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24.01.2022 So pleased with the comments and emails we have received following our performances of Australian Jazz Connection at the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea on ...the weekend. I also thank my wonderful musicians on their commitment and efforts in entertaining the great audiences at this super duper festival. Well done to all!!!! See more

23.01.2022 A Huge thank you to Joe Bebco and The Syncopated Times Team for their article. We can't wait to arrive and perform at the fantastic Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea in 3 weeks time.

23.01.2022 Just received this great photo of Chris Saunders, our wonderful pianist/vocalist in the Australian Jazz Connection, who will be playing at the Pismo Jazz Jubilee in just over two weeks time. Come and hear Chris and this wonderful array of musical talent that I have been so fortunate to get together to make up the Australian Jazz Connection. See you in Pismo Beach!!!!

22.01.2022 Wow!!!! Thank you so much for the wonderful 'Likes' we have received. We really appreciate your support and look forward to entertaining you all in USA and beyond. Oh by the way, in discussions today, whilst playing with the New Melbourne Jazz Band, I was asked what the female Kangaroo vocalist's name is. Maybe we have a naming competition a little down the track (lol)

22.01.2022 Just received some photos from some of our performances at the wonderful Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea, last weekend. Was also sent an interesting comment from one of the audience members; "The Australians have found inventive ways to create new sounds from traditional instruments." I guess that this comment refers to the unique style that the Australian Jazz Connection is both popular and identified with.

21.01.2022 3 Weeks today, I will be stepping onto the big silver bird and flying to the USA to play at the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea Festival with the Australian Jazz Connection. Can't wait to attend this brilliant festival with the excellent lineup of musicians to entertain the wonderful audiences....wooohoooo!!!!!!

18.01.2022 Just saw the Main Flyer for the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea in October 2019. Check out the link: http://www.pismojazz.com/Resources/JBTS-Main-Flyer2019.pdf. Well done to the festival; very impressed!!!!! Great bands, hospitality and heaps of dancing and fun. Can't wait, band organised; flights booked and ready to go.

18.01.2022 Had a sneak preview of the 2019 Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea program, and pleased to say we have some great sets, including a special Aussie Jazz Tunes set. With just over 7 weeks, we are all very excited to be playing at this fantastic festival. Get your early bird tickets and accommodation asap. Looking forward to seeing you all in October!!!!!

18.01.2022 Time is certainly passing quickly, leading up to the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea; and it's now opportune to introduce Simon Stribling on Trumpet with Australian Jazz Connection. Growing up in a small Australian country town Simon Stribling started playing trumpet at the age of five! Once familiar with his instrument he joined the local brass band before furthering his trumpeting skills at Melbourne Grammar Schools, concert band, brass ensemble, symphony orchestra an...d the school's 'Big Band'. The big band led to his passion for jazz. He regularly played in bands and became leader of the world renowned Fireworks Jazz Band which enjoyed great success touring Australia, the US and Europe since its formation in 1991. In 2000, Simon moved to Vancouver and formed a fun and enthusiastic local band called the New Orleans Ale Stars, aptly named after Simons other passion; brewing beer. Simon regularly travels to Europe as an All Star, playing at various festivals in Holland and Belgium. See more

17.01.2022 Australian Jazz Connection is Now on YouTube at Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea. Part of our Aussie Tunes set. I am pretty silent as I am the compare for this great show. Its not a professional job but done by a lovely lady Linda Shorb from Pismo Beach who went to all this effort. More later. I hope you like it, it was fun as you will see.

17.01.2022 Who's Counting; but only 12 or so weeks and the best jazz festival ever will be kicking off with a bang at Pismo Beach, California. Yes, the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea festival commences on Thursday 24 October and runs until late on Sunday 27th October. With an array of the best jazz bands and musicians, the Australian Jazz Connection can't wait to get on stage and entertain the large number or enthusiastic jazz fans, who attend this annual festival. Check out their website and book you tickets early.

16.01.2022 Wow, very proud of the efforts of my fellow musicians in Australian Jazz Connection, following the comments in the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea Bulletin article received today. Besides Tuba Skinny, the Australian Jazz Connection generated the intense excitement that characterized this festival. I was their debut... performance of an assemblage of Aussie ex-pats put together by the able and debonair Paul Ingle, a new Friend of the Festival. Some jazz buffs traveled from Down Under to see them, an extraordinary blend of players pulling together some astounding sets with minimal rehearsal. http://www.pismojazz.com/newslett/2019_November_OffBeat.pdf

15.01.2022 Over the past months, we have introduced the members of Australian Jazz Connection. We now welcome our wonderful drummer, Barnaby Gold. Originally from Melbourne, he is a performer and educator of many styles. Winning Australias Best Up & Coming Drummer Competition at 19 years old, he then graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts, later studying in New Orleans and New York. He spent 25 years playing, teaching, recording, producing, and leading bands in Australia.... Barnaby moved to New Orleans in 2015, where he performs regularly with Leroy Jones at Preservation Hall and Palm Court, as well as major festivals. Among Barnabys freelance work, he performs with many younger musicians - Joe Goldberg, Ben Fox, Joe Kennedy - as well as New Orleans A-Listers, Wendell Brunious, Tom Hook, Mark Brooks, Greg Stafford, Topsy Chapman, and Don Vappie. See more

14.01.2022 Wanted: to borrow a trombone stand for the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea Festival. Mine is a bit weighty to bring over in luggage. Any assistance would be great. See you all soon.

14.01.2022 Thanks again for all your wonderful support and 'Likes'. As we move closer to the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea, I thought it would be appropriate to intr...oduce each member of the Australian Jazz Connection to you. The first, Jon Hunt on saxophones and clarinet is originally from Adelaide, South Australia and now resides in Princeton, New Jersey. Holding a PhD from the Elder Conservatorium of Music (Adelaide), he received awards for 'Top Undergraduate Saxophone' and 'Most Outstanding Honours Graduate' whilst there. Jon also taught clarinet at the Conservatorium for 6 years before moving to Melbourne, where he lived for 5 years until moving to the US in 2017. In 2006 Jon was awarded a grant through Arts South Australia to study in New York with the worlds leading exponents of jazz clarinet: Ken Peplowski and Marty Ehrlich. Apart from being an excellent musician, Jon was recently commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria to compose and perform a new score for Fritz Langs 1927 film Metropolis. Jon performs extensively in and around New York and the East Coast with groups including Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, and the Gordon Webster Band. He has toured, recorded, and performed internationally with a wide range of artists from many genres including Mark de Clive-Lowe (USA), Leroy Jones (USA), Marilyn Keller (USA) plus many of Australias leading jazz musicians. We welcome Jon to the band and look forward to his wonderful musicianship at Pismo Beach in October See more

13.01.2022 I love the enthusiasm of the members of the Australian Jazz Connection leading up to the fantastic Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea Festival in October. This has included both Simon Stribling (Trumpet) and Barnaby Gold (Drums) travelling back for recent gigs here in Australia and no doubt absorbing some good old Aussie food, air and maybe a fine glass of wine, to get them ready for the festival. Our program also includes a special set of Australian Tunes, which we are looking forward to sharing with the audiences at Pismo. See you in about 6 weeks.

13.01.2022 So pumped up after 4 days of jazz in Longford,Tasmania in preparation for the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea in 4 weeks time....Yeah!!!!! Very excited to be attending the festival with a bunch of great musicians in the Australian Jazz Connection, as well as getting back to seeing all my friends again.

13.01.2022 Wow, just found this wonderful recent photo of our Bass Player, Jen Hodge, who will be performing at the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea Festival in October 2019. Very proud to have Jen as a member of Australian Jazz Connection.

13.01.2022 Wow, only 2 weeks; Aussie time, until we kick-off on stage to perform at the superduper Pismo Jazz Jubilee by the Sea Festival. I can't wait to entertain the wonderful audiences with the Australian Jazz Connection. See you all soon!!!!

13.01.2022 A few photos taken by the wonderful Ed Powell at the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea in October of my wonderful musical colleagues; Jen Hodge; Jon Hunt and Simon Stribling from Australian Jazz Connection. Also some old squinting bloke on trombone. (lol) Thanks Ed for the great work.

12.01.2022 Following the success of our performance at the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea, we are now getting interest from a number of other jazz festivals across the USA. To assist with this I am trying to collect any photos of the band and/or videos taken. I know that there were cameras and telephones very active during our sets. Any assistance would be great.

12.01.2022 Thanks for all the visits and likes from our growing base of fans over the past 3 weeks, whilst I have travelling in Italy and Greece. The rest of the band have been very busy with their local gigs keeping their "chops in". So far we have featured Jon Hunt our Reed Guy and Chris Saunders our Pianist/Vocalist and thank you for your support and responses. I thought it's now time to introduce our wonderful Bassist/Vocalist Jen Hodge to you all. Although born and raised in Ca...nada, we have adopted Jen into the band and claim that somewhere in her background there is a strain of Aussie blood which is close enough on this occasion to include her in the Aussie jazz arena. Jen is a versatile musician who can be found playing with a wide variety of artists all over the world. When Jen is leading a band she likes it hot: Hard swinging grooves; boisterous New Orleans style horns; cheeky lyrics; intriguing arrangements; plenty of spontaneous fun; and an evident, infectious love for making music. Jens particular expertise in the arena of traditional jazz has taken her to stages all over Canada, the USA, China, Spain, France, the UK, Sweden, and the Caribbean. Please welcome Jen to the Australian Jazz Connection. See more

12.01.2022 With all these fantastic members of Australian Jazz Connection now introduced to you, I have been asked to include some kind words recently written as convener of this wonderful band. Joining the front line and leading Australian Jazz Connection, is trombonist/vocalist Paul Ingle from Melbourne. Pauls played trombone from an early age and like Simon, commenced his musical career playing in bands and orchestras of all genres and sizes including military & brass bands, symphon...y orchestras, swing bands and cover bands. With ten years as principal trombonist with the Victoria Police Military Band to now leading jazz, swing and big bands he has developed the diversity to perform in all arenas. Paul is well known in jazz circles around the world: In leading the New Orleans Connection, Melbourne Swamp Dogs, Lightning Jazz and now as trombonist/vocalist with the New Melbourne Jazz Band. Paul is also renowned for his vocal talents, including his scatting and improvised jazz renditions. See more

10.01.2022 Really pleased with this new artwork for our promotions.

09.01.2022 Two words: Eight Weeks!!!!

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05.01.2022 We would now like to introduce our wonderful pianist/vocalist Chris Saunders, who prides himself on not just playing jazz but also entertaining his audiences. Chris, originally from Wales, moved to Australia in the 70s and played various genres of music as both a solo piano man and in numerous bands across the country. During the last 20 years he has based himself in New Orleans, Nashville and London. Chris has been the pianist of choice for Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, Harr...y Connick Snr, Preservation Hall, Freddy Cole, Lucy Lawless, Petula Clark, Boots Randolph, Regis & Kathy, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly, Little Milton, Bobby "Blue" Bland and many other stalwarts of the entertainment industry. As a singer/songwriter he can also be seen playing the big upright bass in festivals in Montreal Canada, Kessick Scotland, Newark England, Borkum Germany, Rio De Janeiro Brazil, Sydney Australia and New Orleans own Jazz & Heritage Fest, French Quarter Fest and Lafayette International Festival. Again I am so proud to have Chris as a member of Australian Jazz Connection. See more

03.01.2022 G'day and welcome to the Australian Jazz Connection Page!!! We will be introducing the members of AJC in the coming months and letting you all know our plans and activities as we move closer to the Fantastic Pismo Beach Jubilee by the Sea Festival, California in October. This will be fun, so stay tuned.

03.01.2022 WOW!!!! I have just seen the array of fantastic bands and musicians that have been engaged for the wonderful Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea Festival in October. How's this for a Who's Who in the world of jazz: Tuba Skinny; Australian Jazz Connection; Gator Nation; Professor Cunningham's Old School Band; Shake em Up Jazz Band; Night Blooming Jazzmen; Blue Street, Cornet chop Suey; Creole Syncopators; Ivory & Gold; Larry, Dawn and Friends; Midiri Brothers Sextet; Pat Yankee; Riptide Big Band; Sue Palmer's Motel Swing Band; Tom Rigneyand Flambeau; Jeff Barnhart; Bob Draga; Bob Schulz; Larry Scala, Carl Sonny Leyland; Steven Saaavedra and Danny Coots!!!! All in all,a wide variety of great dixieland, swing, big band, zydeco, cajun and maybe some mariachi thrown in. This will be a jazz festival NOT TO BE MISSED; so book early.

02.01.2022 Well now back in Australia, after a fantastic time at the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea over the weekend. I have said many times that this festival has it all; from the location, the size, the clockwork organisation, the committees and volunteers and of course the appreciative audiences. The Australian Jazz Connection (or what may be now known as "That Aussie Band") had a ball and hope that we can return for the next festival in 2020. Thanks again to the band for their wonderful efforts and the festival for a memorable event.

02.01.2022 There are some incredible people in the Australian Jazz scene, who give their valuable time and efforts to this wonderful genre of music. This afternoon I rec...eived a call from one of these volunteers that supports jazz here in Melbourne and afar. He noted that the Australian Jazz Connection (AJC) are appearing at the Pismo Jazz Jubilee by the Sea Festival USA in October and offered his expertise in photography at his own expense to take pictures and support the band. This incredible person is Ron Jobe!!!!!! As an young 80's gentleman, it was agreed that the distance and cost involved was maybe a bit tough for the 3 days. However, the AJC and I am sure Pismo Beach Jazz Committee appreciate and recognise this wonderful offer and person. Thanks Ron once again. See more

01.01.2022 Our wonderful Australian Jazz Connection pianist; Chris Saunders apparently warming up for the Pismo Beach Jazz Jubilee by the Sea Festival in 4 weeks time. (lol)