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Another year passes

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Here we are in 2016 and the updates have been few and far between due to other activities. However here is another photo of the wonderful Brisbane Jazz Club where our tour was completed in November last year. The Jazz festival was wonderful and the fact there were so many talented people there performing made it very special. Our concert …

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Hank Marvin Plays the OZ Manouche Festival in Brisbane

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On Saturday November 28th 2015 Hank Marvin Gypsy Jazz Quartet played at the wonderful Brisbane Jazz Club. The OZ Manouche is an annual event that runs for four days, consisting of concerts, Workshops, Masterclasses, filmscreenings, together with merchandising stalls, food and licensed bar. Non stop jamming, and this festival is very similar to others held around the world at various …

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Hank Marvin Gypsy Jazz play Wollongong

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It goes without saying that Hank Marvin demands great audience wherever he chooses to play. As the lead guitarist of the famous “Shadows” group formed back in the 1960’s roaring to success on the UK charts and still to this very day having the most number one hits for the longest period of time other than Elvis Presley and The …

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Hank Marvin Plays “The Basement” Sydney

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After two great concerts at the Memo Club in Melbourne the group moved on to Sydney where they set up for the concert in the Basement Club. Opening its first doors in downtown Sydney on May 10th 1972, a midst an era of pub rock and cover venues, The Basement rapidly emerged as a benchmark club for contemporary music – …

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Hank Marvin Plays Memo Music Hall Melbourne

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Hank Marvin and his Gypsy Jazz Quartet left New Zealand on the morning of November 21st 2015 and flew to Melbourne at 8.3am. That night they were appearing at the famous Memo Music Hall in St Kilda. MEMO Music Hall is an iconic performance venue in the heart of St Kilda run in partnership by Caravan Music Club and the …

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Hank Marvin plays Baycourt Tauranga New Zealand

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On November 18th 2015 Hank Marvin Gypsy Jazz Quartet played the Baycourt Theatre in Tauranga New Zealand. In 1983 after nine years of planning and fundraising by an enthusiastic group of local residents Baycourt Community and Arts centre was opened on 26 April1983 by the Prince and Princess of Wales. The royal couple inspected the Exhibition Space, viewed local arts …

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Hank Marvin Plays Northern Club Auckland

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On Tuesday 17th of November 2015 Hank Marvin Gypsy Jazz Quartet played at the prestigious Northern Club in Auckland. The Northern Club was founded by a group of prominent professional and business men in the year 1869 when the popularity of a gentleman’s club was at its peak throughout the British Empire. The club’s founders, with remarkable daring and foresight, …

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Hank Marvin Upper Hutt New Zealand

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After an enjoyable stay at the Quest Hotel Apartments in Nelson city in the South Island of New Zealand, the Hank Marvin Gypsy Jazz group flew over to Wellington at 10.30 am from a lovely sunny day to an overcast and rainy day at the bottom of the North Island. The gig that night 15th November 2015 was at the …

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Hank Marvin Nelson New Zealand

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The Hank Marvin Gypsy Jazz group arrived into Nelson New Zealand on Friday 13th of November after an overnight in Wellington. The group traveled from Perth Western Australia via Sydney a rather long flight finally getting into their hotel there after midnight. The quick flight across to Nelson was around 25 minutes and Hank was invited to sit behind the …

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