GEELONG JAZZ CLUB 

and THE GEELONG JAZZ JAMMERS 

2025

Our second gig for 2025 will be held 

on the 14th September, 2025 

at the Masonic Hall, 27 Regent Street, Belmont. 3216.

The 2025  Jazz Jammers program 

We want to keep live jazz music alive in our community, and have embarked on a program to encourage and promote younger musicians to play in an environment that is supportive, inclusive and non-threatening. The program uses a coaching and mentoring methodology through a series of jam sessions.

The Jazz Club hopes that these Jam Sessions will entice younger/new players to play jazz, in order to continue the strong music culture in Geelong and bring the new musicians and families into the Club. The Club is focusing on local schools, concert and brass bands and community centres for potential jam session players.

Guidelines for the September 14th session

Sit-in musicians are to bring their own instruments, no restriction on age or gender. Musicians are expected to be competent players of their instrument and understand tune structure (melody and chords).

Tunes for the September 14th session are:

 Autumn leaves

 Basin Street blues

 Summertime

 Blue Monk

 Things aren’t what they used to be

 Momma don’t allow

 Perdido

 How high the moon

 Sweet Georgia Brown

 Honeysuckle Rose

 It don’t mean a thing

 St Louis Blues

 I’m confessing that I love you

 Bill Bailey won’t you please come home (or similar structure)

Please contact Felix Blatt for the application/registration form for the September 14th gig. 

If you have any questions about the afternoon please contact:

Felix Blatt ph: 0419522633 email: fblatt@bigpond.net.au or thegeelongjazzclub@gmail.com

At the May gig we had 12 jam participants and welcomed four new players. The feedback from the day was very supportive. We are very happy with this excellent outcome.

"It was great to see new players join our jazz jammer sessions. All showed an understanding of our jazz style and enjoyed the opportunity to sit in with the house band. Welcome to Hunter, Cuan, Ben, Chris and Matt.  It was also encouraging to see our past players, Precha, Eli, Megan, Rosalie and Dean return to the bandstand. The audience let me know that they have come a long way since our first jam. 

We hope to see them all again in September." Felix Blatt, Convenor 

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