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A special evening with Adam Hall and the Velvet Playboys featuring some of the giants of Perth music. This evening will feature the great Jazz Bassist Pete Jeavons.Doors 6pm
Show 7:30pm
“I can add to the list the outstanding showmanship of Australian jazz heroes, Adam Hall & the Velvet Playboys” – Australian stage
“Adam Hall and his exuberant band of brilliant musicians deliver an exhilarating evening of floor filling, joint jumping, jazz-tastic crowd pleasers ranging from Ray Charles to Walt Disney. Consummate musicians, great entertainers, fab night out!” – Ben Elton (Blackadder, We Will Rock You)
Adam Hall is an accomplished Trumpeter, Vocalist and Composer based in Perth, Australia. He studied the craft at Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA.
In his early career Adam played at the Sydney Olympics and was Artist in Residence at Southbridge Jazz Club, Singapore. He has worked with numerous talents such as: James Morrison, Don Burrows, former leader of the Count Basie Orchestra Frank Foster, Shirley Horn’s band, Vanessa Amorosi and Grace Knight, to name just a few. He has performed and recorded with New Orleans Luminaries Jason Marsalis, Maurice ‘Mobetta’ Brown, Wendell Brunious and Ashlin Parker through the Trumpet Mafia association – leading the Australian version of the Trumpet Mafia.
After a journey to Cuba, Adam connected to the remaining members of the Buena Vista Social Club including Barbarito Torres, Mirabal, Rolando Luna, Hugo Garzon (original singer of Chan Chan), Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez and Julito Padron. The Cuban Young Guns project that formed from this association has made numerous tours through Australia.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Ellington Jazz Club - Perth, 191 Beaufort St, Perth WA 6000, Australia,Perth, Western Australia
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