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JMQ Jazz + Dinner - Thursdays @ Golden Gate Hotel, South Melbourne

238 Clarendon St, South Melbourne (cnr Coventry St)
(03) 9810 0050
facebook.com/thegoldengatehotelsouthmelb

info@goldengatehotel.com.au
 

LIVE JAZZ: Jazz Thursdays with JMQ Jazz Ensemble

Doors open at 6:30 PM for dinner and drinks. Live Jazz kicks off at 7 PM, with meals and beverages available throughout the evening. Plus, enjoy the convenience of free on-street parking from 6 PM.

BOOK EARLY ON: www.trybooking.com/COBWU

 

JMQ JAZZ ENSEMBLE featuring:

OCT 2 - JACKIE BORNSTEIN

OCT 9 - TAMARA KULDIN

OCT 16 - RALEIGH WILLIAMS

OCT 23 - WILBUR WILDE

OCT 30 - REBECCA BARNARD

NOV 6 - JULIARNA CLARK

NOV 13 - NICHAUD FITZGIBBON

 

and more of Melbourne's Jazz stars coming up....

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instagram.com/jmqjazzensembles

 

  

John Montesante Dectet - Heroes’ Lounge - St Kilda RSL - Saturday October 4 2025

Upstairs - 88 Acland Street St Kilda

Join us Upstairs in Heroes Lounge [aka Ruby Carter Lounge] at St Kilda RSL for a stylish jazz evening, just for you.

The JM JAZZ DECTET returns, featuring two standout vocalists, Georgia Brooks & Craig Schneider – embedded in this cool 10-piece jazz ensemble. 🎤🎹🔥

Expect Blue Note vibes, Bebop, Standards & modern gems – all arranged by jazz maestro, John Montesante.

🕖 Doors 7pm | Show 7.30pm
🎟 GA $35 | Conc $25 | Student $15
🎟 Book now – and don't miss this unforgettable jazz experience!
🎶 Lift access | Pre-show dining on Acland Street


BOOK EARLY ON: www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1461783

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Both JMQ bands have CDs available at gigs or through CD Baby & iTunes:
 

1. JMQ – Live @ Atlantis (2009)

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CD Review
JMQ – Live @ Atlantis
CD Review from Jazz Scene


'This CD was recorded at the Atlantis Studios in front of a small audience who don't get in the way of some very good music of the vocal and instrumental varieties. Of the latter, there are Bop versions of Invitation, Where or When and Tell me a Bedtime Story, each giving rein to the invention of the soloists in between the fine arrangements. The four vocalists, who have appeared with the band on club dates, are all expert in swingers and ballads, of which the classic Bye, Bye Blackbird by Yvette Johansson, At Last by Rebecca Mendoza, Just One of Those Things by Julie O'Hara and Night & Day by Bob Valentine, are representative of the 10 vocal tracks. The final track is by the augmented line-up and is a brassy blaster that inspires a desire to catch the band at one of its 'live' gigs around the traps, where you'll surely buy this CD.'
Reviewed by Ron Spain

2. JMQ Jazz Dectet – The LITTLE BIG HORN Project (2013)

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