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28.Oct.08 | Gypsy jazz Festival Noumea
28.Oct.08 | Date Brothers Tour 2008
OCT 31 BATHURST ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL
NOV 2 WANGARATTA JAZZ FESTIVAL VICTORIA
NOV 5 BENNETTS LANE MELBOURNE (With Howard Cairns)
NOV 7 GEELONG
NOV 8 OPERA BAR SYDNEY (With Johnathon Zwartz)
NOV 9 CREMORNE ORPHEUM (With George Washingmachine)
NOV 10 t 17 GYPSY JAZZ FESTIVAL NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA (With George and Howard)
NOV 19 CLUB KERSLEY SOUTH COAST NSW
NOV 20 MERIMBULA
NOV 21 ALBURY JAZZ CLUB
NOV 23 MITTAGONG PLAYHOUSE (With Anthony Howe and Stan Valacos)
NOV 26 BELLINGEN MEMORIAL HALL (With Lulo Reinhardt and friends)
NOV 27 LISMORE JAZZ CLUB
NOV 28 TWEED VALLEY JAZZ CLUB
NOV 29 MANOUCHE FESTIVAL BRISBANE AND NOOSA JAZZ CLUB
NOV 30 MANOUCHE FESTIVAL BRISBANE
DEC 6 BOWRAVILLE
DEC 7 CENTRAL COAST LEAGUES CLUB
02.Oct.08 | Date Brothers in November
Brother Ian arrives later in October. We'll be at the Wangaratta Jazz Festival on the 2nd November, Bennet's Lane in Melbourne on the 5th, Workshopping at the Guitar Gallery on the 6th, Geelong on the 7th. Cremorne Orpheum with George Washingmachine on the 9th. New Caledonia Gypsy Guitar Festival the following weekend. South Coast the week after that. Up to Brisbane at the end of November for the Manouche Guitar Festival, stopping on the way in Bellingen to play at the Memorial Hall (26th November) with the Lulo Reinhardt band, Lismore Jazz Club the night after, Tweed Valley Jazz Club, Noosa Jazz Club. we'll be playing with lots of fantastic musicians including Howard Cairns, Paul Williams and jamming with a bunch off incredible musicians along the way. Stay tuned for a full list of shows coming up.
22.Aug.08 | Mini Manouche Brisbane
I am performing with The Gypsy Swingers on August 27 and then the Queen St Mall on Friday the 29th.
Wednesday 27th August at Clovelly Estate Winery Cellar Door Musgrave Rd Red Hill.
Acts appearing so far are last year's OzManouche headliner Michel Trabelsi, Paris Dreaming and The Gypsy Swingers.
22.Aug.08 | Ticklers Saturday 23rd
Crazy dancing Gypsy music and more
22.Aug.08 | Wandering Dark Shadowy Thing
New CD avaialble.
19.Aug.08 | Opera Bar
Tonight Wednesday 20th August. Nigel Date Trio with John Maddox and Daniel Weltlinger 8:30
29.Jul.08 | Brisbane Jazz Club Gypsy Swingers and Bellingen Jazz Festival
The Gypsy Swingers will be at the great Brisbane Jazz Club Friday August 15.
Daniel Weltlinger and me will be causing mayhem and havoc at the Bellingen Jazz Festival on the 16th and 17th. We'll be doing our own duo act and will then head the Manouche Party Orchestra. A collection of some fantastic 'Gypsy Jazz' style musicians from all over Australia.
07.Jul.08 | Picasso
The Gypsy Swingers and Picasso Exhibition tonight at GOMA Brisbane.
12.Jun.08 | Date Brothers in November
Brother Ian will be touring Australia again in November. We'll be playing at the Wangaratta Jazz Festival, The Manouche Gypsy Jazz Festival, The International Gypsy Jazz Festival in Noumea, New Caledonia, Noosa Jazz Club, Tweed Valley Jazz Club, Cremorne Orpheum, Central Coast Leagues Club, Lismore Jazz Club. More dates and concerts to be announced soon.
28.May.08 | Back to Brisbane
I'll be at the Brisbane Guitar Show at Brisbane City Hall this Sunday with Cameron Ford and Peter Walters. I'll be doing some other local jobs and finishing a recording while I'm there. CD of 'The Gypsy Swingers' coming soon.
Speaking of CD's I've had a lot of emails of late making enquiries. Daniel Weltlinger Trio CD is available by contacting Daniel (Links section). My own CD and the long awaited Eye of Chaos CD are coming. Older Straight Back Fellows and Peppermint T have all but sold out. Straight Up by The Straight Back Fellows (2007) is available by cheque/money order. Please contact me for more info.
To some old pals who have contacted me recently. I'll get straight back to ya all.
08.May.08 | Opera Bar
Nigel Date Trio Opera Bar 20th May
21.Apr.08 | Mad Ass Folk Club Brisbane
I'll be appearing at the Mad Ass Folk Club. The funkiest spot in Brisbane with fantastic musicians Ewan Mackenzie and Cameron Ford on the 15th MAY
14.Apr.08 | Gigs!
Coming gigs include tonight at the Opera Bar with the Daniel Weltlinger Trio. Tuesday the 29th at the Broadway Bar Broadway Sydney. The Lismore Jazz Club with guitar monster Cameron Ford May 11. The Gumnut goes from strength to strength. Every Friday 6 till 9 28 Harrington St The Rocks.
The EYE OF CHAOS has been working on new material with exciting keyboardist Wendy Angerrani. Stay tuned....
03.Feb.08 | Emails gone wrong!
Some recent email submissions have been made to me inquiring about hiring me and bands I'm involved with. Sadly I haven't been able to respond due to incorrect email contact details. My contact number is listed in the 'About' section of the website.
All email enquiries will be responded to asap.
If you are one of these people please try again and feel free to give me a contact number.
09.Jan.08 | Recordings!!
A few recording collaborations underway in the otherwise quiet time of January.
Check the 'Listen' section for excerpts
04.Dec.07 | Date Brothers Big Thanks
Brother Ian and I have travelled the land in the last month doing a stack of gigs and miles in planes and car. Thanks to all who helped and looked after us, played music with us and shared the laughs. We'll be doing it again next year and in Europe as well.
11.Nov.07 | Date Brothers Success in the South
Thanks to the musicians and music lovers of Geelong who turned up at the music workshop and Wintergarden gig. See you all soon!
07.Nov.07 | Date Brothers Sound Lounge
Wednesday the 14th of November promises to be fantastic fun with brother Ian with us performing at the Sound Lounge in the Seymour Centre Chippendale. We'll be joined by the fabulous Natalie Morrison on Double Bass and Anthony Howe on drums. Expect some superstar special guests. Book early at the above mentioned link or phone 02 93517940. $20
21.Oct.07 | More Dates for the Date Brothers
The Date Brothers will be performing a special night of music at The Goulburn Club Nov 16.
15.Oct.07 | Date Brothers Gigs in November
Brother Ian will be in the land of Oz during November. Gigs for THE DATE BROTHERS include The Seymour Centre on Nov 14 for the Sydney Jazz Club. The Royal Exchange in Newcastle 21st November, Lismore Jazz Club on the 22nd November. The Manouche Gypsy Guitar Festival in Brisbane 23rd November. Noosa Jazz Club on the 23rd November. Armidale on Thursday the 29th, Toowoomba Jazz Club on the 30th, Bellingen Jazz Club on the 1st December, Central Coast Leagues on the 2nd December. More to be announced shortly.
26.Sep.07 | Pep T
The return of Peppermint T begins this sunday with a huge gig at the Dance Parklife Festival at Moore Park in Sydney
04.Sep.07 | Gypsy Swing Night in Nation's Capital
I'll be playing with The Swing Band featuring George Washingmachine and accordionist/keyboardist extraordinarre Kevin Hunt Thursday 6th September at The Southern Cross Club Canberra.
22.Aug.07 | Date Brothers in November
The Date Brothers will be performing throughout Australia in November.
Gigs include Toowoomba on the 30th November. Lismore on the 22nd. The Manouche Gypsy Jazz Festival in Brisbane on the 23rd and the 24th in Noosa with George Washingmachine. Victorian dates to be announced shortly as well as Sydney and other NSW dates. If you'd like to book The Date Brothers here's your chance but be quick as we're running out of available nights. Brother Ian will be performing at the Wangaratta Jazz Fest on the first weekend in November. For more on Ian go to the links section.
31.Jul.07 | Guitar frenzy
The Straight Back Fellows will be performing at the 2007 Dubbo Jazz Festival on the 10th to the 12th of August. Stay tuned for Date Brothers tour dates for Australia in November. We will be at the Manouche Gypsy Jazz Guitar Festival in Brisbane on November 23. Other gigs to be announced soon.
29.May.07 | Howdy!
Been a busy month in May doing corporate events and recordings.
Played with the violin maestro Ian Cooper on Saturday at the Olympic Stadium.
'Well Connected Cafe' in Glebe Pt Rd Glebe every Wednesday night from 7 is featuring an assortment of some fantastic Sydney and elsewhere musicians. Music of Django features heavily in this all acoustic gypsy jazz jam. Come on down and say hi if you're about.
26.Apr.07 | Camden Haven Music Festival
I'll be travelling up the coast with George Washingmachine and friends to play at this festival. More Django and acoustic jazz.
17.Apr.07 | Opera Bar
Daniel Weltlinger (violin) and the hugely impressive Stan Valacos (double bass) and myself will be down next to the Opera House doing a little stylish set or 3 of stuff.
15.Apr.07 | The Southern Highlands 2007 CLASSICJAZZ and Ragtime FESTIVAL
I'll be playing with George Washingmachine in Mittagong with the String Band playing 'Gypsy Jazz Hot Club'. Should be fun!
14.Apr.07 | Annual Swing Patrol Dance
Nigel will be playing guitar in the band (Anthony Howe's, Howler's Cotton Club) for the swinging dancers at their annual dance at the Paddington Town Hall this Saturday night
09.Apr.07 | Standby citizens
Work is in progress on this website. Be sure to come back soon to see and hear what's happening in the world of Nigel
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