Pg 1 BALLARAT JAZZ CLUB JULY 2018 NEWSLETTER Ballarat Jazz Club Inc No. A7121 P.O. Box 408 Ballarat, Vic., 3353 Newsletter Sponsored by Eclipse Ford www.ballaratjazzclub.weebly.com
[email protected] President John Bunn 0408 542 455 Vice President Gerard Ballinger, Secretary Steve James Treasurer Andrew Vagg Newsletter Editor Marion NunnBookings Marion McHenry, Band Coordinator Gerard Ballinger, Photos Cindy Turnbow Ultrafox was formed by well known guitarist Peter Baylor over seven years ago and has built a growing reputaton of one of the SPONSORED BY fnest swing bands around. ECLIPSE FORD BALLARAT Seeking their inspiraton from the famous manouche jazz swing ' of The Hot club of France featuring Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelly of pre war Paris. Their Inside this issue music is characterized by the mus- cular hard driving swing of gypsy REVIEW ...................... style acoustc guitars laced with lyrical GIG GUIDE .................. yet fery solos . Hot swinging jazz, HISTORY HIT ............... tender lyrical ballads, French JAZZ TRIVIA …………….. melodies, gypsy waltzes and origi- nal compositons make up the QUIZZ ......................... band's extensive repertoire. WHATSINANAME ....... Ultrafox create an atmosphere of elegant swing and exuberant , MEMBERS CONTRIBU- dynamic dance tempo jazz. TION ........................... Joining Peter will be Special CLUB NEWS…………….. guests Jo Abbot on accordion and Brennan Hamilton Smith on clari- FESTIVALS ................. net as well as Ashley Kluss on gui- tar and Steve Temple on double bass. The band has a new cd out called Nocturnal blues. Bobby Ballinger B.J.C. 2018 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Pg 2 2 A FOND FAREWELL TO A MUCH LOVED BJC MEMBER……... JOHN DAVID COPPING - 16/3/1943—6/7/2018 John passed away peacefully, asleep in his own He was also very talented on stage, singing with bed, on Friday July 6, 2018 at age 75.