The Down South Jazz Club starts 2020 in a great way on Thursday, January 16 from 7.30pm at Club Sapphire, Merimbula with the return of that very popular Canberra band Angela Lount and the Fedoras.
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The band comprises Angela Lount on vocals, Dan McLean on trumpet/flugal horn, James Luke on bass, Wayne Kelly on piano and Chris Thwaite on drums.
Lount has brought her band to the Down South Jazz Club on many occasions, the last being in January 2019.
A very popular and entertaining vocalist, she is able to entice you onto the dance floor and has a great understanding of what a performance needs to get everyone going.
She was a member of the Woden Valley Youth Choir for five years and has toured Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the UK with them.
She later became a member of the Darkside Divas, an all female group.
McLean is a versatile and experienced performer, with professional training in both jazz and classical trumpet.
Since graduating from the Australian National University he has performed both nationally and internationally in a wide range of music styles including jazz, pop, rock, blues, contemporary, classical and musical theatre.
Highlights from his career include playing with James Morrison, lead trumpet with Royal Caribbean Cruises, Grace Knight, Lily Dior and several of Canberra's leading jazz and pop bands.
Dan has played for the Down South Jazz Club on many occasions with Angela Lount and the Fedoras as well as with his own band The Dan McLean's Hot Four, and in 2016 The Hetty Kate and Dan McLean Swingtet was certainly a highlight for that year.
Luke on double bass plays all kinds of music and has played at many festivals from jazz to blues and country.
He manages to fit in a busy touring schedule and teaching part time at the Australian National University.
Pianist Kelly has a Bachelor of Music and a Graduate Diploma in jazz studies, and has in the past toured with many artists, among them Judith Durham and Don Burrows, as well as performing at jazz festivals around Australia.
He has been Lount's pianist each time she has appeared for the Down South Jazz Club.
Thwaite was the drummer for Angela Lount and The Fedoras back in 2009 and 2010 at the Lakeview.
He started playing drums through the ACT school band program in primary school.
Tickets are $15 for jazz club members and $20 for visitors. Bookings can be made by sending an email to bookings@downsouthjazzclub.org.au, calling Aileen or Kevin Walsh on 6495 9853, or you can pay at the door.