Dixie Street Jazz Band - Dinner and Dance: CANCELLED

‘There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight’, New Zealand 2011 Tour

Rod Andrew’s Australian Dixie Street Jazz Band is touring the North Island of New Zealand from Saturday 30th July to Sunday 28th August 2011.

The band is a thoroughly decent, well-ripened bunch of larrikins who formed an ensemble from some of the best traditional jazz musicians in Australia. When piano, sousaphone, banjo, drums, trombone, trumpet and reeds get together, the result is the nerves in your feet twitch whilst some rare musical gems from around 1900 simply grab your whole body and give it a good shake. The musicians bring to their performances ample quantities of good humour which overflows to their audiences, young and old.

Jazz exists primarily at the ‘moment of performance’. You might make a sound recording of it, and transcribe the notes onto a score. But the next live performance won’t sound like that record or that score. Beyond its historical significance, the music itself is sometimes punchy, full of flair and subtle when required, much of it is irresistibly happy. This tour aims at inviting you to experience the ‘moment of performance’ where the collective improvisation of the group provides that ‘sound of surprise’ that can only be experienced live.

The music for this tour was selected for its diverse mix, easy listening and danceablility. Tempo’s change from Ballads to Marches to Ragtime and Stomps. The repertoire highlights the 1900-1930 golden years of early jazz, featuring classic compositions of Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver and Louis Armstrong. In addition, rare tunes seldom performed dating back to 1900 expand on this wonderfully rich repertoire.

Add to this some fine Australian compositions of Ade Mondsborough, Bob Barnard, Roger Bell and Alex Frame and you have an event to remember.

This jazz is gloriously inclusive, absolutely fun to perform and fills the halls with colourful sounds of yesteryear.

Dinner and dance tickets on sale now from the South Taranaki i-SITE Visitor Centre 06 2788599.

Organised by the South Taranaki District Council Events Team.

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