Uptown Jazz Cafe - Melbourne's newest jazz and improvised music venue

One of Australia’s finest jazz musicians, internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Mark Fitzgibbon returns to Uptown this Saturday night.
 
Having lived in London in the 1980’s performing at Ronnie Scotts and throughout Europe, Mark has accompanied many international jazz stars such as Lee Konitz, John Stubblefield, Curtis Lundy, Claire Martin, Mark Murphy and George Coleman jr.
 
Winner of the National jazz awards at the Wangarratta jazz festival, he has worked and recorded with with many of Australias finest jazz performers including Dale Barlow, Bernie Mcgann, Vince Jones, Christine Mcnulty, Jamie Oehlers, Scott Tinkler, Ian Chaplin and Wilbur Wilde, as well as his own trios and quartets.

The quintessential bebop jazz pianist, his swinging touch and virtuosity is the reason why he’s one of the most in demand players in Australia.

 

 “Mark Fitzgibbon is one of the most under rated talents in the country. Always musically tasteful , a consistently sympathetic accompanist , a repository of a vast repertoire and an impeccable touch, he can produce blistering solos and lift the music to another level” -Adrian Jackson the AGE


Tix $30/25 concession - seats still available
Cash entry - cards fine at the bar

Doors open 7.30, music from 8pm.

bookings please email us - uptownjazzcafe@email.com

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Elly Blackham and Jamie Holmes are teaming up for a one-night-only gig at Uptown Jazz Cafe. They will perform their original compositions and favourite tunes from artists such as Keith Jarrett and Immanuel Wilkins, and feature some of Australia's most exciting young improvisers.

Elly Blackham - Tenor Saxophone
Jamie Holmes - Alto Saxophone
Charlie Smith - Piano
Jack Smythe - Double Bass
Pat Skarakew - Drums

Elly Blackham is an up-and-coming saxophonist based in Melbourne who is already making waves in the local jazz and improvised music scene. Her music stems from distinctly human emotions, experiences, and love, with her compositions and improvisations in constant pursuit of this. She is a member of premier ensembles including Woolgathering, Aftersun and the Jazzlab Orchestra and has performed with renowned Australian artists, including Andrea Keller, Sandy Evans and Barney
McAll.
Her debut album 'Don't Push The River' will be released in December 2026.

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Jamie Holmes is an emerging saxophonist, composer and arranger currently studying Jazz & Improvisation at the Melbourne Conservatorium. He performs regularly across Melbourne’s contemporary and traditional jazz scenes, with appearances at venues including Paris Cat Jazz Club, The Night Cat, Howler and JazzLab, and has studied with leading Australian musicians including Carl Mackey, Angela Davis and Mat Jodrell.




Tix $30/25 concession - seats still available

Cash entry - cards fine at the bar

Doors open 7.30, music from 8pm.

bookings please email us - uptownjazzcafe@email.com

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One of the world's leading improvised music guitar players

Guitarist and composer Stephen Magnusson is a musician at the height of his powers. From the precocious virtuoso who dazzled the music world when he crashed onto the scene, to a musician so mature, complete and respected that when people talk of an “Australian sound” of instrumental music, it is Magnusson’s influence – his tone, his touch, his compositional watermark and his deep sensitivity – that they hear.

founding member of SNAG, FESTA, Assumptions Trio (Julien Wilson and Will Guthrie) Julio and The Stevies (again with Julien and also Stephen Grant), his trio MAG (Frank DiSario and Dave Beck) and the latest quartet – Magnet (Carl Pannuzzo, Eugene Ball and Sergio Beresovsky) Steve is one of the most vital, musical and leading exponents in this music. Plus he's a sweetheart....

featuring everything from hard swinging Ornette Coleman tunes to delicate originals and distinctive ballads, sometimes even a cover of a Cold Chisel or The Police, Steve captivates and meserises with his incredible musicianship and openness....



Tix $35/30 concession - seats still available

Cash entry - cards fine at the bar

Doors open 7.30, music from 8pm.

bookings please email us - uptownjazzcafe@email.com

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One of the most in-demand jazz saxophonists in Australia today, Phil Noy began his rich musical life in Tasmania. At the age of 18 he moved to Brisbane where he studied the Alto Saxophone with the legendary Tony Hobbs. Inspired by Tony, Phil developed an endless desire to explore the sound of the Saxophone. This in turn has led to an unexpected career as a Saxophone Technician, recently acknowledged with an invitation to Paris France to work with the world renowned ‘Selmer Paris’ Saxophone company.

As well as leading the current incarnation of the Phil Noy Quartet, Phil has been a member of The Allan Browne Quintet, The Bamboos, The Julien Wilson Quartet, Los Cabrones, The Hoodangers, Noisy Jamama and The Bennetts Lane Big Band and the legendary bebop band out of Melbourne “Bopstretch”

Finalist at the Wangaratta Jazz National Jazz Awards, nominated for the Melbourne Age’s Top 100 Most Influential Melbournians for the Arts/Music, Phil has also performed with ‘The Harry Connick Jr Big Band’ and recorded and performed alongside some of Australia’s finest musicians to form the Australian version of the ‘Liberation Orchestra’ led by the great Bassist Charlie Haden as part of the 2009 Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

To date Phil has performed, recorded and toured worldwide with many musicians including; George Garzone, Joe lovano, Betty Harris, Scott Tinkler, Ian Chaplin, Sam Keevers, Eugene Ball, Allan Browne, Sam Anning, Harry Connick Jr, Kylie Auldist, Syl Johnson, Edie Bo, Paul Williamson, Ned Goold, Andrea Keller, Ted Vining, Paul Grabowsky, Jamie Oehlers, Mark Hannaford, Geoff Hughes, James Morrison to name a few.

This gig will feature the incredible Sam Keevers Trio with Chris Hale and Danny Fischer

 




Tix $40/35 concession - seats still available

Cash entry - cards fine at the bar

Doors open 7.30, music from 8pm.

bookings please email us - uptownjazzcafe@email.com

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bookings - emailuptownjazzcafe@email.com and just pay for tickets on arrival