MAIN ROOM / Door $24
JAM Big Band returns to The Retreat Hotel Brunswick for a night set to feature some of the best big band compositions of our time. Expect contemporary jazz, funk, latin and jazz fusion from Melbourne's most exciting young big band!
This set will be a compilation of some of the band's favourite charts, plus some phenomenal new material. Witnessing an 18 piece big band is truly an unparalleled live music experience, and the calibre of these musicians will blow you away!
Plus, bring your horn and have a jam with band members post gig! All are welcome! 🎷
Lineup
Director - James Almeida
Rhythm Section - Patrick Leong (pno), James Almeida (gtr), Ali Harman (bass), James Caddie (drums).
Trumpets - Jules Broeren, Millie Rayner, Yael Marks, Lauren Burt.
Trombones - James Burt, Zac McLean, Ben Russell, Josh Mackie.
Saxes - Jamie Holmes, Shahla Paynter, Joe Ronfeldt, Natasha Lowe, Tom English.
The Retreat Hotel would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which The Retreat now stands, and pay our respects to all elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded and that our venue operates on stolen land.