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Jim McNeely Aus tour

Jim McNeely
Oct 13, 2011 Updated Oct 28, 2011

Hear Grammy winning pianist, composer and arranger Jim McNeely.... discussing his upcoming projects in Perth and Sydney.

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Jim McNeely will return to Australia to perform with the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra (WAYJO), performing a new piece that he has written for the ensemble, entitled 'Desperate Times'.  He will then head to Sydney for one show with the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra.

Jim McNeely 2011 Australian Performances

October 21, 2011
Workshop and Concert
Ellington Jazz Club
Perth, WA.
6:30pm / 8pm

October 22, 2011
Concert with WAYJO
Ellington Jazz Club
Perth, WA.
8pm

October 23, 2011
Concert with WAYJO
State Theatre Centre,
Perth, WA.
12-1pm
(broadcast at 3pm on ABC Classic FM's Sunday Live)

October 26, 2011
Concert with Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra
Chatswood Concourse
Chatswood, NSW.
7:30pm

Interview for ABC Jazz
Recorded October 11, 2011
Audio excerpt: 'You and the Night and the Music'
CD: In This Moment (2002) Stunt - STUCD02142
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Jim McNeely (born May 18, 1949) is a Grammy award winning jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Jim was born in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Illinois, and moved to New York City in 1975. In 1978 he joined the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band. He spent six years as a featured soloist with that band and its successor, Mel Lewis and the Jazz Orchestra...

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On Oct 18, 2011. 8:56am
Christopher Lynch said

Delighted to have JM back here. Only one disappointment - why isn't he including Melbourne in his itinerary?
So many of us here would be thrilled to see him live.

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