and 26 years writing, performing and recording, Lloyd Spiegel is an artist at the forefront and cutting edge of Australian Blues. It’s that unique experience combined with a relentless touring schedule and stage presence well beyond his years that has seen him become a driving force in Australian blues and one of most respected guitarists in the country, recently being named in Australian Guitar Magazine’s list of the 50 top Australian guitarists of all time.
BIGLOVEGOWILD
Have you checked out the BigLoveGoWild site on Facebook from Nelle. Just like it to get news, reviews and tickets, as well as free ticket giveaways.
New News
TWO GREAT BLUES GUITARIST FROM USA
Blues coming up - Kirk Fletcher and Chris Cain
Kirk Fletcher
Saturday June 17TH – (USA) BLUES GUITAR LEGEND
WHERE: THE CHURCH OF GROOVE, 3 TUDOR STREET, NEWCASTLEWHEN: SATURDAY JUNE 17TH 8PM
TICKETS $35 ADULT / $30 CONCESSION
BOOKINGS: HTTPS://WWW.
DOORS OPEN 7PM SHOW STARTS 8PM
BOOKINGS CLOSE AT 5PM ON THE DAY. TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY. NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES
Chris Cain
Sunday June 18th, 5.30 at the Wicko, also a must see.
TRAVELLING FILM FESTIVAL
Newcastle, Tower Cinemas 23-25 June 2017
Check out the program and prices at:
JAZZ AT THE GALLIPOLI LEGION CLUB
Key Player Productions presents live funk, soul, jazz and swing every Thursday, upstairs at the Gallipoli Legion Club, Hamilton. Tickets at the door 7.30pmfor 8pm start. Email enquiries.
Key Player Productions is dedicated to bringing funk, big band, soul...really, any music that gets a crowd going and shows them a good time...to the Gallipoli Legions Club, upper level stage!
We want to send you home, spreading the word to your friends and family how Newcastle is stacked full of ridiculously talented musicians who showcase their talents right here in Hamilton, NSW, for everyone to come and enjoy on a weekly basis.
Please spread the word, join the party starting January 2017 and if you've got a great musical talent that aligns with our vision, perhaps you would also like to become one of our showcased Key Players...
Bringing live music to Hamilton, upstairs at Gallipoli Legion Club, 3-5 Beaumont St
Tuesdays and Thursdays in June
Thur 15 June – Baltic Bar Mitzvah
Thur 22 June – Plastic Voyage
Thur 29 June – The Fonzies & the Go Go Go’s
Doors open 7:30pm, $15 Entry at the door
THE REGAL CINEMA
THEIR FINEST (PG)
FRIDAY at 7.30pm Includes Complimentary Gin & Tonics for first 25
Period comedy-drama about a group of filmmakers struggling to make an inspirational film to boost morale during the Blitz of London in WWII. Sterling British cast includes Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace), Bill Nighy (Love Actually) and Sam Claflin (Me Before You).
“A top notch British comedy.” The Times
“One of the best movies of the year.” Daily Mail
“A delight. Bill Nighy is brilliantly funny 4 Stars.” Evening Standard
“A top notch British comedy.” The Times
“One of the best movies of the year.” Daily Mail
“A delight. Bill Nighy is brilliantly funny 4 Stars.” Evening Standard
LION (PG) ENCORE SCREENING EXTENDED CUT
SATURDAY at 12 Noon Includes Colonial High Tea with choice of Pimm's Fruit Cup Cocktail, Sherry, Twinings Teas & Filter Coffee
A new version of the hit Australian film, with an additional eight minutes of footage. A treat for fans and first-timers alike. Starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, David Wenham and Rooney Mara.
“A classy crowd-pleaser. As enthralling as it is emotional.”
The Hollywood Reporter
“A classy crowd-pleaser. As enthralling as it is emotional.”
The Hollywood Reporter
A DOG'S PURPOSE (PG)
SATURDAY at 3pm Includes Treats
Comedy/drama about a dog who is reincarnated several times over until he is reunited with his original owner (Dennis Quaid), a man who is now in his sixties.
“The soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love.” – Rotten Tomatoes
“The soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love.” – Rotten Tomatoes
THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE (PG)
SATURDAY at 7.30pm Includes dessert, cheese plate and port
In this inspiring true story, a heroic Polish couple (Jessica Chastain and Johan Heldenbergh) help save hundreds of people and animals during WWII by sheltering them in the basement of the Warsaw zoo.
“Filled with the power of exquisitely executed storytelling.” The Film Stage
“Decency, in its raw, instinctive form, is ultimately what earns The Zookeeper’s Wife a place in the canon of Holocaust cinema.” Indiewire
“Filled with the power of exquisitely executed storytelling.” The Film Stage
“Decency, in its raw, instinctive form, is ultimately what earns The Zookeeper’s Wife a place in the canon of Holocaust cinema.” Indiewire
GOING IN STYLE (PG) REGAL AUDIENCE FAVOURITE
SUNDAY at 12 Noon Includes complimentary Brunch from 11.30am
Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin play a trio of former factory workers who, struggling to make ends meet, take matters into their own hands in this heist comedy, also starring Ann-Margaret as the lively love interest.
“Freeman and Arkin are spot on, but it is Caine who stands out.” The Australian
"We get to enjoy three of our finest elder actors showing just how easy they can make it all look...with an ending that leaves us smiling, with not one but several twists along the way." New England Movie Weekly
“Freeman and Arkin are spot on, but it is Caine who stands out.” The Australian
"We get to enjoy three of our finest elder actors showing just how easy they can make it all look...with an ending that leaves us smiling, with not one but several twists along the way." New England Movie Weekly
HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) REGAL AUDIENCE FAVOURITE
SATURDAY at 3pm Includes Treats
The true story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program.
“A spunky, upbeat, family-friendly real-life story that pays heartfelt tribute to remarkable women who broke colour and gender barriers out of the spotlight, with no headlines proclaiming their achievements.” The Hollywood Reporter
“A spunky, upbeat, family-friendly real-life story that pays heartfelt tribute to remarkable women who broke colour and gender barriers out of the spotlight, with no headlines proclaiming their achievements.” The Hollywood Reporter
Swedish Night: A MAN CALLED OVE (PG)
SUNDAY at 7pm “Skoal!” $10 ticket includes Mini Smorgasbord
Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife’s grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbours.
“A salute to community. Puts a successful Scandinavian spin on the feel good comicdrama where a curmudgeon gets a second chance at enjoying life.”
The Sunday Age
“A salute to community. Puts a successful Scandinavian spin on the feel good comicdrama where a curmudgeon gets a second chance at enjoying life.”
The Sunday Age
REGAL SCREENINGS
All Tickets All Sessions $8 unless otherwise Indicated
Friday 16 June - Sunday 18 June
Fri 16 June at 7.30pm THEIR FINEST (M) G&Ts for first 25 arrivals
Sat 17 June at 12 Noon LION Extended Cut (M) Encore Screening
Includes Complimentary Colonial High Tea
Sat 17 June at 3pm A DOG'S PURPOSE (PG) Includes Treats
Sat 17 June at 7.30pm THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE (M)
Includes dessert, cheese plate & port
Sun 18 June at 12 Noon GOING IN STYLE (M) Includes Brunch
Sun 18 June at 3pm HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) Includes Treats
Sun 18 June at 7pm Swedish Night: A MAN CALLED OVE (M) $10
With Mini Smorgasbord
Fri 16 June at 7.30pm THEIR FINEST (M) G&Ts for first 25 arrivals
Sat 17 June at 12 Noon LION Extended Cut (M) Encore Screening
Includes Complimentary Colonial High Tea
Sat 17 June at 3pm A DOG'S PURPOSE (PG) Includes Treats
Sat 17 June at 7.30pm THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE (M)
Includes dessert, cheese plate & port
Sun 18 June at 12 Noon GOING IN STYLE (M) Includes Brunch
Sun 18 June at 3pm HIDDEN FIGURES (PG) Includes Treats
Sun 18 June at 7pm Swedish Night: A MAN CALLED OVE (M) $10
With Mini Smorgasbord
Friday 23 June - Sunday 25 JuneFri 23 June at 7.30pm THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE (M) Complimentary cocktails for first 25 arrivals
Sat 24 June at 12 Noon GOING IN STYLE (M)Includes Complimentary High Tea
Sat 24 June at 3pm LION Extended Cut (M) Final Screening Includes Treats
Sat 24 June at 7.30pm THE SENSE OF AN ENDING (M) Includes dessert, cheese plate & port
Sun 25 June at 12 Noon A DOG'S PURPOSE (PG) Includes Brunch
Sun 25 June at 3pm DENIAL (M) Final Screening Includes Treats
Sun 25 June at 7pm THEIR FINEST (M) Pantry Night: Whatever is left in the Pantry
Sat 24 June at 12 Noon GOING IN STYLE (M)Includes Complimentary High Tea
Sat 24 June at 3pm LION Extended Cut (M) Final Screening Includes Treats
Sat 24 June at 7.30pm THE SENSE OF AN ENDING (M) Includes dessert, cheese plate & port
Sun 25 June at 12 Noon A DOG'S PURPOSE (PG) Includes Brunch
Sun 25 June at 3pm DENIAL (M) Final Screening Includes Treats
Sun 25 June at 7pm THEIR FINEST (M) Pantry Night: Whatever is left in the Pantry
Email: book@regalcinema.org Website: www.regalcinema.org
Phone: 02 4951 7630 (24 hours, please leave message) Facebook: Regal Cinema
Regal Cinema, 4 Moore Street, Birmingham Gardens
Box Office opens & Complimentary Drinks 30 minutes before screening
Car Park with unlimited free weekend parking 1 minute walk from cinema
Phone: 02 4951 7630 (24 hours, please leave message) Facebook: Regal Cinema
Regal Cinema, 4 Moore Street, Birmingham Gardens
Box Office opens & Complimentary Drinks 30 minutes before screening
Car Park with unlimited free weekend parking 1 minute walk from cinema
THE WICKHAM PARK HOTEL
Wicko Jam Night with Grant Walmsley Freebird
June 15, 2017
7:30pm - 10:30pm Wicko Jam Night with Grant Walmsley Freebird
Wicko Jam Night is back with rockstar host Grant Walmsley Freebird! Join us on the 3rd Thursday of every month for a jam!
Southern Under Stars
Fri June 16, 2017
9:00pm - 12:30am Southern Under Stars
Family Band! Mick Standen (dad) - vocals, guitar, Joh Standen - Drums, Tyler Standen - Bass, Jimmy (uncle buddy) Doyle - head of security, Paula (mutha) Standen - chief cook.
Papa Pilko & The Bin Rats
June 17, 2017
9:00pm - 12:30am Papa Pilko & The Bin Rats
Voodoo Soul & Alt Country Rock N' Roll from Sydney.
Supported by Nick Connors.
Chris Cain
Sun June 18, 2017
1:30pm - 5:00pm Mark Wells
Mark Wells is a talented musician and songwriter from Newcastle, Australia who delivers thrilling live performances and writes memorable songs.
5:30pm - 9:30pm Chris Cain
Legendary American Blues Guitarist Chris Cain in Australia.
Chris Cain's jazz-tinged, blues-soaked guitar and deep, warm vocals have been described as having the maturity and authenticity of bluesmen like B.B. King & Albert King. His expressive style is the result of a lifetime of study and the relentless pursuit of music mastery.
Not so New News
INCREDIBLE WINTER EVENT LINEUP AT ADAMSTOWN ARTS!
VENUE
Adamstown Uniting Church – Church Auditorium
228 Brunker Rd
Adamstown, NSW 2289 Australia
Adamstown, NSW 2289 Australia
WINTER – WITH CHRIS CARTNER
Thursday 20 July @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
$18 - $25
The season of winter has inspired the greatest of composers. It is, for many people, a time of hardship and soul-searching. For others it is magical and beautifully personal.
This one-hour journey through the pictures and emotions of winter is a musical representation of everything which this special season represents. As always, our concerts are designed to be friendly and informal, and are followed by complimentary drinks.
Thursday 20th July 2017 from 7pm – 8pm
Purchase tickets online. Tickets: $25 / Concession: $20 / Students: $18
Purchase tickets online. Tickets: $25 / Concession: $20 / Students: $18
Chris Cartner – Piano – with music by Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Chopin, Tchaikovsky and others.
Chris Cartner was still a teenager when he was appointed Organ Scholar at Rochester Cathedral in the UK. He went on to graduate in classical piano performance at Trinity College of Music in London, before training under the expert guidance of concert pianist Professor Matthijs Verschoor at the Amsterdam Conservatoire.
After a period as repetiteur with British Youth Opera, Chris became a much sought after musician on the London circuit, embarking on a huge array of different musical projects. Since then he has worked as a solo pianist, accompanist, chamber musician and musical director in various parts of the world, and completed several hundred recital programmes in London and Amsterdam.
Since coming to Australia early in 2008, Chris has been increasingly involved in the arts industry in Sydney, working with most of the nation’s major arts organisations, including Opera Australia, Sydney Philharmonia and Sydney Chamber Choir amongst others, and has a busy diary of concert engagements. He recently completed a two-year tenure as Assistant Chorus Master and Principal Pianist at Sydney Philharmonia.
PROGRAM
F. Mendelssohn: Fantasia on “The Last Rose of Summer”
P. I. Tchaikovsky: “Autumn” (from “Seasons”)
S. Rachmaninoff: Étude-tableaux in G minor, op.33 no.8
A. Vivaldi: Largo “Winter” (from “Four Seasons”)
C. Debussy: Des pas sur la neige (“Footprints in the snow”)
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Overture (from “Nutcracker” Suite)
F. Chopin: Prelude in D-flat ‘Raindrop’
C. Debussy: ‘The snow is dancing’ (from “Children’s Corner”)
F. Chopin: Étude in A minor, op.25 no.11 – “Winter Wind”
S. Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G# minor, op. 32 no.12
F. Poulenc: Melancolie
C. Sinding: “Frühlingsrauschen”
F. Mendelssohn: Fantasia on “The Last Rose of Summer”
P. I. Tchaikovsky: “Autumn” (from “Seasons”)
S. Rachmaninoff: Étude-tableaux in G minor, op.33 no.8
A. Vivaldi: Largo “Winter” (from “Four Seasons”)
C. Debussy: Des pas sur la neige (“Footprints in the snow”)
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Overture (from “Nutcracker” Suite)
F. Chopin: Prelude in D-flat ‘Raindrop’
C. Debussy: ‘The snow is dancing’ (from “Children’s Corner”)
F. Chopin: Étude in A minor, op.25 no.11 – “Winter Wind”
S. Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G# minor, op. 32 no.12
F. Poulenc: Melancolie
C. Sinding: “Frühlingsrauschen”
DETAILS
Date: Thursday 20 July
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Cost: $18 - $25
Event Category: Music
Event Tags: Adamstown Arts
Website: http://www.resonance.net.au
ELLA: CENTENARY OF A JAZZ GODDESS – THE DUNGEON BIG BAND WITH HEATHER PRICE
Wednesday 16 August @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm - $25 - $35
2017 Newcastle Music Festival Event – The Dungeon Big Band with Heather Price (vocals), Rod Barnes (director)
2017 marks the 100th anniversary of Ella Fitzgerald’s birth. Join Newcastle’s premiere big band in this celebration of the life and the work of jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald, including Too Darn Hot, Caravan, and Fascinatin’ Rhythm. This concert celebrates the songs that Ella made famous, particularly the Songbooks of the great composers.
Purchase tickets online through trybooking or at the door.
Tickets: $35 / $25 (conc.) / Family Ticket (2 adults 2 children): $80
Tickets: $35 / $25 (conc.) / Family Ticket (2 adults 2 children): $80
Book by July 16th for a $5 discount!
EARLY BIRD TICKETS: $30 / $20 (conc.) / Family Ticket (2 adults 2 children): $75. Choose ‘Early Bird prices’ when booking online.
EARLY BIRD TICKETS: $30 / $20 (conc.) / Family Ticket (2 adults 2 children): $75. Choose ‘Early Bird prices’ when booking online.
DETAILS
Date: Wednesday 16 August
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Cost: $25 - $35
Event Category: Music
Event Tags: Adamstown Arts
LULO REINHARDT AND BART STENHOUSE GLOBAL GUITAR CONVERSATIONS CONCERT
Sunday 9 July @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm - $20 - $25
Newcastle and Hunter Jazz Club Presents: Lulo Reinhardt and Bart Stenhouse Global Guitar Conversations Australian Concert Tour – July 2017
In early 2016, European gypsy guitar great Lulo Reinhardt and emerging Australian world jazz fusion multi-instrumentalist Bart Stenhouse decided to join forces for a concert tour across Australia in 2017 to explore their shared passion for various world music traditions. A mutual friend put the two in contact and the idea grew quickly from there.
In their joint Australian performances, they will be drawing from Lulo’s vast back catalogue (exploring both his dynamic Latin swing and swinging manouche material) and Bart’s past three original world jazz albums (which combine heavy influences from Spanish flamenco, North Indian classical and modern jazz traditions). Lulo and Bart will be performing in solo and duo formations as well as featuring John Maddox [bass] and Trent Benson-Dean [drums].
In early July 2017, the quartet will be playing in towns and cities from Brisbane to Melbourne. On Sunday 9th July, the quartet will be playing for the Newcastle and Hunter Jazz Club at the Adamstown Uniting Church.
Gypsy Swing and Latin Fusion from the great nephew of jazz legend Django Reinhardt meets the emerging world jazz fusion multi-instrumentalist Bart Stenhouse. Not to be missed!
For more information visit: www.bartstenhouse.com/events
DETAILS
Date: Sunday 9 July
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Cost: $20 - $25
Event Category: Music
Event Tags: Adamstown Arts
Website: http://www.bartstenhouse.com/
TWILIGHT MUSICAL DIALOGUES – RUSSIA
Friday 23 June @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm - $20 - $35
The Twilight Musical Dialogues series is delivered in a deft mix of humour and pathos, with the music unified by each concert’s historic and geographic framework. Following Austria/Germany and the Kingdom of Bohemia, this concert’s destination is Russia.
Acclaimed Flautist Sally Walker joins brilliant Pianist Tamara-Anna Cislowska and celebrated Presenter/Composer Elena Kats-Chernin. The young artist featured this time is Newcastle Clarinettist Zachary Yoshinaga Donohoe.
PROGRAM: Works by Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Kats-Chernin
Prokofiev – Theme from Peter and the Wolf (arr. Baxtresser/Rearick)
Rimsky-Korsakov – Theme from ScheherazadeRachmaninov – Prelude in G minor for Piano Op. 23 No. 5.
Kats-Chernin – Moth Eaten Rag (Zachary Yoshinaga Donohoe)
Kats-Chernin – Russian Rag
Kats-Chernin – Unsent Love Letters
Kats-Chernin – Blue Silence
Prokofiev – Sonata for Flute and Piano Op. 94
Prokofiev – Theme from Peter and the Wolf (arr. Baxtresser/Rearick)
Rimsky-Korsakov – Theme from ScheherazadeRachmaninov – Prelude in G minor for Piano Op. 23 No. 5.
Kats-Chernin – Moth Eaten Rag (Zachary Yoshinaga Donohoe)
Kats-Chernin – Russian Rag
Kats-Chernin – Unsent Love Letters
Kats-Chernin – Blue Silence
Prokofiev – Sonata for Flute and Piano Op. 94
SALLY WALKER
“A godly flexibility and colouring in her most soul-stirring tone formation … breathtaking musicality“ (Die Rheinpfalz)
Sally Walker was Grand-finalist in the De Lorenzo International Flute Competition (Italy), won 2nd Prize in the Kuhlau International Flute Competition (Germany) and has performed with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, City of Birmingham Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Festivals including Salzburg, Lucerne, Edinburgh, Tanglewood and the London Proms. In 2006 she was appointed Lecturer of Flute at the University of Newcastle. She has released three CDs with pianist Philip Mayers: French Minatures, Kalidescope and Hemispheres. She has premiered many works written by Australian composers for her, including Elena Kats-Chernin’s Concerto “Night and Now” and this year starts her own series “Twilight Musical Dialogues” at the Adamstown Uniting Church.
TAMARA-ANNA CISLOWSKA
“Australian piano gold” (BBC Music Magazine)
“a profoundly affecting release” (Gramophone)
“a profoundly affecting release” (Gramophone)
Tamara-Anna Cislowska is one of Australia’s most acclaimed and recognised pianists. Soloist, recitalist and chamber music specialist, she performs in Australia and worldwide in repertoire spanning three centuries, to critical and public acclaim, and is also renowned for her eloquent writing and popular new role as presenter on ABC Classic FM radio. Tamara has won international prizes in London, Italy and Greece, including the Rovere d’Oro, and in Australia has earned awards such as ABC Young Performer of the Year, a Freedman Fellowship from the Music Council of Australia, the 2012 Art Music Award for ‘Performance of the Year’ (ACT) and the 2015 ARIA for ‘Best Classical Album’. She performs in major Festivals from MOFO to Perth and Darwin Festivals, has toured with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and performed as recitalist in London’s Purcell Room, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, New York’s Frick Collection, and the Sydney Opera House.
‘Unsent Love Letters: meditations on Erik Satie’, a new album of works by Kats-Chernin for ABC Classics topped the ARIA, iTunes and Limelight classical charts for weeks and is now available on Deutsche Grammophon outside Australia. In addition to Butterflying: piano music of Elena Kats-Chernin (ABC Classics, 2016) which earned enormous popular acclaim and was Limelight ‘Editor’s Choice’, her ARIA award-winning album, Peter Sculthorpe: Complete Works for Solo Piano (ABC Classics) again topped the classical charts and was selected as BBC Music Magazine’s ‘Recording of the Month’. More info atwww.tamara-annacislowska.com.
ELENA KATS-CHERNIN
Elena Kats-Chernin’s music featured at the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and the 2003 Rugby World Cup. She has received several awards including Sounds Australian, Helpmann, Limelight and Sydney Theatre Awards as well as the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award 2013. Her most well known pieces are “Eliza Aria” from her score for Meryl Tankard’s ballet “Wild Swans” and “Russian Rag” – both of which served as theme tunes for “Late Night Live” on Radio National for many years. Most recent premieres were TV opera “The Divorce” (Opera Australia commission) broadcast on ABC TV to more than one million viewers in December 2015, “The Witching Hour”, a concerto for eight double basses and orchestra premiered by the Australian World Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House in September 2016.
In 2017 Elena Kats-Chernin is composer-in-residence with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, represented by performances of her existing as well as newly commissioned works. ABC Classics has released 2 albums of Elena’s music for piano, Butterflying (2016) and Unsent Love Letters: meditations on Erik Satie (2017) both featuring pianist Tamara-Anna Cislowska and reaching no.1 on the classical charts, with the latter now released in the rest of the world on Deutsche Grammophon.
Purchase tickets through trybooking: Adults $35, Concession (including seniors) $20, Family (4) $80.
A $5 student rush will be available on the night (pending availability).
A $5 student rush will be available on the night (pending availability).
Although ticket sales (cash only) may be available on the night pending availability, tickets are selling fast; please avoid disappointment with this eagerly anticipated concert through pre-booking.
Wine Tasting from 6pm is included.
Feature photograph of Tamara-Anna Cislowska (top of page) by Steven Godbee Photography.
Photographs from previous Twilight Musical Dialogues concerts (below) by Sarah Monk.
DETAILS
Date: Friday 23 June
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Cost: $20 - $35
Event Category: Music
Event Tags: Adamstown Arts
NIMA presents Tuesday Night Jazz
And Improvised Music
Grand Hotel Underground, cnr Bolton and Church Sts
Doors open 7:30pm
Full $15 / Concession & Members $10
TUESDAY'S THIS MONTH
June 27
Martin Rotolo Trio
Zora’s Dancing
Jan - Jun 2017
TUESDAY L A T I N & BALLROOM
Merewether Club King Street, Adamstown 6.45 - 9.45pm J
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Prices
Beginners classes & Latin Social $13
Beginners, Intermediate & Ballroom classes $15
SAVE yourself $$ dollars $$ Beginners classes & Latin social 5 visits @ $55
Beginners, Intermediate & Ballroom 5 visits @ $65
BASICS LATIN CLASS: 6.45 - 7.05 pm
Designed for first timers and anyone wanting to improve on their Latin basics.
BEGINNERS LATIN CLASS: 7.05 - 7.45 pm
Suitable for students with previous experience. Beginner moves will be taught at a faster pace to enhance your knowledge and skills of basic moves.
LATIN/NEW VOGUE SOCIAL: 7.45 - 8.05 pm
We encourage students in this session to get up and practice with other students, moves they have learnt or just dance freestyle.
INTERMEDIATE LATIN CLASS: 8.05– 8.45pm
To ensure fair progress for you and your fellow students to higher levels, it is advisable that you have a sound knowledge of your Beginner moves.
MODERN SOCIAL: 8.45—8.55pm
An opportunity to practice your modern dance styles with other dance students from the class to enhance your social dancing.
MODERN /NEW VOGUE CLASS: 8.55— 9.35pm
Learn a choreographed modern dance of either the Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Quickstep or Viennese Waltz or, one of the New Vogue sequence dances to complete your ballroom dancing.
JUNE
20th
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Jive
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Modern Waltz
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27th
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Jive
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Modern Waltz
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SOCIALS / EVENTS
(dates may be subject to change and theme nights will be announced where applicable)
Coming Up at Venues
Civic Digest
Newcastle City Council has launched Civic Digest, an Australian-first contemporary library, cafe and bar at Civic Theatre Newcastle. Cutting edge library technology is combined with quality food and beverage services to create an ambient and creative space for culture consumers to meet. Have your next meeting at Civic Digest.
Open from 7.30am Monday –Saturday with late night openings. Telephone: 02 4927 8552 or online.
Poetry at the Pub (PATP)
Poetry at the Pub has relocated to the Wickham Park Hotel, Cr of Maitland Road and Albert St, Wickham, NSW, on the third and fifth Mondays every month, starting at 7.30pm.
Check out their website: http://www.poetryatthepub.com/
Gigs from now on:
MUSICA VIVA PRESENTS THE PACIFICA QUARTET
‘Nothing short of phenomenal’ – The Telegraph
Exhilarating, exuberant, virtuosic: the Pacifica Quartet have won hearts around the world for their passionate performances. On 22 June, they make a rare visit to the Newcastle Conservatorium as part of their national concert tour for Musica Viva, weaving their magic over favourites by Beethoven and Shostakovich, as well as by much loved Australian composer Nigel Westlake.
Indiana University at Bloomington, USA, is home to one of the biggest and most celebrated music departments in the world, the Jacobs School of Music. Among its faculty members are the four string players of the Pacifica Quartet, who settled there in 2012. The ensemble has climbed steadily to the top of the international chamber music tree, ever since Gramophone Magazine in 2005 picked them as “one of the five new quartets you should know about”, their image gracing the front cover. But their story goes back much further, as their cellist, Brandon Vamos, explains: indeed, some of them have been playing together since their school days.
Vamos’s parents – one of Hungarian background, the other Russian – were both string players and teachers at Oberlin College, Ohio. It was thanks to them that Vamos took to the world of chamber music.
“Simin Ganatra and Sibbi Bernhardsson, our two violinists, were both studying with my parents,” he says, “so we knew each other as teenagers, and we used to go to summer courses at music festivals together. I went away to college, but in the vacations, we’d meet, play chamber music, spend time together – and it was a dream to play in a string quartet.
“When we were finishing school, that’s basically what happened. We moved to Chicago and tried to make it work. Chamber music had really started to grow in this country at the time, quartets were forming, and it was becoming an option. In Chicago, we had a very small residency, we could almost pay the rent, and we just put all our eggs in one basket and really committed to it.” Masumi Per Rostad, their current violist, joined the quartet seven years later.
It was in 2002 that things began to accelerate. The group embarked on their first worldwide tour and were also named winners of Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award. In 2004, they made their debut at the Wigmore Hall in London and the following year released their recording of the complete Mendelssohn quartets, to high praise.
“It’s a scary thing at first because it’s much easier to take auditions and try to get a paying job,” says Vamos. “I think we were young enough and committed enough to stick out those tough early years. It’s been challenging, but really satisfying and it’s great to be able to make a living like this. Who gets to go and visit Australia two or three times in a lifetime – hopefully, more?”
Nigel Westlake’s second quartet opens the evening in Newcastle, followed by Beethoven’s final string quartet Op. 135 and Shostakovich’s Quartet No.3, “We often like to program Beethoven and Shostakovich because we’ve lived with both languages for so long,” says Vamos.
“They are two of the greatest quartet cycles – both composers wrote mammoth quartets, on so many levels, and we love all of them. The last quartet that Beethoven ever wrote has such lightness about it, and then this huge work of Shostakovich’s is full of emotion and depth – they also complement each other well. And we’re very excited about the Westlake.”
They are all looking forward to returning to Australia. “I love it,” Vamos enthuses. “Last time Simin and I took our children along, and on our days off we had so many options for things to do. I haven’t seen enough of the country yet, and this tour will be a chance for the quartet to really experience it.”
The Pacifica Quartet will perform at the Newcastle Conservatorium on Thursday, 22 June 2017 at 7:30pm. For bookings and further details, please visit www.musicaviva.com.au/
RocKwiz returns to Newcastle in June
Newcastle Live – 29 June 2017
After a massive show at The Civic Theatre two years ago, the RocKwiz Gang are headed back to Newcastle in June as part of their 2017 national tour.
The show will roll into the Civic Theatre on 29 June.
All your favourite RocKwiz segments will get a run including, Who Can It Be Now, Million Dollar Riff, The Furious Five, Contestant Karaoke.
The RocKwiz crew will be joined onstage by audience members and some VERY special musical guests.
Check out some photos taken by our mate Craig Wilson from Swamp House Photography from the last time RocKwiz came to town and their live show from Bluesfest.
DJANGO GRINDERS
Band members, depending on who is available, from Gleny Rae (vocals, fiddle, accordion), Leo Larratt (guitar), Robbie Long (guitar), Andrew Wallace (bass), Alexander Gordon (mandolin) and Jason Nelson (trombone).
Music based on Hot Club style swing, Django Reinhardt and gypsy stylings.
Next gig: Sun July 2 at Foghorn Brewhouse, 1-4pm
There’s much to love at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 2017.Following the huge success of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera which is in its final week, in 2017 the Gallery continues to present exhibitions on significant Australian and international artists including Andy Warhol, Rembrandt, Georgia O’Keeffe along with Margaret Preston and Grace Cossington Smith, Mikala Dwyer, Mervyn Bishop, Robert Mapplethorpe and many more.
O'Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith: making modernism
This exhibition brings together the iconic work of American artist Georgia O’Keeffe with modernist masterpieces by two of Australia’s most celebrated 20th-century artists, Margaret Preston and Grace Cossington Smith.1 Jul – 2 Oct 2017
Robert Mapplethorpe: the perfect medium
Mapplethorpe is among the most influential visual artists of the late 20th-century. This exhibition presents a selection of his photographs from floral still lifes and rare colour photographs to his controversial erotic imagery.28 Oct 2017 – 18 Feb 2018
Rembrandt and the Dutch golden age
This is the first exhibition at the Gallery devoted to the greatest Dutch painters of the 17th century and the flourishing artistic culture of the time. Drawn from the Rijksmuseum, it includes masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Ruisdael, Hals, de Heem, de Hooch, Lievens and Leyster.11 Nov 2017 – 18 Feb 2018
GUITARRA - PACO PEÑA & THE GRIGORYAN BROTHERS
Supported by Jim Pennell + Phil Manning
Enmore Theatre: SUN 27 AUG @ 7PM
Price: From $79
Bookings: (02) 9550 3666
Mode: Theatre Mode - Reserved Seating
Tickets: On sale now @ The Enmore Theatre & Ticketek
Guitarra brings together arguably the world’s finest guitarists over a diverse selection of musical genres. Don’t miss your chance to see these masters of their craft in this year’s most unique guitar event.
Led by Paco Peña, described by Guitar Magazine as the ‘world’s greatest flamenco guitarist’, the show will comprise of four guitar acts set to leave audiences reeling in the wake of their technical skill and artistry.
Joining Paco will be Australia’s finest guitar duo, four-time ARIA nominees Salva and Leonard Grigoryan the Grigoryan Brothers. Leading jazz guitarist and former Sydney Symphony Orchestra soloist Jim Pennell will also be joining the performance, with the lineup rounded out by Chain Guitarist Phil Manning, described as the man who has ‘electric fingers on an acoustic guitar’ by Blues Deluxe.
The concert will see these world class musicians playing individual sets that explore their extensive catalogues before embracing a crescendo of a finale, an eclectic collaborative performance that will pierce the heart of blues, jazz, classical and the flamenco guitar.
This is an absolute must see for guitar and music lovers alike!
The performers of Guitarra;
Paco Pena
Paco Pena embodies both authenticity and innovation in flamenco. As guitarist, composer, dramatist, producer and artistic mentor he has transformed perceptions of this archetypal Spanish art form.
In 1997 Paco was proud to be named the Oficial de la Cruz de la Orden del Merito Civil and in May 2012 was awarded the Gold Medal in the arts by the John F. Kennedy Centre for the performing Arts in Washington. These honours were both bestowed by King Juan Carlos of Spain.
Grigoryan Brothers
Regarded as one of Australia’s finest musical duos The Grigoryan Brothers, Salva and Leonard, are musical chameleons with skills reaching throughout the realms of Latin, jazz, folk and contemporary genres.
Despite having great success in their solo ventures, Salva is also a part of internationally acclaimed guitar duo ‘MGT’ and Leonard is a composter and performer in contemporary ensemble ‘Magnolia’, together they create works that are unique and powerful, thus far releasing six studio albums the latest of which is titled ‘This Time’.
Jim Pennell
Leading jazz guitarist Jim Pennell has been an icon of the Australian jazz and guitar scenes for the past 35 years. Jim is no stranger to working with some of Australia’s jazz greats, including Bob Barnard, Don Burrows and Ian Date and some of the country’s most iconic singers including, Tom Burlinson, Rhonda Birchmore and Anthony Warlow.
With a diverse range of accolades and experiences, Jim appeared for 7 months as a key musician in the 2014 production of Baz Luhrman’s ‘Strictly Ballroom’, was a featured soloist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in 2011 and has played for audiences worldwide.
Phil Manning
Phil Manning is a leader and pioneer in Australian blues music. At the forefront of the genre since the 60s, Phil is a founding member of the iconic band ‘Chain’, the only blues act to ever have an Australian number one with ‘Black’n’Blue’. Their 1971 album ‘Toward the Blues’ went double gold.
Critically acclaimed the world over, Phil has recently added two more awards to his growing collection of accolades Producer of the Year and Solo/Duo Artist of the Year at the annual VicTas Blues Awards.
YUSUF/CAT STEVENS AT ROCHE ESTATE, POKOLBIN
Sat 2 Dec 2017, 5pm
Prices, through Ticketmaster
$260.32, $178.76, $117.59
Premium Fan Package : $464.32
Monad Silver VIP Deck $515.30
Monad Silver VIP Dinner $770.17
Jzero Gold VIP Sound Check $972.77
This My Ticketmaster internet-only presale is available from NOW until 10pm, Tuesday 4 April 2017
, and is strictly subject to availability.
British singer-songwriting legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Yusuf / Cat Stevens comes to Roche Estate in the Hunter Valley this December. A Cat's Attic "Peace Train Tour" commemorates the 50th Anniversary of his first major hit single and debut album Matthew & Sonreleased in 1967. Don't miss out, get your tickets now!
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