Board & Staff

WAYJO Office Team

Our friendly, approachable team are on hand to help with any queries you may have.

General Manager
Simon Keen – simon.keen@wayjo.com

Artistic Director & Wednesday Night Orchestra Music Director
Mace Francis – mace.francis@wayjo.com

Office Manager & Assistant to the GM
Jess Herbert – admin@wayjo.com

Marketing Coordinator
Justine Thornley – marketing@wayjo.com

Monday Night Orchestra Music Director
Ricki Malet

Tuesday Night Orchestra Music Director
Marty Pervan

Young Women in Jazz Program Leader & Assistant Music Director (Jul 2018 – Jun 2019)
Gemma Farrell – education@wayjo.com

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WAYJO Board

WAYJO board members volunteer their time to create new opportunities for WAYJO musicians. A mix of business and arts people, the Board actively build relationships with organisations and individuals who can help WAYJO embark on projects such as touring, recording and performing with high profile jazz musicians.

Chair
Lloyd Smith

Deputy Chair
Tony Ottaviano

Treasurer
Laura Coles

Board Members
Natasha Allchurch
Georgia Malone
Brian Murphy
Jamie Oehlers
Simon teBrinke
David Woolfe

Artistic Director – Ex-officio
Mace Francis

General Manager – Ex-officio
Simon Keen

Band Representative – Ex-officio
Tessa Campbell

Upcoming Events

november

DownStairs at The Maj 825 Hay St Perth WA 6000 Australia

9nov7:30 pm- 9:30 pmJazz at The Maj: Artemis Orchestra

Event Details

Jazz at The Maj: Artemis Orchestra The finale to our year long focus on Women in Jazz, WAYJO are delighted to present a collaboration with one of Perth’s newest jazz ensembles,

Jazz at The Maj: Artemis Orchestra

The finale to our year long focus on Women in Jazz, WAYJO are delighted to present a collaboration with one of Perth’s newest jazz ensembles, the Artemis Orchestra. Led by WAYJO Young Women in Jazz Program Leader Gemma Farrell, the Artemis Orchestra provides a new platform for Perth’s leading female jazz artists.

Joining the Artemis Orchestra will be a hand-picked selection of WAYJO’s finest young female musicians as we look forward to the future of jazz in Perth. The music of Australia’s great female composers and arrangers will envelop audiences and send them into the night with a new sense of wonder at the talent and dedication waiting to take centre stage.

Artemis Orchestra
WAYJO Ensembles
Downstairs at The Maj – His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth
Fri 9 Nov & Sat 10 Nov, 7.30pm
Tickets ptt.wa.gov.au

* If you’re planning on seeing four or more shows, take advantage of our subscription packages. Subscribers receive discounts to other selected performances throughout the year.

Time

(Friday) 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Location

DownStairs at The Maj

825 Hay St Perth WA 6000 Australia

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DownStairs at The Maj 825 Hay St Perth WA 6000 Australia

10nov7:30 pm- 9:30 pmJazz at The Maj: Artemis Orchestra

Event Details

Jazz at The Maj: Artemis Orchestra The finale to our year long focus on Women in Jazz, WAYJO are delighted to present a collaboration with one of Perth’s newest jazz ensembles,

Jazz at The Maj: Artemis Orchestra

Artemis Orchestra
WAYJO Ensembles
Downstairs at The Maj – His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth
Fri 9 Nov & Sat 10 Nov, 7.30pm
Tickets ptt.wa.gov.au

* If you’re planning on seeing four or more shows, take advantage of our subscription packages. Subscribers receive discounts to other selected performances throughout the year.

Time

(Saturday) 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Location

DownStairs at The Maj

825 Hay St Perth WA 6000 Australia

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Quarry Amphitheatre 1 Waldron Dr, City Beach WA 6015

22nov7:30 pm- 10:00 pmDuke Ellington's Nut Cracker

Event Details

WAYJO presents Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Sunset, stars, picnic blankets and jazz. What could be a better way to bring in the festive season than all of the above? Celebrate with WAYJO as

WAYJO presents Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker

Sunset, stars, picnic blankets and jazz.

What could be a better way to bring in the festive season than all of the above? Celebrate with WAYJO as they perform Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite.

A true family friendly event, WAYJO will play a host of other Ellington classics to begin the evening, before they sweep audiences up with the big band update of Tchaikovsky’s favourite.

Come one, come all ye faithful, for a charming evening of music and delight.

Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker
Thursday with TNO, WNO & Friday with MNO, WNO
Thu 22 Nov & Fri 23 Nov, 7.30pm
Quarry Amphitheatre, City Beach
Tickets only from ticketmaster.com.au

* DISCOUNT TICKETS are available to those who subscribe to four or more concerts from our Jazz at The Maj series – ptt.wa.gov.au . Once subscribed, WAYJO will be in touch to offer an exclusive subscriber rate of $45 per ticket ($15 saving)! *

Time

(Thursday) 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Location

Quarry Amphitheatre

1 Waldron Dr, City Beach WA 6015

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Quarry Amphitheatre 1 Waldron Dr, City Beach WA 6015

23nov7:30 pm- 10:00 pmDuke Ellington's Nut Cracker

Event Details

WAYJO presents Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Sunset, stars, picnic blankets and jazz. What could be a better way to bring in the festive season than all of the above? Celebrate with WAYJO as

WAYJO presents Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker

Sunset, stars, picnic blankets and jazz.

What could be a better way to bring in the festive season than all of the above? Celebrate with WAYJO as they perform Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite.

A true family friendly event, WAYJO will play a host of other Ellington classics to begin the evening, before they sweep audiences up with the big band update of Tchaikovsky’s favourite.

Come one, come all ye faithful, for a charming evening of music and delight.

Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker
Thursday with TNO, WNO & Friday with MNO, WNO
Thu 22 Nov & Fri 23 Nov, 7.30pm
Quarry Amphitheatre, City Beach
Tickets only from ticketmaster.com.au

Time

(Friday) 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Location

Quarry Amphitheatre

1 Waldron Dr, City Beach WA 6015

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About WAYJO

The West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra (WAYJO) is open to performers 14-25 years of age (up to 28 in full-time study) and perform a range of jazz styles from trad and classic through to contemporary… we commission original big band jazz works too!

All positions in each of WAYJO’s 3 big bands are auditioned every year, offering the opportunity to perform at some of Perth’s best venues, and travel regionally, nationally and internationally with top band leaders and touring guest artists.

From tours to festivals, to community, corporate and private events – WAYJO presents something for all ages, venues & budgets.

Interested? Please visit our audition or bookings pages, and sign up to our eNews to stay in the loop!

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WAYJO presents Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker

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WAYJO presents Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker

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