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2025 Newport JAZZ FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA

The BANDS

Aneta & the Jazz Collective

Jazz standards; swing, bossa and Latin with a dash of pop.

Andy Moon - Double Bass
Aneta Graham - Vocals
Lee Jones - Guitar
Martin Clifton - Drums
Ted Woollan - Keys

Saturday

3pm

Bowls Club

Performance #1

Sunday

1pm

Community Centre

Performance #2

Big Band Frequency

Swing, funk, soul, Latin

Julia Sandel - Vocals
Jason Kenner - Alto saxophone
Stephanie Mulder - Alto saxophone
Nicolaas Schroder - Tenor saxophone
Aaron Searle - Tenor saxophone
Jared Harford - Baritone saxophone
Peter Oliver - Trumpet
Lucas Wilson-Harrison - Trumpet
Phil Jones - Trumpet
Jenny Bylund - Trumpet
Luc Weiner - Trombone
Jonty Smith - Trombone
Richard Clark - Trombone
Casey Thomsen - Trombone
Ben Bahlen - Guitar
Rob Pallot - Piano
Bridget Fitzpatrick - Bass
Matthias Klapperstueck - Drums
Stephen Caruana - Percussion

Saturday

Noon

Community Centre

Performance #1

Saturday

9pm

Bowls Club

Performance #2

Bop Till Ya Drop

Hard Bop Soul

Jeff Harris - Sax
Christopher Skepper - Trumpet
Roy Voogd - Guitar
Matt Cameron - Bass
Mark Voogd - Drums

Saturday

7pm

Community Centre

Performance #1

Sunday

3pm

Junction Hotel

Performance #2

Debra La Velle Jazztet

1920’s onwards Swing/Latin/Blues & Original jazz music.

Debra La Velle - Vocals
Shane Ryall - Guitar
Steve Grant - Keyboard
James Clark - Acoustic Bass
Jason Downes - Reeds
Sharky Ramos - Drums

Sunday

4pm

Bowls Club

Performance #1

Sunday

6pm

Back Room

Performance #2

G&T Jazz

Standards and Originals

Maged Beshai - Drums
Rod Neilsen - Guitar
Jon Bunce - Bass
Trevor Jones - Trumpet
Ruby Knight - Flute and Tenor Sax
Gillian Sealby - Vocals
Tiina Ayris - Piano

Sunday

3pm

Mechanics Hall

Performance #1

Not playing

Performance #2

Jazz Sundae

Modern Jazz

Kirsty Cameron - Lead Vocals
Chuck Probert - Trumpet
Bradley Bruckner - Tenor Sax
Pat Lajoie - Guitar
Mike Levi - Drums
Nelson Vingta - Hammond Organ

Friday

6pm

Baptist Church

Performance #1

Friday

9pm

Baptist Church

Performance #2

KBQ

Jazz Standards and Originals

KatrinaB Vocals
Anthony Norris Trumpet
Cath Connor Piano
James Lockwood Bass
Larry Kean Drums

Sunday

Noon

Back Room

Performance #1

Sunday

3pm

Back Room

Performance #2

Little Holiday

Jazz Standards

Jane Little - Vocals
Mark Voogd - Drums
Michael Currie - Bass
Roy Voogd - Guitar
Chris Skepper - Trumpet
Dave Hardy - Trombone
Doug Scott-Maxwell - Piano

Sunday

1pm

Bowls Club

Performance #1

Sunday

4pm

Junction Hotel

Performance #2

Miss Chess

Standards, Latin

Miss Chess - Vocals
Ted Woollan - Piano
Andy Moon - Bass (Kip Dale as alternate if needed)
Lee Jones - Guitar
Martin Case - Sax
TBA - Drums

Friday

9pm

Back Room

Performance #1

Saturday

8pm

Bowls Club

Performance #2

Nadira and Friends

Standards, Straightahead, The Great American Songbook

Vocals - Nadira
Piano - Adam Rudegeair
Bass - Ben Christensen
Drums - Stephen Caruana
Trumpet or Sax - TBA

Sunday

Noon

Bowls Club

Performance #1

Sunday

4pm

Community Centre

Performance #2

Pearly Shells

Swing Jazz and RnB

Steve Purcell - Double Bass / Vocals
Gavin Gray - Drums / Vocals
Monty Price - Guitar
David Allardice - Piano
Paul Coyle - Trumpet
Dean Hilson - Sax

Friday

6pm

Bowls Club

Performance #1

Friday

9pm

Bowls Club

Performance #2

Radiant Penguin

Original, Mainstream

Su Rogerson - Soprano and Tenor Saxes
John Theodoulou - Guitar
Holly Brick - Bass
Paul Phillips - Drums

Saturday

3pm

Back Room

Performance #1

Saturday

6pm

Mechanics Hall

Performance #2

Southern Duck

Contemporary Jazz

Adam Fforde - Fretless Bass
Sala Kord - Drums
Roger Evans - Guitar

Friday

7pm

Back Room

Performance #1

Sunday

1pm

Back Room

Performance #2

The 7.30 Report

Jazz

Adam Fforde - bass
Rob George - drums
Ben Hooper - piano
Wayne Albury - tenor
Dave Hardy - flugel, trumpet, trompbone

Saturday

5pm

Back Room

Performance #1

Saturday

9pm

Back Room

Performance #2

The Paige Burney Quartet

Mix of Trad Jazz, Soul & Latin.. with a bit of Jazz-Pop thrown in for good measure!

Paige Burney - Vocals
Dan Mason - Sax
Mark Giliam - Guitar
Ben Burney - Drums

Saturday

Noon

Back Room

Performance #1

Saturday

4pm

Bowls Club

Performance #2

Visionary Steel

Modern Global Jazz

Emma Sidney-Vocals
Jeff Harris-Alto and Baritone Saxophones, Flute
Martin Case-Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Djembe, World Keyboard
Monty Price-Guitar
Matthew Cameron-Bass
Jim Tamvakologos-Drums

Saturday

2pm

Community Centre

Performance #1

Saturday

5pm

Bowls Club

Performance #2

Anita Harris and the Swingaroos

Standards

Anita Harris, vocals
Ron Anderson, saxes
Vince Hopkins, guitar
Kim Harris, piano
Doug Kuhn, bass
Alan Richards, drums

Saturday

10am

Bowls Club

Performance #1

Saturday

5pm

Mechanics Hall

Performance #2

Bigtonesband

Standards

Anthony Bradshaw - Vocals
Nicolaas Shroder - Saxophone
Jeremy Li - Drums
TBA - Bass
Felix Thiang - Guitar

Saturday

10am

Back Room

Performance #1

Saturday

7pm

Back Room

Performance #2

Bourbon St to Brunswick St

Mixture of Standards, Traditional & Originals

Bob Sedergreen - Keyboard
Adam Rudegeair - Keyboard
Adam Donaldson - Drums

Saturday

1pm

Community Centre

Performance #1

Not playing

Performance #2

Double Take with Annie Smith

Smooth Jazz

Annie Smith - vocals
Alan Clayton - guitar
George Condos - guitar
Don Gula - bass

Saturday

1pm

Mechanics Hall

Performance #1

Saturday

8pm

Back Room

Performance #2

Gulliver

Folk - Jazz

Michael Currie (Double Bass)
Roy Voogd (Guitar)
Mark Voogd (Drums)

Sunday

11am

Back Room

Performance #1

Sunday

5pm

Back Room

Performance #2

Joys Njambi & the Adam Rudegair Trio

Mixture of Standards, Traditional & Originals

Joys Njambi - Vocals
Adam Rudegeair - Keyboard
Ben Christenson - Bass
Steven Caroline - Drums

Sunday

2pm

Community Centre

Performance #1

Sunday

7pm

Bowls Club

Performance #2

Koebi Faumui

Mixture of Standards, Traditional & Originals

Koebi Faumui - Guitar
Daniel Simmons - Drums
Olivia Faletoese - Bass

Friday

7pm

Bowls Club

Performance #1

Saturday

5pm

Community Centre

Performance #2

Mango Juice Combo

Latin/Jazz

Vocals - Aneta Graham
Alex Cajili (Sonny) - Piano
Darrell Jandz - Bass
Marek Podstawek - Drums
John Calamatta - Sax

Saturday

4pm

Mechanics Hall

Performance #1

Sunday

3pm

Bowls Club

Performance #2

Monkey Stick

Funk /Jazz Fusion

Jules Kahn-Brown - Bass
Paul Greenstein - Guitar
Peter Tomisich - Keys
Jane McGann - Flute/Sax
Matthew Meehan-Lam - Drums

Saturday

11am

Back Room

Performance #1

Sunday

2pm

Back Room

Performance #2

Newport Djangos

Swing a la Django

Michael Stewart Vox, Guitar
Danny Civitico Guitar
Phil Capagna Guitar
Neil Brydges Guitar
Steve Martin Bass
Gaelle Horsley Vocals
Jean Leibel Violin
Chris Luxmore Soprano Clarinet
Colette Montreux Clarinet
Greg Leibel Clarinet


Saturday

11am

Bowls Club

Performance #1

Saturday

3pm

Mechanics Hall

Performance #2

Port Phillip Show Band

Big Band Standards

TBA

Sunday

1pm

Junction Hotel

Performance #1

Sunday

5pm

Bowls Club

Performance #2

Ruby's Rogues

Swing, blues and latin

Ruby Knight - Vocals
Malcolm Hornby - Keys
Vincent Bradley - Trumpet
Steve Martin - Double Bass
Mac Beshai - Drums

Saturday

2pm

Back Room

Performance #1

Sunday

2pm

Mechanics Hall

Performance #2

Southern Stars Stage Band

Big Band

Alto 1 Stan Malton
Alto 2 Ian Gordon
Tenor 1/Director Drew Wright
Tenor 2 Solange Pivan-Petit-Galland
Tenor 2 George Keskerides
Baritone Roger Hogg
Trumpet 1 Jack Taylor
Trumpet 2 Lucas Wilson-Harrison
Trumpet 3 Julia Marchingo
Trumpet 4 Lukas Thomas
Trombone 1 Michelle Dodkins
Trombone 2 Rin Nishimura
Trombone 3 David Lai
Trombone 4 Don Taylor
Piano Peter Garam
Guitar Steve Haggar
Bass Hayden Barke
Drums Alex Simpson
Vocals Stuart Petchey
Vocals Nicholas Gold

Sunday

11am

Bowls Club

Performance #1

Sunday

6pm

Community Centre

Performance #2

The Big John Experience

Jazz, Soul Blues, RnB, Funk

John Perri - Drums
Felix Thang - Guitar/Vocals
Deane Toohey - Guitar/Vocals
Big John (Zhang Ling) - Bass/Vocals

Friday

6pm

Back Room

Performance #1

Friday

8pm

Baptist Church

Performance #2

The Paradiso Connection

Latin, modern jazz, swing, fusion

Fermin Navascués - guitar
Debbie Woodroffe - voice
Laurie Savage - sax
Lucas Wilson Harrison - trumpet
Gavin Assauw - bass
Graeme Keeshan - drums

Sunday

1pm

Mechanics Hall

Performance #1

Sunday

3pm

Community Centre

Performance #2

Yuko Onishi Quintet

Standards

Yuko Onishi - Vocals
Ben Hooper - Piano
Andy Moon - Double Bass
Lachlan Wallace - Drums
David Hardy - Trumpet/Flugelhorn

Saturday

1pm

Back Room

Performance #1

Saturday

6pm

Community Centre

Performance #2

Ash Thompson Jazz Combo

Jazz Standards

Ashley Thompson - Vocals
Philip Ress - Keyboards
Steve Martin - Bass
Roger Evans - Guitar
Martin Clifton - Drums

Friday

8pm

Back Room

Performance #1

Sunday

4pm

Back Room

Performance #2

Bob Sedergreen & Friends

Mixture of Standards, Traditional & Originals

Bob Sedergreen - Keyboard
Asley Gaudion - Saxophone and Vocals
Ian Dixon - Trumpet
Mark Voogd - Drums
Gareth Hill - Double Bass

Saturday

4pm

Community Centre

Performance #1

Saturday

6pm

Bowls Club

Performance #2

Caleb Fortuin Trio

Standards

Caleb Fortuin - Piano
Howard Norsetter - Trumpet
Stan van Hooft - Bass

Friday

7pm

Baptist Church

Performance #1

Not playing

Performance #2

Firetail

World Jazz Fusion

Anna Gordon - Sax
Hong Yang - Keys
Keshav Yoganathan - Percussion, Vocals
Jamie McElhinney - Bass
Jackie Hempshall - Drums
Marcos Villalta - Guitar

Saturday

1pm

Bowls Club

Performance #1

Saturday

3pm

Community Centre

Performance #2

Hot Five Jazz

Modern standards and originals

Keith Smith - Guitar
Valiant Halborg - Keyboard
Peter Cocklin - Bass
Brandon Appleby - Saxophone
Bob Mitchell - Drums

Saturday

7pm

Bowls Club

Performance #1

Sunday

5pm

Community Centre

Performance #2

Just Swing It

Standards plus Pop done in a jazz style

Regi Piko - Vocals
Ruby Knight - Sax & Vocals
Katia Eddy - Piano
Paul Murphy - Bass
Michael Frost - Drums

Sunday

5pm

Mechanics Hall

Performance #1

Not playing

Performance #2

Lee Jones Trio

Standards / Contemporary

Lee Jones - Guitar
Andy Moon - Bass
Lachlan Wallace - Drums

Saturday

Noon

Bowls Club

Performance #1

Saturday

4pm

Back Room

Performance #2

Mike Hirsch Quintet

Bebop and Jazz standard Songs

Mike Hirsch - Drums & Vocals
Konstantin Glouzman - Piano
Tim McLaren - Guitar
Ivan Sultanoff - Bass

Sunday

2pm

Bowls Club

Performance #1

Sunday

6pm

Mechanics Hall

Performance #2

Music Valley Big Band

Jazz Standards

Ann Phillip Vox
Siyona Goel Vox
Rachellle Puaty Vox
Hamza Balali Tenor Saxophone
Martin Case Tenor and Soprano Saxophones
Anthony Guastalgname Keys
Lucas Wu Guitar
Terrence Choi Guitar
Leon Varela-Mauna Bass
Rian Narang Drums

Friday

5pm

Bowls Club

Performance #1

Friday

8pm

Bowls Club

Performance #2

Now We Are Six

Vocal duet Fiona Stewart and Deb Woodroffe present an eclectic mix of songs ranging from 1930s standards to cool 60s pop with a nod to Bobby Timmons along the way.

Fiona Stewart - Vocals
Debra Woodroffe - Vocals
Emerson Hurley - Piano/Keyboard
Lucas Wilson Harrison - Trumpet
TBA - Bass
TBA - Drums

Saturday

2pm

Mechanics Hall

Performance #1

Saturday

6pm

Back Room

Performance #2

Queens of the West

Swinging jazz fusion with a touch of the blues and a comedic edge.

Stephanie Payne: vocals, uke
Gaelle Horsley: vocals, banjo uke
Megan Slattery: vocals, uke
Clive Bourne: double bass/uke bass
Nicholas Albanis: guitar
Laurie Savage: sax
Sala Kord: drums

Sunday

Noon

Mechanics Hall

Performance #1

Sunday

6pm

Bowls Club

Performance #2

Sarah Maclaine Quintet

Standards

Sarah Maclaine - Vocals
Todd Sydney - Piano
Ivan Rosa - Double Bass
Lachlan Wallace - Drums
Ron Anderson - sax / Flute

Sunday

2pm

Junction Hotel

Performance #1

Sunday

8pm

Bowls Club

Performance #2

Steamboat Whistlers

Trad Jazz

Dario Ogrin - saxophone
Renee Limenidis - trombone
Alastair Carr - banjo & resonator guitar
Tass Minas - banjotar & acoustic guitar
Richard Opat - washboard & percussion
Mark Zerafa - sousaphone

Saturday

10am

Community Centre

Performance #1

Saturday

7pm

Mechanics Hall

Performance #2

The Culture Combo ft. Christine Manetta

Contemporary Original Jazz and Afro-Cuban Blues

Christine Manetta – Vocals
Adam Rudegeair – Piano
Jamie Kuzich – Bass
Aaron Searle – Saxophone
Huich Goh – Violin
Bruce Maddigan - Percussion
Stephen Caruana – Drums
(Lee Jones - Guitar - if programming allows)

Saturday

11am

Community Centre

Performance #1

Saturday

2pm

Bowls Club

Performance #2

Urban Jazz

Modern

Emma Sidney - vocals
Martin Case - piano / sax / djembe
Judd Neimann - guitar
Adrian Close - bass
Rod Greig - drums
Rick Baldi - percussion

Sunday

Noon

Community Centre

Performance #1

Sunday

4pm

Mechanics Hall

Performance #2

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