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The Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival was formed in 2005 to celebrate Melbourne’s burgeoning creative jazz scene. Building on the unprecedented success of the 2005 and 2006 festivals, we are once again ready to party with eleven days and nights of original music featuring Melbourne’s most celebrated improvisers. This year we have also expanded our interstate program with a number of awesome interstate guests and concerts presented by Sydney’s Jazzgroove.
The 2007 Jazz Fringe Festival kicks off in Federation Square with a series of concerts including free outdoor events and the 2nd annual Jazz Fringe Commission Concert this year awarded to Colin Hopkins for a project featuring Colin Hopkins Trio with the Silo String Quartet.

The Federation Square program is followed by a series of performances at venues including Bar Open, Lebowski’s, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Café 303, The Artery, La Mama and the Northcote Uniting Church; all of which are venues committed to nurturing Melbourne’s creative music scene. Come and hear some of the most engaging and adventurous musicians on the Australian jazz and creative music scene: Scott Tinkler, Vanessa Tomlinson (Bris), Gerard Masters Trio (Sydney), Simon Barker (Sydney), Ren Walters, Adam Simmons, Andrea Keller Quartet, Tristram Williams’ Diode, Adrian Sherriff’s Nandi, Shannon Barnett, Stephen Magnusson, 20th Century Dog (Sydney), Bennetts Lane Big Band, Marinucci/Archer/Disario, Julien Wilson, Vada, Peter Knight’s 5+2 Brass Ensemble, the Twelve Tone Diamonds and much more.

On Sunday 6th of May, the Melbourne Jazz Fringe winds up with BIG ARSE SUNDAY… an afternoon and evening of wonderful strangeness, deep groove, dissonance, melody, cacophony and the beauty of song. From 2.00pm at 303 (Northcote) then from 7.30pm ‘till late next door at Northcote Social Club listeners will kick back to artists including: Cameron Undy’s 20th Century Dog (Sydney), Bennetts Lane Big Band, Gian Slater, Monopod, Simon Barker, Michelle Nicolle, Vada, New Blood and Scott Tinkler

Program

Thursday April 26th

Federation Square
5-7pm River Terrace - Bumford
7pm Atrium - Scott Tinkler Trumpet with Myles Mumford (processing) and Trio Apoplectic (Syd)

Friday April 27th

Federation Square
3-5pm Atrium - Nooks and Crannies curated by Phil Bywater

Saturday April 28th

Federation Square
1-3pm Atrium - Fran Swinn Trio
6-8pm Outdoor Stage - Rabid Hawk and The Natives

Sunday April 29th

Federation Square
2pm MJFF Commission Concert - BMW Edge
2.15pm Tristram Williams’ Diode
3pm - Elana Stone with Stephen Magnusson and Julien Wilson
3.45pm - Performance by commission winner: Colin Hopkins Trio with Silo String Quartet

Monday April 30th

7.30pm La Mama Musica - Vanessa Tomlinson (Bris) Solo Percussion and Mark Shepherd Solo Acoustic Bass
8.30pm Lebowskis - Stephen Magnusson Trio
9.30pm Bennetts Lane Sam Keevers Solo and Allan Browne’s Drunken Boat Project

Tuesday May 1st

Make it Up Club - 8.30 Falling Water, Harrow, and Tim Pledger Trio
Bennetts Lane - Jazzgroove presents Gerard Masters Trio and Trio Apoplectic

Wednesday May 2nd

Northcote Uniting Church (251 High St Northcote) 7.30pm - Nathan Slater Ensemble - Anita Hustas’ Trio ‘Anemone’
Bennetts Lane 9.30pm - Archer/Di Sario/Marinucci and Colin Hopkins Solo
Cafe 303 9.30pm Craig Fermanis Trio

Thursday May 3rd

Czech House (North Melbourne) 7.30pm - Jex Saarelaht Trio, Frock, and Andrea Keller Quartet

Friday May 4th

Northcote Uniting Church (251 High St Northcote) 7.30pm - Peter Knight’s ‘5+2 Brass Ensemble’ and Adrian Sherriff’s Gamelan Orchestra ‘Byar’
Cafe 303 9.30pm - Whitesploitation and Twelve Tone Diamonds

Saturday May 5th

Northcote Uniting Church 7.30pm - Erik Griswold Solo on toy pianos and Belinda Woods’ Meter Maid
Café 303 9.30pm - Ren Walters’ Tip

Sunday May 6th

Big Arse Sunday @ Cafe 303
$26/20 (conc) at door

3pm Hannaford/Tinkler/Shaw-Reynolds
4pm Monopod
5pm New Blood
6pm Simon Barker Solo
7pm Vada
8.00pm Erik Griswold Duo
8.30pm Cafe 303 Tzigas

…and next door @ Northcote Social Club

8pm Bennetts Big Band
9pm Michelle Nicolle
10pm 20th Century Dog
11pm Gian Slater Band