Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra

PLS NOTE: DOORS OPEN AT 7PM FOR A 7.30PM SHOWTIME

(SHOW DURATION IS 7.30PM-9.30PM)

The Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra began in the early 80’s under the direction of Graeme Lyall and after a number of name changes, Daryl McKenzie has directed the band, which have been critically acclaimed for their superb musicianship and polished professionalism.

During the 90’s as the house band for the Nine Network’s “Hey Hey It’s Saturday”, Daryl's band performed with international artists such as Tom Jones, Joe Cocker, Barry Manilow, Bonnie Raitt, Trisha Yearwood, BB King and Randy Crawford; as well as Australian artists such as Tina Arena, Human Nature, Tommy Emmanuel and James Morrison. The band has toured internationally to the USA and Malaysia and also performed to large concert audiences in Perth, Adelaide, Darwin, Sydney, Gold Coast and was featured at the North Queensland Jazz Festival in Mackay, Jazz in the Vineyards at the Morning Star Estate, The Melbourne International Brass Festival (with Bill Watrous) and the Castlemaine State Festival. The DMJO has also been recorded on the soundtracks of several movies such as “Bran Nue Dae”, “Death Defying Acts”, “The Wogboy”, “Two Hands”, “Love and Other Catastrophes”and “Bootmen”.

To date, the DMJO has recorded five critically acclaimed CD’s and an Australian Jazz Bell Award nomination. The band completed a 15 year residency at The Apartment Bar and Restaurant before moving to their new home, The Paris Cat, performing with artists including Darren Percival, Grace Knight, Kate Ceberano, Wilbur Wilde, Rhonda Burchmore, Nina Ferro, Nichaud Fitzgibbon, Bruce Foreman, Dennis DiBlasio, Willie Murillo, Olivia Chindamo, Jacqui Cooper, John Morrison, Tim Davies, Hetty Kate and Fem Belling.

Line Up details:

Daryl McKenzie - Musical Director/Trombone

Lachlan Davidson - Alto Sax

Robert Simone -Alto Sax

Tony Hicks - Tenor Sax

Mia Barham - Tenor Sax

Stuart Byrne -Bari Sax

Michael Fraser -Lead Trumpet

Paddy McMullin - Trumpet

Thien Pham - Trumpet

Danny Madden -Trumpet

Ian Bell - Trombone

Roger Schmidli - Trombone

Joe O'Callaghan - Bass Trombone

John Turcio - Piano

Jack Pantazis - Guitar

Patrick Schmidli - Bass

Kieran Rafferty - Drums

Phil Binotto - Percussion

Guest vocalist each month...this month Shannen Wick  💫🌟

Genre - Jazz Big Band

Performance Room - Parisian Loft