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I have just returned from Sydney and must say I enjoyed Eastside FM radio at 89.7 FM. Plenty of jazz and easy listening music for the advanced generation.
 

Lunch 'n' Munch - Launceston 2nd Friday each month at NOON - at Ravenswood Over 50's Club 8 piece Band - SWEET JAZZ. Enquiries 63631408 TRUMPET  -  TROMBONE  -   SAX  -   AND CLARINET  VOLUNTEER DAYTIME PLAYERS WANTED . ....  RETIREES MOST WELCOME!   .... Enquiries 63631408

AUGUST  9 - 10 Sat & Sun  Annual Jazz Festival Grand Mercure Hadleys Hotel, Hobart,  Ph. 03 6223 4355 Big Jazz Weekend.  On Saturday 9 August  -  The Charles Stenger Quartet and Baileys Blokes. On Sunday 10 August - Ian Pearce and Band and The Cakewalking Babies.  All bands  are local iconic bands, well known and loved for many years in the Hobart Jazz scene.  The music starts at 11.30 am and dancing, great food and wine are all available until 4.00 pm.  The festival will take over Restaurant 1834, along with the adjoining Ritz Room.  Cover charge is only $5.00, and this will be deducted from you meal if you decide to dine as well.  On offer will be  Hadleys superb lunch options, along with fabulous tapas and dessert selections - certainly something for all tastes and budgets.  Bookings are essential and can be made by phoning 03 6223 4355. SPECIAL OFFER - accommodation, starting from a standard heritage room at $120. Just mention TASJAZZ and Liz Smeekes.

Leigh Barker Quartet - Hot Swinging Live Jazz from Melbourne - Fri July 18th, 8pm, Alley Cat Bar 381 Elizabeth St North Hobart
 

The latest from the Suncoast Jazz Club. We have a new venue for our Lunch & Munch concerts. It is the Bayside Inn and we will be holding this event every last Friday of the Month at 12.00 noon at a cost of $2.00 bringing your own lunch.

KERMANDIE HOTEL  “Jazz Up Your Sunday” afternoons  today with the Angela Bryan Duo playing every Sunday from 3-6pm. We’ve had a lot of local interest in the event and look forward to building up a popular Sunday session offering great music, food & wine.

YOUNG COMPOSERS COMPETITION  (South Australia) - Nov 2 @ The Gov, 8pm - $20/15 You might like to enter a composition
This event is an opportunity for young jazz composers (under 25) to showcase new works in a concert environment. The winning three entries are awarded prize money of $300, $200, $100 respectively. TED NETTELBECK - piano, PETER DOWDALL - bass, BEN TODD - drums, TOM PULFORD - sax, will perform all compositions.
All submissions must be written for jazz quartet, (saxophone, piano, bass, drums) Send to: Jazz Coordinator, c/o Elder School of Music, Adelaide University SA 5005 - Must be received by Oct 15 2008

The jam jar QUEEN'S HEAD CAFE & BAR  first MONDAY of each month, Starting 7.00pm - 9.30pm NO COVER All music students,  musicians & friends of all types of music welcome Come & have a JAM - Call Jeff Thornton 0418893312 Sponsored by HJC	The Ultimate Jukebox  (click) I think you will like this link which offers you music from many eras. Give it a try - Geoff
Eastcoaster Jazz Festival 3, 4, 5 October 2008 At the Eastcoaster Resort (click)	Jazz every THURSDAY night at Burnie at Stage Door the Cafe - See DIARY

EARLY FRIDAY EVENINGS - HOBART Any one visiting the state should not miss the Friday session (every Friday) in the courtyard at Salamanca (behind the arts centre) It's free, is run by the musicians, it has various bands ranging from jazz to multi cultural types. Some of my favourites are Red Hot Roosters, Tania Bosic and Shemozzle. It runs from about 5.30pm till 7.30pm. It's outdoors and usually happens rain or shine. they sell beer, hot and cold wine and soft drinks. Lots of musos and all types hang there.	Interested in national and world affairs? You might like to see the work of  GETUP(click) They/We are such a large group of Australians, concerned and active, that they have the ear of the Australian government - you might like to check it out and/or help.  Their latest campaign is about Tibet.
I found a really good program to speed up my computer. -Geoff It is REGISTRY MECHANIC (click) It is also available as a disk on the cover of Australian PC (Jan 08) for $9.50	AUSTRALIAN JAZZ CONVENTION  Lismore 2008  and   Melbourne 2009  www.igoulburn.com
For anyone contemplating using the Sensis directory service number, 1234, DON'T! Sensis, as you may or may not know, is a subsidiary of Telstra. The 1234 number is replacing the Telstra 12456 directory assistance number, but this time with outrageous costs attached: 40c to call the number, then 4c A SECOND! From mobiles its $1.40 per call plus 88c to connect.  By law, Telstra have to provide a FREE directory assistance number , because they are still majority owned by the government. They choose however not to pass this number on to the public.  What's the free number? 1223	RECOGNIZING A STROKE Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn! Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions: S * Ask the individual to SMILE. T * Ask the person to TALK to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE(Coherently)        (i.e. It is sunny out today) R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke. If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 000 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
'Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.'
I have put a link to Aussie Mike's Dixieland Jazz on Jazz Links at top - you would enjoy it. Allan and Mal - tell me what you think of it - Geoff

Deloraine is rightly proud of Malua, bred at "Calstock" at Deloraine. Read the story. A MEMORIAL TO MALUA - Donations are now TAX DEDUCTIBLE   (click here) Malua was the most amazing racehorse ever to come out of Tasmania. For over a century, in every state of Australia journalists have frequently compared the current day champions to this wonder horse. A committee has been formed and is raising funds to build a fitting memorial in Deloraine, the town of his birth.

	123greetings.com have some nice and free Jazz Day greetings cards .  Go to http://www.123greetings.com/events/jazz_day/ to see and try.
I have started a new page - FROM MEMBERS. The first article in it is by Kevin Findlay - A VISIT TO NEW ORLEANS          Sidemans Bylaws    Subject: "JAZZLINE"	I found an unusual SEARCH page where you can search for Australian death notices

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	HEAPS of good JAZZ Coming up - see the diary
Radio Hope Island which is at Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast - have a bo-peep. They play jazz 24/7.	LINKS to many musos and clubs etc in Links page
NEED A CAR PART ??? THERE IS A GOOD website (http://www.autoparts.com.au/). This is a free site that does all the hard work shopping around for you! Suppliers will then contact YOU.	Some sites to try http://www.photo.net/   for photographers http://www.jokes.com/  joke supply www.download.com/    good downloads.
.Ozjazzforum can now be found at www.ozjazzforum.com	.Tips for Saving Electricity (click)
.PROTECT HER/HIM/you FROM DRINK SPIKING If you are interested click here for cheap, safe test using a special drink coaster. (No joke)	.ABOUT SENIORS - computer interests- we are of varying ages, but there will be many jazz lovers of senior years, and they may be interested in this site.
	SWING DANCING Beginners TUES and WED NIGHTS at  The Venue, Salamanca & the Queens Head Ph Barry 62314850
.SWING DANCING  Call Barry on 62 3314 850	. Ozjazzforum can now be found at www.ozjazzforum.com
Justin Sandercoe (ex-Tas) has completely free guitar tuition at  www.justinguitar.com

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM)
is the world leader in the provision of graded music exams with over 600,000 candidates annually in 93 countries.
For syllabuses, entry forms and information contact: Victoria and Tasmania:Mrs Joan Earle:j.earle@sga.edu.au TEL: 03-9670 3788

TASMANIAN PARLIAMENT These 2 sites could be handy for our Tassie jazzers, especially clubs wanting help. The Parliament site at  http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au and  http://www.hansard.parliament.tas.gov.au It has all the proceedings back to 1992 - very valuable.	PHONE DIRECTORIES You can now find  WHITE PAGES and  YELLOW PAGES VIRUSES & HOAXES on the same page as SEARCH ENGINES
Rhythm Is Our Business on Huon FM 95.3   jazz from the 20s to today Monday from 10 pm - 7am  Tuesday we have Jazz All Night.	Call in & see Chris for top jazz recordings.

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Go to ......  Jazz Diary     HOMENOTICEBOARDSearch Engines & phonesVirus CheckerTas Jazz Bands List    Jazztas ArchivesDIG JAZZPLAYING IN TASMANIA    Listen to some jazz   Jazz Links    CD's from Tassie    Clarence Jazz Festival    Devonport Jazz Festival    Geoff at home    Robbie Burns Club     Hobart JAS    Launceston Jazz Club    Deloraine Jazz Club    N.W Jazz Action Society       Suncoast St Helens

"...just a spoonful of sugar..."  ( Updated  17/04/07) About the advice re ruder jokes, I received an email which said -  "Sorry Geoff I think your friend may be wrong. humour always takes the piss out of someone. Then there is the innuendo that so much jazz relies on. Little Johnny will always be a bad boy. Maybe you could have 2 joke pages?" -  I will investigate setting up a Password Protected page and let everyone know if I am bale to do that - Geoff I was at the ATM the other day, and a little old lady asked if I could help check her balance.... so I pushed her over. A young child says to his mother, "Mom, when I grow up I'd like to be a musician." She replies, "Well honey, you know you can't do both." Q: What do you call a beautiful woman on a trombonist's arm?  A: A tattoo. Q: What's the difference between a banjo and an onion?  A: Nobody cries when you chop up a banjo. Q: What do you call a drummer in a three-piece suit?  A: "The Defendant" Q: What do call a guitar player without a girlfriend?  A: Homeless. Q: What's the similarity between a drummer and a philosopher?  A: They both perceive time as an abstract concept. ..................................................................................................................................................................................... A trombone player and an accordion player are playing a New Years's eve gig at a local club.. The place is packed and everybody is absolutely loving the music .. shortly after midnight, the club owner comes up to the duo and says, "You guys sound great .. everybody loves you .. I'd like to know if the two of you are free to come back here next New Year's eve to play ?? ... The two musicians look at each other then to the club owner .. and the trombone player says "Sure .. we'd love to .. Is it OK if we leave our stuff here ??"  ...................................................................................................................................................... A couple whose relationship was on the rocks went to a marriage counselor who could not get them to discuss anything. The communication block was so heavy that nothing he suggested could make them open up and talk. Finally after several sessions of non-communication, the counselor stands up, walks to the corner of the room and produces a bass. He brings it to the couple and begins to play fervently. Gradually their barriers break down and they begin to discuss their problems and little things that always bothered them that they never felt encouraged to bring up before. At the end of the session, they were smiling and laughing just like old times. They paid their bill and before leaving, asked the counselor, "What did you do? How did that song help make everything work out?" He answered simply, "Everybody talks during the bass solo." ...................................................................................................................................................... What's the range of a bagpipe?       About 20 yards, if you have a good arm. What would a musician do if he won a million dollars?       Continue to play gigs until the money ran out. Conducting A Music Class A band director named Ravelli was having a lot of trouble with one drummer. He talked and talked and talked with the drummer, and performance simply didn't improve. Finally, before the whole band, he said, "When a musician just can't handle his instrument and doesn't improve when given help, they take away the instrument, and give him two sticks, and make him a drummer."   A stage whisper was heard from the percussion section: "And if he can't handle even that, they take away one of his sticks and make him a conductor."

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Friends Singers take great pleasure in inviting you to the Tasmanian Premiere of
Karl Jenkins’ Requiem
Featuring
Riley Lee - shakuhachi
Rosemary O’Carroll - harp
 Charlotte McKercher – soprano
Daniel Eiszele - treble

Students from the Friends’ School singing five Japanese Haiku
Instrumentalists from the Hobart City Concert Band and
from the Derwent Symphony Orchestra

29th September 2007  -   One performance only!   -    8.00pm  -   St Mary’s Cathedral, Harrington St, Hobart
Tickets $20, Concession $15, Family $50 (2 adults, 2 children under 16)  Additional children $10 each, Group discount available
Tickets on sale from 10th September From McCanns, Elizabeth St, Hobart,  Edwards Pharmacy, Channel Court Kingston,  Members of the Choir and at the door.
Ticket enquiries  phone 6225 5127 General enquiries Email friends.singers@hotmail.com
 

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