Let Stringspace add a stylish touch to your event with a Jazz band. It's cocktail style jazz & dinner music from the 1920's, 30's and 40's, from Frank Sinatra to Miles Davis. Our musicians are chosen from a selection of Melbourne's most respected jazz musicians.

A Stringspace Jazz band is perfect for your corporate event, wedding reception, private dinner or after party.

Upcoming 2012 Jazz events:

* Jazz band at the Hilton Hotel, Adelaide booked by the Department of the Prime Minister (May, 2012)

* Private event at Bungaree Station (May, 2012)

* Garvan Fundraising Gala @ The Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay (May, 2012)

Previous events that Stringspace have provided Jazz Bands for include:

• Private event at the European, Spring Street, Melbourne
• ACP Magazines Gourmet Traveller Evening at Vue de Monde, Melbourne
• Regular Stringspace jazz musicians supported the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the 2012 Symphony in the Domain. They also then performed in the 2012 Kinetic Jazz Festival
• Jones Lang LaSalle Christmas Party at the Andrew "Boy" Charlton Restaurant, Botanic Gardens
• Mitsubishi Christmas Party at the Australian Museum
• Bell Shakespeare – King Lear Opening Night & 20th Anniversary Gala at the Sydney Opera House
• Garvan Institute of Medical Research Gala Fundraising Evening at Fox (2011)
• Ticketek - Andre Rieu VIP Ticketek dinners throughout Australia (2011)

  

The Stringspace Jazz band performs set jazz standards such as:

• Honeysuckle Rose
• But Beautiful...
• Satin Doll
• My Baby Just Cares For Me
• Chitlins con Carne from Midnight Blue
• Over the Rainbow
• The Nearness of You
• Lullaby of Birdland
• The Girl from Ipanema
• At Last
• 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...

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

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 Melbourne PA requirements, we recommend www.eventequipment.com.au (ph. 1300 134 841). (http://www.eventequipment.com.au/quick-quote)

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), but many venues have these available. Please let us know if your venue has a PA that the singer is able to use.

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.

• Australian pianist and composer Andrea Keller is a leading figure on the Australian jazz scene
• Andrea Keller is described as having “one of Australia’s most consistently interesting musical minds” Doug Spencer for www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendplanet
• Best known for her ensemble the Andrea Keller Quartet, and her recordings of the music of Bartok and Wayne Shorter
• Among Keller’s list of achievements are three ARIA Awards, two Bell Awards, and two major fellowships, including the MCA/Freedman Foundation Jazz Fellowship
• She has toured extensively nationally and internationally, and her discography includes seven albums under her own name and her compositions and performances can be heard on countless others
• Known for her originality and colourful style, as a composer Keller has received commissions from highly regarded jazz and classical ensembles alike, including the Australian Art Orchestra, Mike Nock’s BigSmallBand, and Ten Part Invention
• She holds a Bachelor of Music in Improvisation (Honours) from the Victorian College of the Arts and a Master of Arts (Research) from Queensland University of Technology
• " One of the most original thinkers on the Australian scene... she has the priceless ability to think outside the square." Adrian Jackson
• "She gives Shorter’s melodies such freedom and vitality that they sound completely spontaneous. At other times her improvisations are so flawlessly structured as to seem set in stone…. This is Keller’s first album without the support of a band or collaborator and it is a ripper.” Review of ‘Footprints’ by Aaron Searle, Music Forum
• Keller and her players are consistently outstanding.” Michael Webb www.jazz.org.au
• “ Apart from being an outstanding piano player, Keller has the gift for writing totally distinctive and engaging compositions. This recording stands as a marker of just how good Australian jazz is.” Review by Bev Stapleton, AllAboutJazz.com
• " One of this country's most daring and fascinating composers, she produces work that bristles with surprises, a powerful blend of European lyricism with space and improvisation." Leon Gettler. The Age

Hugh Stuckey:

• Hugh Stuckey was born and raised near the small town of Rendelsham in southeastern South Australia. He began playing the guitar at age 5 and by age 11 he had shared a stage with Tommy Emmanuel.
• Hugh spent his formative years at Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium and during this time he won the James Morrison Scholarship as well as taking out the Conservatorium’s award for most outstanding undergraduate.
• The James Morrison Scholarship allowed Hugh to travel to New York in early 2006 to study with John Abercrombie and Ben Monder.
• In 2007 Hugh was a prize winner at the National Jazz Awards, possibly Australia’s most prestigious competition for jazz instrumentalists.
• Since relocating to Melbourne in 2008 and completing a Bachelor of Music (Honours) at the Victorian College of the Arts, Hugh has been part of Melbourne’s busy music scene.
• He leads his own group, the Hugh Stuckey Trio, as well as performing and recording with some of Australia’s finest jazz musicians.