Gig guide
Jazz in Brisbane performed by women instrumentalists
Andrew Butt Trio + play (not so) standards
Featuring Kellee Green - piano
The Andrew Butt Trio + returns to their favourite jazz room in the world to perform an eclectic mix of originals, standards, and “not so” standards from some of the great songwriters of the 20th century. The program will include works by Morricone, Knopfler, Joni Mitchell and Richard Rodgers. In 2024, the group won the jazz category at the Queensland Music Awards, and their latest release, Peregian, was recently nominated for the 2025 QMA Album of the Year.
Andrew has been regularly featured on radio and at major venues and festivals across the globe, including the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, Le Baiser Salé (Paris), U Malého Glena Jazz Club (Prague), Sunset – Sunside (Paris), the Brisbane International Jazz Festival, Tanks Arts Centre (Cairns) and the Paris Cat Jazz Club (Melbourne).
This performance will feature Kellee Green (piano), Bruce Woodward (guitar), Aaron Jansz (drums), Nick Quigley (bass) and Andrew Butt (saxophones/leader).
Thursday 10th April 2025
10 Exhibition St, Bowen Hills
Doors from 7:30PM
Music starts on the downbeat of 8PM
$20 ENTRY +BF & GST
Harvey Blues & The Keitels ft Charlotte McLean Live at The Bearded Lady!
The Keitels return to The Bearded Lady featuring Charlotte McLean on vocals and will be satisfying all your Soul Jazz needs!
$10 on the Door // Music from 2PM
The Keitels came together in July 2022 during Harvey’s last year of studying at The Jazz Music Institute; the intention was to showcase a genre of jazz called Soul Jazz. This short-lived genre started in the mid fifties and continued up until the late sixties when jazz fusion became popular. It combines elements of jazz/soul/gospel and blues. Typically the groups would have been organ trios with organist playing the bass parts on pedals with their feet, but Harvey wanted to have a more expanded group which included an actual bass player and also a percussion player as well as a sax and keyboard player.
This music is groove based where the element of improvisation is extensively explored and each soloist is completely free to play with out no restrictions, sometimes over a one chord groove. Also Harvey wanted to add a vocalist to expand the group’s sound even more moving into soul/jazz /funk as well as playing instrumentals.
The Keitels play songs from artists such as Boogaloo Joe Jones, George Benson and Horace Silver. They currently have a monthly residency at The Bearded Lady in Brisbane’s West End.
The group consists of
Chris Harvey – Guitar
Paula Girvan – Keyboards
Casey Glennen – Bass
Miguel Mendoza – Drums
Natasha Matthews – Percussion
Charlotte Mclean – Vocals
Harvey Blues and The Keitels featuring Charlotte McLean
The Keitels came together in July 2022 during Harvey’s last year of studying at The Jazz Music Institute; the intention was to showcase a genre of jazz called Soul Jazz. This short-lived genre started in the mid fifties and continued up until the late sixties when jazz fusion became popular. It combines elements of jazz/soul/gospel and blues. Typically the groups would have been organ trios with organist playing the bass parts on pedals with their feet, but Harvey wanted to have a more expanded group which included an actual bass player and also a percussion player as well as a sax and keyboard player.
This music is groove based where the element of improvisation is extensively explored and each soloist is completely free to play with out no restrictions, sometimes over a one chord groove. Also Harvey wanted to add a vocalist to expand the group’s sound even more moving into soul/jazz /funk as well as playing instrumentals.
The Keitels play songs from artists such as Boogaloo Joe Jones, George Benson and Horace Silver. They currently have a monthly residency at The Bearded Lady in Brisbane’s West End.
The group consists of
Chris Harvey – Guitar
Paula Girvan – Keyboards
Casey Glennen – Bass
Miguel Mendoza – Drums
Natasha Matthews – Percussion
Charlotte Mclean – Vocals
Gig Details:
Thursday 17th April 2025
10 Exhibition St, Bowen Hills
Doors from 7:30PM
Music starts on the downbeat of 8PM
$20 ENTRY +BF & GST
Unladylike Quartet @ Femme Jazz: A Celebration of Jazzy Femme Folk
🚨 Femme Jazz: Back from the Eye of the Storm! 🚨
Cyclone Alf tried to rain on our parade, but Femme Jazz is back and better than ever! 🎷✨
Mark your calendars—we’re hitting the stage on Friday, 9 May!
Femme Jazz: A Celebration of Jazzy Femme Folk
📅 Friday, May 9th, 2025|
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 New Tricks, Collingwood Street, Albion
For International Women’s Day, we’re turning up the volume and celebrating the fierce, fabulous, and ridiculously talented femme-identifying musicians of Meanjin's jazz scene.
From straight-ahead jazz to soul, Femme Jazz is an all-out celebration of women and non-binary musicians who are making waves, taking up space in our music scene.
Meet the Band: The Unladylike Quartet 🎷🔥
An all-femme powerhouse ensemble
🎷 Cassie Whitehead – Sax
🎹 Peta Leigh Wilson – Piano
🎻 Shelley Robin – Double Bass
🥁 Katie Randall – Drums
Led by an fierce & fkn fabulous lineup of vocalists:
Alex Van den Broek
Alex Van den Broek is a singer, arranger, and choral director behind some of Australia’s biggest vocal productions—including arranging & directing The Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols for Channel 9. She’s worked with the likes of Kate Miller-Heidke, Bluey’s Joff Bush, and Emma Dean, bringing incredible productions to life with The Little Red Company. Now, she’s returning to her jazz roots at Femme Jazz—and you don’t want to miss it!
bernie
A proud Queer singer, songwriter, and storyteller based in Meanjin, bernie brings jazz, folk, and cabaret together in a way that’s raw, soulful, and deeply personal. Last year, she took centre stage with Square One: The Journey to bernie—her debut solo show at Melt Festival, sharing her story of stepping into her truth. For bernie, it’s better late than never—and at Femme Jazz, she’s bringing that fire to the stage! Don’t miss it.
Melody Graves (Paula Hackney) 🎤✨
Drawing inspiration from the early jazz and blues of New Orleans, big band swing, and iconic vocalists like Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan, Melody Graves is a truly unique voice on the Meanjin jazz scene. With a sound that’s both timeless and raw, she effortlessly transports listeners to another era—close your eyes, and you’d swear you were hearing an old gramophone record spinning in the corner of a smoky jazz club.
Kat Manolatos 🎤✨
A dynamic vocalist with deep roots in Greek music and jazz, Kat Manolatos weaves old-world charm with modern soul. As one-half of Girl From Greece, she’s known for reimagining classic Hellenic bangers with a Greco Retro twist—melding Greek nostalgia with jazz, blues, and vintage pop.
Your Host: Mel Lathouras 🎤
Brisbane’s very own soul-jazz-greco powerhouse and founder of Fearless Singer, Mel will be guiding the night with her signature mix of big vocals, big heart, and a bit of Bundy-girl comedy.
Why This Show Matters ❤️🔥🧿
This year, we’re raising funds for Housing Older Women’s Support Services (HOWSS)—an incredible organisation dedicated to supporting older women facing housing insecurity.
Let’s celebrate, uplift, and support our femmes in jazz, in music, and in our communities.
🙌🏻 Don’t miss the ultimate jazz party hang!
🎟️ Get your ticket now! $25 online | $30 at the door
Tokyo Groove Jyoshi
Tokyo Groove Jyoshi
Jazz / Funk / Groove / Fusion / Pop Jazz. Doors open 6:30pm-11pm. Band 7:30pm-10pm.
Brisbane Jazz Club
1 Annie Street , Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, 4169
TGJ strives to be a powerful groove band with music beyond the generations, genders and genres. The band went to New York in February 2020 and performed at jazz music clubs such as the Bitter Ed, Shrine, Sugar, Groove and Café Wha? Famous producer Ray Angry invited the band back for more performances and they played almost every night. They have toured all over Japan playing in Festivals and Jazz Clubs. In 2023, TGJ travelled overseas to Taiwan (Sound Wave Festival) and Singapore (where the band headlined at the inaugural Sentosa Music Festival’s “Jazz by the Cove”).
TGJ toured Australia for the first time in April 2024 where they played to four be sold out shows out of seven in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. They will be returning to Australia in November 2024 due to public demand. This time TGJ will include Adelaide and Brisbane for the first time. TGJ played in Las Vegas in June 2024. The band will return to Vegas in December 2024 due to public demand again! The band will continue to tour other countries as requested by their ever-growing legion of fans around the world.Emi- Keys/vocals,MiMi -drums/vocals andRina - bass/vocals.
Don’t miss this amazing B J C exclusive show !!!!
Grace King - Drumming Becomes Her: From Carpenter to King
Grace King - Drumming Becomes Her: From Carpenter to King
Vocal Jazz / Pop / R&B . Doors open 6:30pm-11pm. Band 7:30pm-10pm.
Brisbane Jazz Club
1 Annie Street , Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, 4169
Join drummer, singer, and songwriter Grace King at the Brisbane Jazz Clubfor a night celebrating the women who have shaped her musical journey. From the warm vocals and intricate rhythms of Karen Carpenter to Grace’s own evocative originals, this performance dips into the rich discography of women in music. Blending jazz, pop, and R&B with rich storytelling, Grace brings her signature sound and witty compering to the stage for yet another fantastic night out in Brisbane. Don’t miss this intimate and powerful evening!
Listen to Grace’s latest release,Love Disclaimer,available on all popular streaming platforms.
Molly Quant Quartet
Join the Molly Quant Quartet at Can You Keep a Secret for a wonderful night of jazz, folk and some things in between!
Molly Quant is a young Meanjin (Brisbane) based vocalist, songwriter and guitarist with a fierce passion for storytelling. As a current student of jazz voice at the Queensland Conservatorium, Molly has a range of performance experience, such as singing as a guest vocalist for the Jazz Australis Trio and being the guitarist for the New Groove Jazz Ensemble. At Can You Keep a Secret, Molly is keen to share her newest and most exciting ideas. Taking inspiration from a wide range of artists, from Jon Hendricks to Joni Mitchell, she will be performing a diverse and engaging setlist consisting of fresh interpretations of jazz standards, vocalese, and some original songs.
Molly is privileged to be accompanied by some of the Brisbane’s finest young musicians with Oliver Radcliffe on keys, Ky Fulwood on bass and Harold Bryson-Dean on drums.
// $20+bf online ; $25 on the door //
The New Generation of Jazz Presents Sinclair's Swingin' Smorgasbord
The New Generation of Jazz Presents Sinclair's Swingin' Smorgasbord
Vocal Jazz. Doors open 6:00pm-9:30pm. Band 6:30pm-8:30pm.
Brisbane Jazz Club
1 Annie Street , Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, 4169
THE NEW GENERATION OF JAZZ presents Sinclair's Swingin'Smorgasbord
Alyssa Iti Merekara Sinclair is a young upcoming Brisbane trumpet player, in her 4th year at Jazz Music Institute. Alyssa aims to put on a fun, tootin' gig at the BJC on March 26th, with lots of variety, providing you with a Smorgasbord of her favourite jazz tunes & artists. Friends joining her on the stage areTyger Middleton -Tenor Sax,Zoe Atkinson- Trombone,Jordy Stitt- Piano,Alex Askew - Double Bass andHarry Beeton- Drums. If you are feeling like a fun musical Wednesday night full of jazz, head down to The Brisbane Jazz Club on March 26th to see Sinclair’s Swingin’ Smorgasbord.
Set 1: 6:30pm - 7:15pm (45 minutes)
Intermission: 7:15pm - 7:45pm (30 minutes)
Set 2: 7:45pm - 8:30pm (45 minutes)
This program is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
Kellee Green - Home Album Launch
Kellee Green/Samuel Vincent/John Parker
Jazz pianist and composer from Meanjin (Brisbane), Kellee Green has been performing regularly in Brisbane and interstate for the last thirty years at venues such as the Brisbane Jazz Club, JMI Live and The Paris Cat. In 2022 she recorded Mothers’ Suite, Sweet Mothers, a five-movement work for piano and violin that was commissioned for ABC Classic’s Fresh Start series and recorded by the label. This piece was highly reviewed and is on regular rotation on ABC Classic. In recent years she has performed at the 2023 and 2024 Brisbane International Jazz Festivals and is the regular pianist for the Andrew Butt Trio+.
This group launched their third album, Peregian, as part of the BIJF in October last year to high acclaim. This performance is to launch Kellee’s debut album of her own music, Home, featuring Samuel Vincent on double bass and John Parker on drums (both members of the internationally renowned jazz trio, Trichotomy), with special guests Andrew Butt on saxophones (QMA winner and Churchill Fellowship Scholar) and Kristin Berardi (SWITZERLAND) on vocals (National Jazz Award, National Freedman Fellowship for Jazz, Montreux Jazz Festival’s International Jazz Vocal Competition and multi-Bell Award-winner). The title track of this album received Highly Commended at the 2022 Queensland Music Awards in the Jazz category.
Samuel, John and Andrew will be joining Kellee on this gig.
Thursday 6th March 2025
10 Exhibition St, Bowen Hills
Doors from 7:30PM
Music starts on the downbeat of 8PM
$20 ENTRY +BF & GST
Helen Russell trio
Free entry
Helen Russell - bass
Jamie Clark - guitar
Chris Evans - drums
Solo Piano Sessions: Paula Girvan
CYKAS is proud to present Solo Piano Sessions, an event showcasing the distinguished pianists of Brisbane. Join this events artist Paula Girvan as she explores a selection of
standards from The Great American Songbook, twisted versions of pop songs and music written by trailblazing female composers.
Paula Girvan is a highly acclaimed and versatile pianist with many years of experience as a performer and educator. She performs in various musical formats with renowned artists from Australia and around the world. Paula is Head of School and senior lecturer at JMI (Jazz Music Institute) where she is highly regarded as a prominent figure in jazz education and a passionate advocate for gender equity within the music industry. Enjoy an afternoon with a cocktail and the sound of the beautiful upright piano housed within the venue.
Free entry!
Jazz Women of the World Celebrating International Women's Day 2025
WOW Australia, in partnership with the Brisbane Jazz Club and the Queensland Government, proudly presents an extraordinary evening of jazz featuring some of Brisbane's most talented and diverse female artists. This International Women's Day celebration promises to turn jazz on its head with three spectacular sets showcasing the power and artistry of women in music.
Featured Artists:
Asabi Goodman - "Raising the Female Voice"
American-born Australian Asabi Goodman brings her extraordinary versatility and commanding stage presence to Jazz Women of the World. From her engineering background to starring alongside Tom Hanks in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, Goodman's journey is as diverse as her vocal range. Her extensive experience spans classical choirs, jazz ensembles, and major stage productions including Hairspray and Chicago. A creative force in her own right, she has produced acclaimed shows like Two Divas: Jazz vs Opera and Trois Femmes Puissantes, demonstrating her commitment to showcasing female talent.
Shirin Majd - "A Defiant Woman - East to West"
Tehran-born Shirin Majd represents the beautiful fusion of Eastern and Western musical traditions. A classically trained vocalist who began her journey with the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, Majd's artistic evolution has taken her from prestigious venues in Iran to studying at the Universitat Mozarteum Salzburg. Her groundbreaking work includes the bilingual chamber opera Tales of Scheherazade and her powerful show Kooch: Songs of Migration. Her most recent project, Stolen Identity, continues to push boundaries in multi-art expression.
Nicki Parrott - "The Swinging 60's"
Internationally acclaimed Nicki Parrott brings her extraordinary bass playing and sublime vocals to this special evening. For over a decade, she was the bassist and vocalist for the legendary Les Paul Trio, performing alongside music icons like Paul McCartney and Tommy Emmanuel. Her latest album Feelin' Groovy showcases her innovative approach to 60’s classics with an all-Australian ensemble. With over two dozen vocal records to her name and performances at the world's top jazz venues, Parrott's masterful musicianship continues to earn accolades globally.
The following artists will be performing in collaboration on the night:
Peta Wilson - piano, Grace King - drums, Paul Henderson - guitar, Martha Baartz - sax and Sharon Nobbs - trumpet.
Solo Piano Sessions: Peta Wilson
CYKAS is proud to present Solo Piano Sessions, an event showcasing the distinguished pianists of Brisbane.
Peta Wilson is a Brisbane based pianist and keyboard player who's been an integral part of the jazz and contemporary music scene, performing and recording for over a decade. Peta has led and released 2 albums with her collaborative project 'Coco Hue' drawing inspiration from artists such as Robert Glasper, Moonchild and The Internet.
Bar open from 2pm; music from 3pm.
Free entry!
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