The Greg Poppleton 1920s-30s trio played for a wedding in the garden at Hopewood House, Bowral.
The thunder rumbled but the rain stayed away for a beautiful ceremony and reception.
Greg Poppleton serenaded guests with songs from the 1920s and 30s selected from the Greg Poppleton play list by the bride and groom. Songs chosen included Begin the Beguine, Cheek to Cheek and Falling in Love Again.
Band Website: www.gregpoppletonmusic.com
Bookings: tony@ozmanagement.com
Saturday night and Greg Poppleton was singing the songs of the 1920s and 1930s with his band at Simon and Aleis’ beautiful wedding at Bush Bank. Bush Bank is an old dairy farm on the coast just south of Kiama, two hours drive (or train + walk) from Sydney.
Having a live 1920s – 1930s jazz and swing band can make a fantastic difference to your wedding. Having Australia’s only authentic 1920s – 30s singer and band gives you the biggest emotional impact.
I took some photos to show you. In the meantime, find out about having Greg Poppleton at your wedding…
FILM OF THE LOCAL AREA
set to music from Greg’s latest 1920s-30s album Back In Your Own Backyard.
In the band video below, I filmed the crashing waves about a year ago just where you see the white breakers in the picture above. Enjoy the 1914 hit, ‘They Didn’t Believe Me’ by the Greg Poppleton 1920s vocal, guitar and clarinet trio in a contemplative mode. The song is from the band’s album ‘Back In Your Own Backyard‘ available from Bandcamp, CDBaby and iTunes.Â
And here’s the band playing ‘Yes, We Have No Bananas’, also from the album ‘Back In Your Own Backyard‘. And the film was also taken just over a year ago and just at the back of Bush Bank along the Kiama – Gerringong bush walk. Enjoy!
To book Greg Poppleton for your wedding, event or party, please visit the band website www.gregpoppletonmusic.com
Heigh-Ho Everybody,
… as Rudy Vallee used to say on his 1930s radio show –
WE’VE BEEN TO THE REGISTRY OFFICE
and we’ve changed the band name and web address
Yes, we’ve taken the plunge.
Due to many requests, the band name Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters has been changed and shortened.
Now it’s a name we’re sure you’ll find easier to say, easier to write and easier to remember – Greg Poppleton.
The band website name has changed, too. It was bakelitejazz.com. Now it’s gregpoppletonmusic.com.
Check out the hot new video for you on the new website – ‘All About Swing’ dancing to Greg Poppleton playing The Charleston at Palmer & Co.
BREAKING NEWS
We’re back at Palmer & Co this Saturday night, 27 May, 8-Midnight. FREE.
If you’re in the city, drop by.
Palmer & Co is on Abercrombie Lane, downstairs, off George St and a five minute stroll from Wynyard Station.
This is what it looks like when we play there…
We’re playing the wedding reception of one of our good, long-time Facebook friends and fan of the band tonight.
And we’re sure looking forward to it.
The theme is Jazz Club – and we’ve played at plenty of those – Foundry616, Blue Note, Vanguard, Basement, Gin Mill Social, and jazz festivals.
I’ve assembled, as always, the best aggregation of classic 1920s jazz and 1930s swing musicians there is to be had in Sydney:
Paul Furniss – clarinet and alto sax
Geoff Power – cornet and sousaphone
Grahame Conlon – guitar and banjo
Lawrie Thompson – drums and washboard
Greg Poppleton – authentic 1920s – 1930s vocals
As you know, we play for all types of events, especially those with a 1920s / 1930s theme.
If you, or someone you know, is looking for real 1920s – 1930s jazz and swing for their wedding, corporate function or party, please contact the ever helpful Tony Jex to see what we can do for you and to get your obligation-free quotation.
Tony: 02 9567 7171 | 0407 941 263 | tony@ozmanagement.com
We’re playing lots of gigs in the city for your listening and dancing pleasure this month.
Put on your winter woolies, catch a stream train, catch Vivid, come Gin Mill Social, go see us at…
MAY 26, FRIDAY
Wedding – Jazz Club theme
(well, only if you’ve been invited, but I’ve added it so you know)
MAY 27, SATURDAY
8pm – Midnight
Palmer & Co, Downstairs, Abercrombie Lane, City
FREE
JUNE 9 FRIDAY
7 – 10pm
Singing with the Bridge City Jazz Band
Club Ashfield, Next to Ashfield Station
FREE
JUNE 10 SATURDAY
JUNE 11 SUNDAY
JUNE 12 MONDAY
10am – 2pm
Check their site:
Transport Heritage Expo
Platform 2, Central Station
JUNE 25 SUNDAY
2:30 – 5:30pm
The Basement
Builders Club,
61 Church Street, Wollongong
FREE
JUNE 30 FRIDAY – NEW VENUE
Gin Mill Social Pop-Up At Cello’s
Castlereagh Boutique Hotel
169 Castlereagh St, City
TICKETS
READ ALL ABOUT SYDNEY’S #1 1920s NIGHT
Produced at 107.3 2SER Sydney, where it’s heard Tuesdays after the 12 noon news, The Phantom Dancer is heard around Australia on 22 radio stations and online.
Yes, NOW you can hear the show ONLINE at 2ser.com
Listen while you surf the net!
There are four ads in all.
I’ve cut them down to footage for you. They’re the second ad in this showreel of some of the 59 TV commercials I’ve featured in over the years. Enjoy!
In closing, as you know, we play for all types of events – weddings, corporate and house parties – especially those with a 1920s / 1930s theme.
If you, or someone you know, is looking for real 1920s – 1930s jazz and swing for your/their occasion, please contact the ever helpful Tony Jex for your obligation-free quotation.
Tony: 02 9567 7171 | 0407 941 263 | tony@ozmanagement.com
Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters had the great pleasure of playing for Lana and Florian’s wedding at Doltone House opposite Hyde Park in the Sydney CBD.
Made up of some of Australia’s finest, world-touring and multi-recorded jazz musicians, Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters is lead by authentic 1920s – 1930s singer Greg Poppleton.
The band entertained for background and dancing with music from the 1920s, fitting into the overall 1920s / Great Gatsby theme for Lana and Florian’s wedding reception.
Lana and Florian chose La Vie En Rose (Louis Armstrong) for the band to play as the bridal dance.
Here are some quick snaps I took for you of Australia’s only authentic 1920s-30s singer and band as well as the 1920s decorated room. Enjoy. And as I say, they’re quick snaps!
To book Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters for your wedding, call or email the ever friendly and helpful Tony Jex:
Email Tony Jex
Call: 61 2 9567 7171 | 0407 941 263
Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters were invited to play at the Waiheke International Jazz Festival 2016 in New Zealand over the Easter weekend.
You can read the story so far on the Waiheke Part 1 post.
And now for Part 2…
The band’s first show was in the Artworks Theatre, Oneroa.
“FANMAIL ALERT!!! Hi Greg. I “met” you (not in person) during your Friday evening performance at the Waiheke Jazz Festival. I live my life on purpose and in the moment, rarely missing a calling / opportunity. However, during your performance I totally froze when you made eye contact, and I could not bring myself to talk to you afterwards. I regret not telling you that your music has moved and inspired me. Thank you for giving of yourself so generously! With best wishes for your future,” W.T. NZ
With me in the Bakelite Broadcasters for Waiheke were Greg Chilcott (sousaphone and trombone) and Arthur Washington (guitar).
The Friday night bill for the Artworks Theatre was George Washingmachine, Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters, followed by Liam Burrows. A quick snap I took of the audience
A shot of the midnight moon taken on my pocket camera as I strolled the 20 minutes home to Hekerua Bay from the gig
Saturday afternoon, Greg Chilcott joined George Washingmachine and Arthur at their gig in the Aperitivo in Oneroa. I sat in on ‘Avalon’, changing the title in the second chorus to ‘Oneroa’, singing personally to everyone in the bar, then high-stepping to the exit, waving my hat in a grand flourish to head for the beach.
Took a stroll to Ostend. Since NZ has no poisonous snakes and its one poisonous spider lives in sand dunes, I did what I certainly could never do in Australia – popped in off the roadway into a web-free, snake-free, leech-free and very dense, fern forest. Beautiful!
Saturday night was the big show at Morra Hall, with Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters supporting LA-based, New Zealand singer/songwriter of melodic, lyric-based pop, Greg Johnson.
I’ll post photos from Morra Hall for you by Steve Bone in Part 3 of Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters at The Waiheke International Jazz Festival.
To book Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters for your event, wedding, corporate and party, talk to Tony:
61 2 9567 7171 Â | Â 0407 941 263 Â | Â tony@ozmanagement.com
Greg Poppleton and his Jazz Deco band entertained at an exclusive 1930s Hollywood corporate event recently for some very high end international retailers.
Also there, with a photo booth for guests was INSTAPOSE IMAGERY. They took some exciting band snaps which I’ve posted for you below. BUT WHO ARE THEY?
INSTAPOSE IMAGERY is the only photo booth in Australia to offer studio lighting, live 3D green screen, slow-motion video, photographic filters, and an interactive touchscreen, all in one booth!
INSTAPOSE IMAGERY open style studio offers stunning printed backgrounds as you can see in the photos here, studio lighting, fantastic props and professional operators. By developing the most advanced post-process instant air-brush technology and editing capabilities such as cropping, our Photo Booth Attendant will ensure that your guests’ photos come out looking spectacular. To make your photo even more unique, guests can choose from a variety of Instagram-type photographic filters and effects.
The INSTAPOSE IMAGERY Studio Photo Booth’s advanced social media sharing capability allows you to instantly scan your hi-resolution photo straight onto your phone to share with your friends on any social media platform they choose.
INSTAPOSE IMAGERY photos are produced on 6x4cm high gloss photo paper in only 7 seconds! Order double prints and save all photos from your event to one of our beautiful dry-mount albums.
Contact INSTAPOSEÂ for your event, wedding and party:
Jain Song, Creative Director
INSTAPOSE IMAGERY PTY LTD
P:Â Â +61Â 402159777
E:Â Â Â jain.song@instapose.com.au
Contact Tony Jex to book 1920s – 1930s Deco Jazz by Greg Poppleton, Australia’s only authentic 1920s-30s singer for your corporate event, wedding and party:
P: Â +61 2 9567 7171
M: Â Â 0407 941 263
E: Â Â tony@ozmanagement.com
Greg Poppleton was thrilled to play for the wedding of Rick and Jillie in Rose Bay.
As always, we played Sydney’s only authentic 1920s – 1930s hot jazz, ballads and swing all night.
In the band: Greg Poppleton authentic 1920s-1930s singer, Todd Hardy trumpet, Ben Jones tenor sax doubling clarinet, Grahame Conlon guitar doubling banjo, Greg Chilcott sousaphone and Alex Inman-Hislop drums.
Greg Poppleton serenaded guests as they celebrated Rick and Jillie with drinks in the terraced garden, followed by dinner music, then two sets for dancing that filled the dance floor. Sound was by Tony Jex.
Thank you, Rick and Jillie, for having Greg Poppleton at your warm, magnificent reception.
Greg Poppleton is the only singer and band leader in Sydney who brings you real, authentic 1920s – 1930s jazz and swing glamour to weddings, corporate events and parties.
We play in any venue big and small, in gardens, and in your home.
Through our association with Tony Jex, we offer the best prices on sound, lights and staging for the biggest events.
We also play acoustically for intimate gatherings.
Full 1920s – 1930s orchestra also available.
Ask Tony about what we can do for you. We look forward to entertaining you…
Tony Jex
61 2 9567 7171 | 0407 941 263 | tony@ozmanagement.com
Greg Poppleton , Australia’s only authentic 1920s-30s singer and his Jazz Deco trio were creating a genuine Great Gatsby vibe at a fully costumed 1920s themed Murder Mystery Fun party for a large corporation recently.
And at one end of the heritage venue was another very popular attraction – the ULTIMATE PHOTO BOOTH –Â set up by Open Booths Australia. Here’s how it works…
With photographer, backdrop, professional lighting and lots of props, it was like having your own fully professional photo studio at your event.
For this event, the backdrop was plain black. But for other events, such as the MTV awards, backdrops can be corporately branded.
The very friendly Open Booths photographer at this particular 1920s event (with the client’s wholehearted permission) invited Greg Poppleton to pose in the ULTIMATE PHOTO BOOTH for a demonstration. Here’s the result…
In less than a minute after the flash went, every band member was given the professional quality, 6 x 4 glossy colour photo you see above…
Open Booths Australia has other photo options, too, to cover all event types (corporate, wedding, party) and budgets.
The Super Photo Station…
The #YouTake Station…
The Open Booths #YouTake Station allows you take the photo with your phone, upload your photo to Instagram or Twitter, and collect your photos as soon as you post! Two birds with one stone, so to speak.
CONTACTS
Greg Poppleton (1920s – 30s jazz swing Trio – 1920s Orchestra)
Call Tony Jex:Â 0407 941 263
Murder Mystery Fun
Call Gary Boulter:Â 0400 732 048
Open Booths Australia
Call Chris Wong: 0419 039 913
Amalia and Jakob just emailed me some pictures which they said I can share with you. The pictures are of their beautiful reception held in Sydney in late December. All photos are by studiosomething.com
Testimonial: “We were delighted to have Greg Poppleton perform as a trio at our wedding. Their charismatic performance created a wonderful atmosphere for our cocktail reception. The music was wonderful as always and we couldn’t have imagined a better band. We have received so many compliments from guests on the music, thank you Greg Poppleton, Greg Chilcott and Grahame Conlon for making our day such a success!” The Round Pearls
The Band: Greg Poppleton 1920s trio – authentic 1920s singer, banjo and sousaphone doubling trombone. The band can be any size you want – trio to full 11-piece 1920s Orchestra. The band’s YouTube clip has now had over 1.1 Million views.
Band Booking: Amalia and Jakob booked Greg Poppleton through Tony Jex at OzManagement. Tony is always an absolute pleasure to work with. He makes sure your music and sound is totally perfect on the day.
The Band Played: 3 x 45 minute sets over 3 hours. A mix of authentic 1920s hot and sweet with Sydney’s only real 1920s crooner specially programmed for background and dancing.
Important Extras Free: Set up, PA, 1920s music in the intermission (The Philco Orchestra from 1929 radio transcriptions transferred to iPod), and use of the microphone for speeches – all gladly done for free.
The Venue: Golden Age Cinema, Paramount House, 80 Commonwealth St, Surry Hills. (The 4-piece 1930s swing band will be playing a birthday party there again on 24 January).
Hear the band’s 1.1 Million+ views YouTube clip on the band’s official website www.gregpoppletonmusic.com
Would you like Greg Poppleton’s 1920s-1930s magic at your wedding, too? Talk to Tony by email. Or call Tony on 9567 7171 / 0407 941 263.
Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters had the great joy of playing at Amalia and Jacob’s beautiful art deco wedding today, in the 1930s Paramount Pictures building, Surry Hills.
Amalia and Jacob have seen Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters previously at The Gin Mill Social, Slide, the Great Art Deco Ball Carrington Hotel Katoomba and the Soda factory 1925 Prohibition Party.
And they listen every week to Greg Poppleton on The Phantom Dancer – swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV.
Inside the Paramount building is the Golden Age Cinema and Bar where the wedding and reception was held. I may have some more pictures to show you in a month. Amalia and Jacob have said they’ll pass some on.
Paramount House is a cultural, architectural and literal cornerstone of the area of Surry Hills once known as the ‘Hollywood Quarter’. Built in 1940 in a Late Deco style, it shows how elegance can be achieved by focusing on what is essential.
Now here are some snaps of the band (to protect the privacy of the wedding party) taken on the small sound-shell stage…
Enquire now about having Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters at your wedding. Email Tony at OzManagement
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