Marty Pervan on Mambolicious

We sat down with Musical Director of the St John of God Health Care Tuesday Night Orchestra, Marty Pervan, to find out a little more about the Mambolicious Program.

‘Mambolicious: Jodrell Screams Puente’ features one of Australia’s greatest trumpet players, Mat Jodrell, and pays homage to influential Latin jazz pioneer, Tito Puente. Performing in Margaret River on 30 June at Margaret River HEART, and then in Perth at Milk Bar on 1 July, these concerts are guaranteed to have your feet tapping and hips shaking.


Marty Pervan with the St John of God Health Care Tuesday Night Orchestra by Josh Wells

Why are you excited to collaborate with Mat Jodrell and what are you hoping he’ll bring to the St John of God Tuesday Night Orchestra?

Given that Mat is a WAYJO alumnus, this collaboration is an opportunity to reconnect on both a personal and musical level. The wealth of knowledge and experience that comes with a musician that has lived and worked professionally as a first-call jazz and session trumpet player in places like New York is informative and inspirational for the band members. After leaving Perth, Mat attended the Julliard School of Music, and this also brings a unique set of experiences that bend members who are also tertiary music students will find enlightening. I am confident the anecdotal element of Mat’s communication and engagement with the band will be just as invaluable as his musical contribution.

What are you looking forward to on the regional tour to Margaret River?

There are no amount of rehearsals that can simulate the positive musical effect of a tour. The shared experiences and time spent together allow the musicians to connect in a way that is impossible to imitate. The shows, workshops and rehearsals will all be great musical experiences that will create lifelong memories for the band members (and probably the staff too).

What do you love about Tito Puente’s works?

Tito Puente was my first introduction to Son/montuno (Salsa), Mambo, Guaguanco and Cha Cha – it is something for which I have had a lifelong passion. I enjoy educating the band members about this genre of music and the various musical elements that make it unique. It is consistently exciting to play and listen to. This is always evident in the expressions of awe and joy on the faces of the band as they are performing.

Is there anything else you can tell us about the Mambolicious program?

We will be performing some of Tito Puente’s most popular tunes that most audiences have heard of as well as a selection of other music from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Columbia, and New York.

“I will be immensely surprised if any of the audience isn’t up and dancing early in the performance.”

Other artists that we will be performing the music of include Cubanismo, the Afro-Cuban All Stars, the Buena Vista Social Club, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Poncho Sanchez, Matt Harris, and Mike Tomaro.


Experience Mambolicious: Jodrell Screams Puente
7:30pm, Friday 30 June | Margaret River HEART | TICKETS
7:30pm, Saturday 1 July | Milk Bar, Inglewood | TICKETS


WAYJO TNO - photo Josh Wells

2022 WAYJO Act Belong Commit Regional Tour - York

The St John of God Health Care Tuesday Night Orchestra, directed by Ricki Malet, performs a repertoire of jazz, blues and Latin classics. From Basie through to Bossa Nova, and Billie Holiday to Bob Mintzer, the Big Band plays the greats from the 1950s through to today, with skill and infectious energy.

Come enjoy a free community show in historic York, as part of the 2022 York Festival Jazz Weekend, 24-26 September. Find out more yorkfestival.com.au

For more information about WAYJO’s touring programs, please visit wayjo.com/regional

WAYJO’s Regional Touring program is supported by Healthway promoting the Act Belong Commit message.

Photo: WAYJO 2021 TNO at Quarry Amphitheatre by Josh Wells

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WAYJO TNO - photo Josh Wells

2022 WAYJO Act Belong Commit Regional Tour - Albany

The St John of God Health Care Tuesday Night Orchestra, directed by Ricki Malet, performs a repertoire of jazz, blues and Latin classics. From Basie through to Bossa Nova, and Billie Holiday to Bob Mintzer, the Big Band plays the greats from the 1950s through to today, with skill and infectious energy.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a FREE community concert in the Kalyenup Studio, with admission for ticket holders only.

For more information about WAYJO’s touring programs, please visit wayjo.com/regional

WAYJO’s Regional Touring program is supported by Healthway promoting the Act Belong Commit message.

Photo: WAYJO 2021 TNO at Quarry Amphitheatre by Josh Wells

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WAYJO TNO - photo Josh Wells

2022 WAYJO Act Belong Commit TNO Regional Tour

The WAYJO St John of God Health Care Tuesday Night Orchestra (TNO) head to Albany and York 21-26 September to deliver workshops at several schools, plus two free community concerts.

Directed by Ricki Malet, the band perform jazz, blues and Latin classics. From Basie through to Bossa Nova, and Billie Holiday to Bob Mintzer, let WAYJO's TNO entertain you with all the big band greats from the 1950s through to today.

Come along for free community shows in Albany and also York as part of the 2022 York Festival Jazz Weekend.

Albany Entertainment Centre
Friday 23 September, 7.00pm – free entry only with tickets from artsculturetrust.wa.gov.au/wayjo

York Festival Jazz Weekend @ The Imperial Hotel
Sunday 25 September, 1.00pm – free entry, festival information yorkfestival.com.au

For more information about WAYJO's regional touring program, head to wayjo.com/regional

WAYJO’s Regional Touring program is supported by Healthway promoting the Act Belong Commit message.

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Photograph: 2021 WAYJO TNO by Josh Wells

Media Contact:
Justine Thornley, WAYJO Marketing
marketing@wayjo.com
+61 8 9471 1950

WAYJO TNO - photo Josh Wells


WAYJO 2021 MNO by Joh Wells

2022 WAYJO Act Belong Commit Regional Tour - Bunbury

The WAYJO MinterEllison Monday Night Orchestra (MNO) is excited to be touring regional WA early August.

Join the MNO on their ‘Big Band Road Trip’ for a night of classic Count Basie and Duke Ellington jazz repertoire, plus exciting contemporary works by WA saxophonist, composer, and 2022 Australian Women in Music Award nominee Gemma Farrell.

There’s something for all contemporary and jazz music fans in this bold big band program that’s simply not to be missed!

PLEASE NOTE: This is a FREE community concert, with admission for ticket holders only.

WAYJO’s Regional Touring program is supported by Healthway promoting the Act Belong Commit message.

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WAYJO 2021 MNO by Joh Wells

2022 WAYJO Act Belong Commit Regional Tour - Margaret River

The WAYJO MinterEllison Monday Night Orchestra (MNO) is excited to be touring regional WA early August.

Join the MNO on their ‘Big Band Road Trip’ for a night of classic Count Basie and Duke Ellington jazz repertoire, plus exciting contemporary works by WA saxophonist, composer, and 2022 Australian Women in Music Award nominee Gemma Farrell.

There’s something for all contemporary and jazz music fans in this bold big band program that’s simply not to be missed!

FREE community concert, no tickets required.

WAYJO’s Regional Touring program is supported by Healthway promoting the Act Belong Commit message.


Monday Night Orchestra

2022 WAYJO Act Belong Commit MNO Regional Tour

The WAYJO MinterEllison Monday Night Orchestra (MNO) is excited to be touring regionally to Margaret River and Bunbury early August.

Join the MNO on their ‘Big Band Road Trip’ for a night of classic Count Basie and Duke Ellington jazz repertoire, plus exciting contemporary works by WA saxophonist, composer, and 2022 Australian Women in Music Award nominee Gemma Farrell.

There’s something for all contemporary and jazz music fans in this free community concert program simply not to be missed!

Margaret River District Club
Thursday 4 August, 7.00pm – free entry margaretriverdistrictclub.com

Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre (BREC)
Friday 5 August, 7.00pm – free tickets from bunburyentertainment.com

WAYJO’s Regional Touring program is supported by Healthway promoting the Act Belong Commit message.

     

 

Hashtags: #WAYJO2022 #WAYJOregional #ActBelongCommit
Photograph: 2021 WAYJO MNO by Josh Wells

Media Contact:
Justine Thornley, WAYJO Marketing
marketing@wayjo.com
+61 8 9471 1950

 

 

 


Celebrating the Greats, Merredin | WAYJO Act Belong Commit Regional Tour 2021

WAYJO are touring the Goldfields and heading to the Cummins Theatre in Merredin one night only for a free community concert!

Join WAYJO’s Tuesday Night Orchestra, led by the talented Marty Pervan, to experience music by some of the greatest in the Big Band genre. The swinging sounds of Count Basie and Duke Ellington come together with fantastic tunes made famous by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Harry Connick Jnr, featuring WAYJO’s very own Jordan Boase on vocals.

We’ll be getting funky with the music of Thad Jones, while also showcasing some of our own Australian talents, with music by Ross Irwin (The Cat Empire) and Andrew Murray (ATM15). Join us for a concert program designed specifically to make you feel good!

This is a FREE community concertplease note tickets will still need to allocated to each individual due to COVID-19 regulations. Ticket must be presented to gain entry.


WAYJO Goldfields Regional Tour is supported by Healthway, promoting the Act Belong Commit message. 

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Celebrating the Greats, Kalgoorlie | WAYJO Act Belong Commit Regional Tour 2021

WAYJO are touring the Goldfields and heading to the Goldfields Arts Centre for one night only for a free community concert!

Join WAYJO’s Tuesday Night Orchestra, led by the talented Marty Pervan, to experience music by some of the greatest in the Big Band genre. The swinging sounds of Count Basie and Duke Ellington come together with fantastic tunes made famous by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Harry Connick Jnr, featuring WAYJO’s very own Jordan Boase on vocals.

We’ll be getting funky with the music of Thad Jones, while also showcasing some of our own Australian talents, with music by Ross Irwin (The Cat Empire) and Andrew Murray (ATM15). Join us for a concert program designed specifically to make you feel good!

This is a FREE community concertplease note tickets will still need to allocated to each individual due to COVID-19 regulations. Ticket must be presented to gain entry.


WAYJO Goldfields Regional Tour is supported by Healthway, promoting the Act Belong Commit message. 

Concert sponsored by City of Kalgoorlie Boulder.

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Basie & Beyond | WAYJO Act Belong Commit Regional Tour 2021

WAYJO are coming to Bunbury BREC, Friday May 7th!

The WAYJO MinterEllison Monday Night Orchestra invites you on a bold jazz journey from Basie and into the big band beyond...

Enjoy classic big band repertoire, artfully paired with reinvented contemporary jazz standards, plus premiere exciting commissions by WAYJO's alumni composer Alana Macpherson on her recent return from Austria.

Due to the year that was 2020, our band members have been retained into 2021. Because of this, our MNO is now a tight knit musical family, performing bigger and better than ever before!

There's something for all contemporary and jazz music fans in this bold big band program that’s simply not to be missed. WAYJO have travelled nearly 200km to play before a Bunbury audience for one night only - don't miss out!

WAYJO thanks Healthway Act Belong Commit for supporting our Regional Touring program.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a FREE community concert, with admission for ticket holders only as numbers are restricted. Head to the BREC Box Office, call 1300 661 272, or visit bunburyentertainment.com

WAYJO Act Belong Commit Regional Tour presents Basie & Beyond
with the MinterEllison Monday Night Orchestra
Fri 7 May, 7.30pm
Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre (BREC)

     

** Both South-West Regional Tour shows are at ticketed, seated venues – so advisories permitting, the concerts will go ahead. **

Please remember to wear a mask until 12.01am Saturday 8 May, and check-in to the COVID-19 Contact Register at the venue. We recommend using the SafeWA app if you can for easy check-in.

Keep up with the latest official advisories at the wa.gov.au website.