Cairo Club Orchestra featuring Nichaud Fitzgibbon
- Live at The Count's
- The Count’s
The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts
Monash University Clayton Campus
$15 - $30
Don’t miss the famous Cairo Club Orchestra Live at The Count’s, as they reanimate the Jazz Age soundtrack of the prohibition era. Renowned for their intoxicating blend of vintage jazz, Middle Eastern exotica, and big-band bravado, the Cairo Club Orchestra transforms every performance into a celebratory experience, reviving rare and forgotten gems from the golden era of jazz and swing.
For more than three decades, Cairo Club Orchestra has showcased Melbourne’s highest calibre musicians who play with the sort of precision and cohesiveness that is developed through many years of performing together. Their innate sense of swing and hot solos convey an infectious sense of joy and fun as they romp their way through timeless gangster jazz, and the hot rhythm dance music of the flappers.
Think smoky speakeasy, Jazz-era glamour, flappers and hot syncopated jazz, all delivered by a powerhouse ensemble that knows exactly how to lift a room. From tightly wound rhythms to soaring melodies and irresistibly danceable novelty tunes, this is music that moves both the heart and the feet.
“The Cairo Club Orchestra bright spirited Music takes us back to the glory days of the 1920’s and 1930’s…the spirits of Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, and a thousand other musicians are smiling because of Peter Milley and his swinging friends who embody happiness in swingtime”. – Michael Steinman, Jazz Lives
Featuring:
Ralph Whiteoak – Tenor Sax/Clarinet
Jeff Vague – Alto Sax /Clarinet
Greg Strong – Alto Sax, Clarinet/Baritone Sax
Sean Nihill – Trumpet
Neil Gracy – Trumpet /Trombone
Ian Haines – Trombone
Andrew Nolte – Banjo
Barry Ramage – Bass
Ben Van Den Akker – Drums
Nichaud Fitzgibbon – Vocals
Eat & Drink
Make a meal of it! The music gets underway at 7.30pm, but arrive a bit earlier if you can. From 6.30pm, enjoy pre-show dinner and drinks at The Count’s Italian-style kitchen and bar. Reservations are not required when you purchase a ticket to a show. Order from the QR code on your table, or at the bar. View the menu.
