Tuesday can be a great night for jazz in Civic and this was one example. First up was the ANU Jazz Society Open Mic night in the upstairs bar at Smiths. This is not just a collection of Jazz School students, but they obviously make a significant part of it. And it was very much ANU students and not at all an older crowd. First up was a karaoke session featuring one bloke, Paco, singing two songs by a recently deceased Taiwanese R&B singer. Interesting; finally I see karaoke and the voice and choice was decent. Then presumably ANU jazz students, the Oliver Djurkovic Quartet, playing Coltrane's Love Supreme album, at least the four tunes with recognisable improvs if shorter than the original. I did enjoy this one and I wondered how comfortable any following bands would be feeling after this. Very impressive. Then an older female singer-songwriter, Rowley?, singing with guitar about a lost love, as singer songwriters often do, but obviously a emotionally charged tunes. Then the Aidan Herstik Octet shrunk to a trio on the night doing a take on Cissy strut. And a final few tunes with changing female singers fronting the House Band. Entry was cheap and free pizzas were generous, so a very different outing. The ANU Jazz Soc has a page on Facebook with a string of posters for various events, jam sessions, open mics, jazz'n'paint, trivia, karaoke and more over the last year or two. Nice.
I didn't get all names, but Oliver Djurkovic (tenor) led his quartet with Micah Knight (piano), Shivi (Shivansh) Vachaspati (bass) and Oliver Stott (drums). Aidan Herstik (guitar) led a trio with Connor Moloney (drums) and Shivi (Shivansh) Vachaspati (bass). I didn't get names for the House Band.
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