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Andrew Butt Trio + @ The Red Bowler

Red Bowler , 15 Duncan St, West End QLD 4101, Brisbane

Live Jazz Trio, Saturday Evening 6:30-9:30 PM in West End Brisbane. Andrew Butt returns with Kellee Green on piano and Helen Russell on bass. This is sure to be a fantastic live performance of both jazz standards and new music (variety is the spice of life!) As always, at the Red Bowler, it's free entry! Starts at 6:30pm and goes until 9:30pm Of course, our delicious menu and plethora of boutique wines and drinks are available always!Vintage Wine & Coffee Bar - Free Admission

Andrew Butt Trio + @ The Red Bowler

The Red Bowler , 15 Duncan St, West End QLD 4101, Brisbane

This Friday the 25th of August, we are back with a bang! Andrew Butt returns with Kellee Green on piano and Helen Russell on bass. This is sure to be a fantastic live performance of both jazz standards and new music (variety is the spice of life!) Make sure to mark your calendars to not miss this! As always, at the Red Bowler, it's free entry! Starts at 6:30pm and goes until 9:30pm Of course, our delicious menu and plethora of boutique wines and drinks are available always!

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Andrew Butt & Kellee Green

Red Bowler , 15 Duncan St, West End QLD 4101, Brisbane

Jazz duo with Kellee Green in a new jazz venue for West End. FREE ADMISSION RED BOWLER coffee lounge & wine bar

We’re the unexpected heart of the neighbourhood, where coffee and wine is perfectly paired with quirk, kitsch and the eccentric whimsy you’d expect from West End.

Why have coffee when you could have an experience? More than a cafe, more than a bar- you’ll have to find out for yourself.

Andrew Butt Trio + returns to JMI featuring works by Joni Mitchell, Henry Mancini, Thad Jones and Andrew’s original award-winning compositions with Kellee Green - piano, Toby Wren - guitar, Nick Quigley -bass & Dom Machen - drum set. Andrew has been prominent on the Australian Music scene for over 30 years, being a winner and multiple finalist of the Queensland Music Awards. Other accolades include a Churchill Fellowship and performing as a soloist with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. He has been regularly featured on radio and at major venues and festivals across the world including the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, Le Baiser Salé & Sunset – Sunside Paris, the Brisbane International Jazz Festival, iF Jazz Café Budapest, Bennetts Lane and the Paris Cat Jazz Club Melbourne. All About Jazz- 4 Stars / Jazz & Beyond - 4 Stars & Album of the week / “A stalwart of the Australian music scene” - ABC jazz.

www.andrewbuttmusic.com www.youtube.com/@andrewbuttmusic https://www.facebook.com/AndrewButtTrio/

Unesco officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day in order to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe.

International Jazz Day brings together communities, schools, artists, historians, academics, and jazz enthusiasts all over the world. It celebrates and teaches about jazz and its roots, its future and impact, raises awareness of the need for intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding, and reinforces international cooperation and communication. Each year on April 30, jazz is recognized for promoting peace, dialogue among cultures, diversity, respect for human rights and human dignity, eradicating discrimination, fostering gender equality, and promoting freedom of expression.

Artistic Director, Ingrid James, has curated a program featuring up to 30 musicians/artists on stage, including:

Andrew Butt Quartet including: Kellee Green (piano) Nick Quigley (bass) Aaron Jansz (drums)

inVoices (Qld Conservatorium) led by Kayleigh Pincott Baartzy’s Brew led by Martha Baartz (saxes/flute) w/ Steve Russell (piano) Helen Russell (bass) Aaron Jansz (drums)

Nic Jeffries (sax/voice, Adelaide) Billy Burton (trumpet, Sydney) Brendan St Ledger (piano) Andrew Shaw (bass) Lachlan Hawkins (drums)

The 70's Funk Explosion

Reload Espresso Bar 9. Chrome St, Salisbury QLD 4107, Brisbane

Relive the excitement of the 70’s, when jazzers discovered electricity and other people’s music. Peter Walters’ Funky 70’s Jazz Explosion Band will take you there via the music of Weather Report, Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, David Sanborn, The Crusaders, Chick Corea and many other hipsters. The band is headed up by the tasty horns of Rob McWilliams and Andrew Butt and propelled by the sublimely funky rhythm section of Paul Hudson, Ross Nixon and Peter Walters. Doors, food and drinks from 6pm. Show at 7pm.

Andrew Butt + Kellee Green Duo

Red Bowler , 15 Duncan St, West End QLD 4101, Brisbane

Jazz duo with Kellee Green in a new jazz venue for West End. FREE ADMISSION RED BOWLER coffee lounge & wine bar

We’re the unexpected heart of the neighbourhood, where coffee and wine is perfectly paired with quirk, kitsch and the eccentric whimsy you’d expect from West End.

Why have coffee when you could have an experience? More than a cafe, more than a bar- you’ll have to find out for yourself.

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Woodford Folk Festival with "The Francis Wolves"

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Woodford, 87 Woodrow Rd , Woodford Queensland 4514 Australia

Album prequel launch with "The Francis Wolves". Go to the Woodford site for Performance times.The Woodford Folk Festival is held annually over six days and six nights, from Dec 27th through to January 1st. More than 2,000 local, national and international, artists, musicians and presenters put on over 438 acts to an audience of an estimated 132,000 people. The festival begins each year with the iconic Opening Ceremony and closes with the spectacular showcase, the Fire Event on New Year’s Day. This year will be the 35th Woodford Folk Festival and the 28th held at Woodfordia. It is the largest gathering of artists and musicians in Australia.

Peter Walters presents the magnificent Andrew Butt, composer and saxophonist, with the beautiful support of Paul Henderson on guitar, Paul Hudson on drums and Peter on bass. Doors, food & drinks from 6.30pm.

THE ARTIST: Andrew Butt - Churchill Fellowship recipient and fixture on the Australian jazz scene, Andrew has graced the stages of jazz festivals and clubs around Australia and Europe, playing his crafted eclectic and personalised compositions on both tenor and soprano saxes. Date Saturday 8 October 2022 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM (UTC+10) Location Get directions

Reload Espresso Bar 9 Chrome St, Salisbury QLD 4107

$20

Caribé crafts Cuban traditional and classic forms in a contemporary way resulting in music that is unique and fresh. Seeing Caribé live is a communal experience incorporating classic Cuban music styles alongside percussive elements deeply rooted in rumba and Afro-Cuban culture.

The music is engaging and entertaining for wallflowers and hip-shakers alike. The constant push and pull between powerful percussion and stunning melodies creates a dynamic tension that draws you in and invites you to move.

What the media are saying: ‘during the band’s second set, people swept onto the floor in droves to dance to the live music. It was a spectacle to see a crowded dance floor with everyone facing the band, and seemingly through intuition, waving their arms and clapping in unison on various beats in the bar, as if my osmosis. It was a tribal experience, and very hip.’ Eric Myers, Jazz writer for the Australian, Dec 3rd, 2021

$50

Award winning originals and jazz standards in one of Brisbane's best live rooms. Join Andrew Butt– saxophone, Toby Wren - guitar & Helen Russell–bass exploring their favourite tunes in the magical space of Woolloongabba’s “Can You Keep a Secret”. CYKAS is a retro-themed wine bar and lounge with a secret vintage boutique, housed in a very special historic building. Sunday September 11, Two sets from 6PM.

$10

Francis Wolves / Mister Abacus @ It's Still a Secret

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It's Still a Secret, 48 Montague Rd, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Brisbane

The Francis Wolves are back.

No one does a Sunday Matinee quite like the Francis Wolves.

Back Once again in Kurilpa, West End in your new favourite venue "It's Still A Secret"

3pm - Doors open 4pm - Mister Abacus 5pm - The Francis Wolves 6pm - See you at the bar

Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, The Francis Wolves deliver a sound that Triple J’s Dom Alessio refers to as ‘the soundtrack to big wave surfing…in hell’. An instrumental funk juggernaut that brings together a melting pot of genres. It’s a fuzzed out wall-of-sound with ferocious horns and a brooding rhythm section. There’s ominous organ and infectious congas. It’s a hot mess. A funky hot mess.

Their most recent second album, recorded in Brisbane and mastered in Hamburg, Germany by Fabian Tormin (Biffy Clyro, The Kills, Kurt Vile, Lee Ranaldo) delves deeper into more dark and ominous territory than their debut managed. It’s a more mature offering from the Francis Wolves pulling no punches musically.

Among the 10 tracks, they pay homage to one of the greatest composers of all time, Ennio Morricone – who passed away during the recording of the album – in “The Ballad of Lee Van Cleef”. It’s a cinematic underscore for today’s spaghetti western complete with timpani drums, theremin and an unhinged guitar solo. The shades on this record are deeper and darker. From the brooding, Fender Rhodes driven “199 to Brunswick” to the MC5 influenced “Brother Wayne Kramer” the record tells a story of hardship, grit and determination…and it does so, without any words.

So get on board and get yourself to the dancefloor. You won’t regret it.

It's The Francis Wolves

Jumpers & Jazz in July

Leslie Park, Warwick, Warwick

Directing Marist College Ashgrove Brisbane. Jumpers and Jazz in July brings together a program of over 100 event experiences across the region during the ten days of the festival. The program is bookended by two big weekends of celebrations providing plenty of opportunities to make a weekend of it. Or avoid the crowds and take advantage of the festival's mid-week offerings.

Join Andrew Butt– saxophone, Kellee Green–piano & Helen Russell–bass exploring their favourite tunes in the magical space of Woolloongabba’s “Can You Keep a Secret”. CYKAS is a retro-themed wine bar and lounge with a secret vintage boutique, housed in a very special historic building.

$22.19

Mike Price Quartet feat. Andrew Butt

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Cairns Colonial Club Resort, 18 Cannon Street, Manunda, Cairns

Mike Price is an Australian jazz guitarist and music educator, graduating from Boston’s Berklee College of music, he spent 6 years playing throughout the North Eastern United States, notably with Nat Reeves, Randy Johnston and Dave Santoro. He has performed widely throughout Australia, and in this Headliners Performance, teams up with highly regarded & award winning tenor saxophonist Andrew Butt for a one-off, must-see Concert, that includes Tommy See Poy on Organ & Joe Vizzone on Drums. Presented by J.C Stylles

from $30