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LISMORE JAZZ CLUB REOPENING

LISMORE JAZZ CLUB REOPENING
The Lismore Jazz Club’s popular monthly gigs were just one of many casualties of the COVID shut-downs in the local music scene, and the 2022 floods severely impacted the club’s favourite venue, the Lismore City Bowling and Recreation Club, affectionately known as the City Bowlo.
But now—drum roll—the Lismore Jazz Club monthly gigs are back.
The first gig of the new program is Lismore songstress Laura Nobel, with Greg Lyon (bass), Brendan St Ledger (piano) and Scott Hills (drums), at the City Bowlo on Sunday 9 October from 2 to 5 pm. Brendan is a special guest making his first appearance at the Lismore Jazz Club and travelling down from Brisbane for the gig.
Laura will be launching her new album, A Time for Love, which was recorded live here in the Northern Rivers at Byron Bay and produced by Greg Lyon.
Laura and the quartet say they are thrilled to be performing for the Lismore Jazz Club as it celebrates the re-opening of the City Bowlo.
The Jazz Club has delighted members and friends with its recent announcement that its regular gigs are resuming on 9 October. “Fantastic news. Looking forward to more great music,” was one enthusiastic response.
“It is fabulous to have jazz back on a Sunday arvo at the City Bowlo,” says President Jennifer McLennan. “Our gigs were missed when they were suspended through COVID restrictions, and then the devastating and ongoing flood trauma, so it’s fantastic that we’re able to return to live music again.
“I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing Lismore Jazz Club committee members. Their tireless work and enthusiasm for live music and the jazz community will certainly be missed. Thank you.
“We’re keeping our prices at pre-COVID levels for now—we want to keep live music as accessible as we can for people in this region.
“We’re also very grateful for the continued support of the Lismore Bowlo in providing such a great venue for our gigs.
“Our first event is the second Sunday of October—it was a bit hard to compete against the football grand finals and a long weekend—but from then on it will be the first Sunday of each month.
“Just a heads-up that access to the bowling club has changed for the time being. The club car park is closed. Parking is available on Molesworth Street with pedestrian access to the front of the club.”
Entry to the Sunday afternoon gigs is still only $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers, with a yearly membership fee of $20. For people who join the Lismore Jazz Club or renew their membership now, this year’s membership fee will cover them to the end of 2023.
The next Lismore Jazz Club gigs, featuring more great artists from this region and beyond, will be held from 2 to 5 pm on 6 November and 4 December, and then on 5 February next year, so put them in your diary now and come along for an afternoon of great music.
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