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Set a relaxed
vibe for your event with the Stringspace Jazz Band.
Let Stringspace add a stylish touch
to your event with a jazz band. We perform popular standards from
the 1920's, 30's and 40's, from Ella Fitzgerald to Miles Davis, and
use a selection
of Brisbane's most respected musicians. A Stringspace Jazz Band may be
perfect for your corporate event, private dinner or after party.
Previous events
that Stringspace have provided Jazz Bands for include:
- Bell Shakespeare – 2010
Bell Shakespeare King Lear Opening Night & 20th Anniversary Gala
at the Sydney Opera House
- Garvan Institute
of Medical Research Gala Fundraising Evening
- Ticketek - Andre
Rieu VIP Ticketek dinners at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre and
throughout Australia (2011)
The Stringspace
Jazz Band performs set jazz standards such as:
- Honeysuckle
Rose
- Satin Doll
- My Baby Just
Cares For Me
- Over the Rainbow
- The Nearness
of You
- Lullaby of Birdland
- What a Wonderful
World
- Blue Moon
- All the Things
You Are
- Corcovado
- They Can't Take
That Away From Me
- My Funny Valentine
- Stella by Starlight
- Take the A Train
- Tenderly
- The Way You
Look Tonight
- Sophisticated
Lady
- and more...
Sound files coming soon...
How to book: Confirmation
deposit
The confirmation
deposit is $330 ($300 + $30 GST) and will confirm your booking with
Stringspace.
Stringspace Jazz Band Prices:
(incl. confirmation deposit and GST)
Mon-Thursday:
1-2 hours:
Jazz Quintet = $1952.50
Jazz Quartet = $1540
Jazz Trio = $1265
3 hours:
Jazz Quintet = $2090
Jazz Quartet = $1650
Jazz Trio = $1320
4 hours:
Jazz Quintet = $2640
Jazz Quartet = $2090
Jazz Trio = $1650
Fri-Sunday:
1-3 hours:
Jazz Quintet = $2090
Jazz Quartet = $1650
Jazz Trio = $1320
4 hours:
Jazz Quintet = $2640
Jazz Quartet = $2090
Jazz Trio = $1650
4.5 hours:
Jazz Quintet = $2915
Jazz Quartet = $2310
Jazz Trio = $1815
5 hours:
Jazz Quintet = $3190
Jazz Quartet = $2530
Jazz Trio = $1980
Please note these
prices are for events located within 30 mins of the Brisbane CBD.
Extra information:
Ampification: Amplification is usually recommended
for events that have over 130 guests. Stringspace can provide
their own amplification for events with up to 200 guests. All
venues must have access to electrical outlets.
PA System: Most
venues will have a PA system for dealing with sound requirements.
They'll also usually have an AV person who is employed to operate
the desk/sound etc... It's still best to double check this with your
venue.
PA Hire: If
you need to book someone to look after your Brisbane PA requirements,
we recommend www.theavpeople.com.au. (ph. 07 3888 9181)
Instrumentation: Stringspace
draws on professional jazz musicians that perform on the following
instruments: piano/keyboard, bass, drums, guitar & saxophone.
Singers: Please note singers may incur extra charges,
particularly if they're required to bring their own PA. Singers
will almost always need a PA (so they can be heard over a band).
Dancing: We
recommend booking the jazz quartet or quintet (so that you include
both drums and bass). We also recommend considering a PA system.
Just a friendly reminder that you are hiring a jazz band (not a Top
40 pop band), so it's best to keep the musicians performing jazz,
like Frank Sinatra & Tony Bennett, as that's what they do best.
Set up: Stringspace jazz musicians aim to be set
up & ready to perform by 30 minutes prior to the start of your
event.
Outdoors: Stringspace musicians require shade/shelter
when performing outdoors. An alternate venue should be planned
for ourdoor events, in case of inclement weather.
Events longer than 1.5 hours:
The musicians
will require one 10 -15 minute break per hour. Breaks can be organised
to coincide with speeches. The first break occurs after the 1st hour.
Please provide
refreshments for events longer than 1.5 hours. For performances that
are longer than 3 hours, the offer of a meal would be appreciated.
Please note:
2 hour bookings only require one 5-10 min break.
Payment Details
Please note full
payment is expected (and appreciated) at least 10 days prior to your
event. Charges may
apply for late and overdue payments.
Credit
Card: Visa, Mastercard & AMEX.
• A 1.5% surcharge applies to all VISA & Mastercard
credit card payments. There is a 3.5% surcharge for AMEX.
• We recommend not providing credit card details by email, however it is
okay to supply credit card details as an emailed attachment.
eg. on your booking form.
• If you would prefer to book and make your payment via credit card over
the phone please call Lucie at Stringspace on: 0412 582 437.
Direct Deposit:
Account Details:
Stringspace
Westpac - Neutral Bay
BSB: 032 197 ACC: 283 767
Reference: Your Name
(If paying by direct
deposit please nominate your name as payment reference in the comment
field and notify Stringspace
by email).
Stringspace jazz musicians include:
Matt Christensen
(saxophone):
In addition to
leading his own Jazz Groups on saxophone Matthew also enjoys a diverse
freelance career backing world-class artists including Kenny Rogers,
Randy Newman, Human Nature, Ben Lee, Michael Feinstein, Rhonda Burchmore,
Tom Burlinson, Thirsty Merc and James Morrison amongst many others.
In addition Matthew has performed with the Australian productions of
The Producers (2005), Dirty Dancing (2006), Dusty (2006), Chicago (2008),
Avenue Q (2010), Fame (2010). Matthew has been consistently in demand
to perform for Queensland's most prestigious corporate events in acts
ranging from Big Band swing to funky pop covers bands. Matthew passionately
supports Brisbane's jazz scene and is also a member of the Enthusiastic
Musicians’ Orchestra and The Enterprise both of whom have recently
released CDs premiering jazz and funk originals by Australian composers.
Matthew received his Bachelor of Music from the Queensland University
of Technology in 1997 where he majored in classical and jazz saxophone.
In 1998 he completed his Post Graduate Diploma of Education at the University
of Queensland after which he commenced his employment at Cannon Hill
Anglican College as Woodwind Specialist Tutor before accepting the position
of Director of Performance Music in 2003. Matthew’s passion for
jazz and popular saxophone led him to complete a Masters of Music Studies
at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in 2001.
Jamie
Clark (guitar):
- Studies: QLD
Conservatorium BMUS & Associate Diploma of Jazz Studies
- Performances: Good
Bait Quartet, Jim
Kelly, Katie
Noonan, James Morrison, Grace Knight, Scott Tinkler, John Hoffman,
Vince Genova, Ken Edie, Tony Hobbs, Steve Newcomb, Louise Denson,
The Brand New Sweeties, Tyrone Noonan, James Muller, James
Sherlock, Kristen
Baradi, Matt McMahon, Loops, Jonathan Dimond, Megan Washington, Steve
Russell, Sharney Russell, Misinterpretato, Graeme Norris, Frank Bennett,
Doug Parkinson, Monica Trapaga, David Ades, Kate Miller-Heidke, John
Rodgers, Elly Hoyt, Zac Hurren, Jacam Manricks, Topology, Warren
Vache (US), The Mute Canary Project / Elliott Dalgleish, Ghulfam
Sabri, Soumaya
(India), and The View From Madeleine’s Couch.
- Festival performances: Manly
Jazz and Blues Festival (Sydney), The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz,
Pinnacles (Brisbane),
The Brisbane Festival, The Queensland Music Festival, The Valley
Jazz Festival,
The Woodford Folk Festival, The Tamworth Country Music Festival,
The Brisbane Cabaret Festival and The Adelaide Festival
- Featured album
releases: The Good Bait Quartet, Loops Recursion,
Loops Ek!, Katie Noonan Elixir, Topology Airwaves,
The View From Madeleine’s Couch, Tranquio, Casa Da
Boa Vida
- Artist in Residence
QCMGU
- Finalist in National
Improvisation Award live to air ABC FM
- Collaboration
with Topology on Airwaves Brisbane
Festival of Music
celebrating
100 years
of radio
- Musicals & Theatre: Chicago & Blackbird.
Musical arrangements for the QTC of English songwriter and dramatist
Noel Coward play
- Awards: 1st place CMAA Australian National Jan
2011 Bluegrass Championships, Tamworth Country Music Festival.
“ The end results are often as breathtakingly beautiful as the
means unconventional”Sydney
Morning Herald
“ ...energized, exciting and quite often beautiful in a fresh, unsentimental
way.”Sydney Morning Herald
“ Few listeners... would find Rules of the Shastra by guitarist
Jamie Clark...anything but ravishingly lyrical and rhythmic.”
“
... Many
of the satisfactions of the modern jazz guitar trio are delivered
here with exhilarating felicity.”Guitar Player Magazine
“ understated and elegant...fat, burnished tones...he gives a little
microtonal tweak to almost every wisely placed note...”
“ ...a cracking guitarist".Rolling Stone Magazine
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