August Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters Newsletter

Hello Bakelite Broadcasters,
 


WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AUGUST?

  5 Aug – 12 – 2pm, Phantom Dancer, 107.3 2SER. Swing and jazz from 1920s-60s radio. Listen.

12 Aug – 12 – 2pm, Phantom Dancer, 107.3 2SER. Swing and jazz from 1920s-60s radio. Listen.

15 Aug – Gin Mill Social Corporate Event. Yes, the 1920s Gin Mill Social show is for hire.

16 Aug – 7pm, bringing 1920s musique to Dubbo Golf Club for the Dubbo Jazz Festival. Tickets

16 Aug – 10pm, concertising at Club Dubbo, making merry at Dubbo Festival. Tickets

17 Aug – 7pm, Sunday Carnival, Victoria Room, Darlinghurst. Free. Booking Recommended

19 Aug – 12 – 2pm, Phantom Dancer, 107.3 2SER. Swing and jazz from 1920s-60s radio. Listen.

22 Aug – 7pm, Gin Mill Social – Sydney’s most exciting 1920s night at Slide, Darlinghurst. Tickets.

26 Aug – 12 – 2pm, Phantom Dancer, 107.3 2SER. Swing and jazz from 1920s-60s radio. Listen.

 

Dubbo Jazz Festival! Saturday 16th August.
Headliners. Greg Poppleton 1920s vocals and megaphone, Geoff Power sousaphone and trumpet, Grahame Conlon banjo and guitar, Jim Elliot bass saxophone, alto saxophone and clarinet…

How much? The single Dubbo Jazz Combo Basement & Golf Club Auditorium 5pm – 11pm Saturday 16th August package gets you into both Bakelite shows and lots more music beside! Tickets

 

Gin Mill Social. Friday 22nd August
It’s the 1920s at Slide on Oxford St when the Gin Mill Social comes to town again.

Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters Trio, (Greg, 1920s vocals and megaphone. Geoff Power, trumpet and sousaphone, Paul Baker, banjo and top hat) get the speakeasy of 1920s cuisine and hooch, fan dancers, aerials, jugglers and tap dancers going with a high energy set of 1920s hits.

Above is a happy snap of the band from last month’s Gin Mill Social…

 

The band’s YouTube clip is fast approaching 30, 000 views. Thank you!

Bookings – Weddings, Corporate Events, Birthday Parties and Anniversaries
Talk to the debonair Mr Tony Jex:
T: 02 9567 7171
M: 0407 941 263
E: bookings@bakelitejazz.com



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Meet the Band at the New Website:
Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters www.bakelitejazz.com


NEW 1920s Orchestra Website (we’ll be at Spring Into Jazz, St Leonard’s Park, 16 November):
1920s Great Gatsby Orchestra – The Lounge Bar Lotharios www.1920sorchestra.com.au



See you at a show in August,
Kindest Regards
Greg

PS – Here’s a pic of Greg and Tony Gardner (piano) at our last Victoria Room show in March this year:

Real 1920s Music At Gin Mill Social, Slide, 24 Jan 2014.

Gin Mill Social really went totally Roaring 20s last Friday, 24 Jan 2014 with Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters putting on a high-energy show of hotcha 1920s, 3 octave crooning, and spellbinding instrumental bravura.

Greg Poppleton, authentic 1920s singer, with his Bakelite Broadcasters, Gin Mill Social, Slide Nightclub

And, yes, the full house absolutely lapped up the bees knees Roaring 20s high-energy performance by Greg Poppleton (Sydney’s only authentic 1920s singer) and the Bakelite Broadcasters. (Geoff Power on sousaphone and trumpet and Chuck Morgan on banjo and ukelele.)

Your authentic 1920s singer with the 3 octave range, Greg Poppleton

The Gin Mill Social is a 1920s themed night at Slide, in the gloriously solid art deco Commonwealth Bank building, 41 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst. The perfect locale for a classy, yet decadent 1920s soiree.

Every Gin Mill Social is decked out totally 1920s. Dress rules are strict 1920s, guys as gangsters, gals in pearls. (And there are accessories you can dress yourself up in for free as you enter). The menu is 1920s, the cocktails are 1920s, the décor is 1920s, there’s burlesque, jugglers, tap dancers and aerial performers…

But until last Friday – no authentic 1920s singer and band had ever played there.

What a difference having a real, passionate, exciting 1920s trio made to the Gin Mill Social last Friday. Guests were excited. Management was excited. The thrilling acts we backed, like the fantastic tap dancer, Missy on trapeze, and Mr Gorski, juggler and circus performer, really dug how being backed by rhythmic, groovy, in-tune musicians, who listen and interact, gave them total freedom to improvise and soar.

Missy, trapeze! I sang, I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, to her as she sprinkled star dust on guests as they entered for a big night of 1920s fun and frolics.

Chuck Morgan, banjo and ukelele

Geoff Power, trumpet and sousaphone

For the record, in the Greg Poppleton Bakelite Broadcasters 1920s Trio at Slide were:
– SYDNEY’S ONLY AUTHENTIC 1920s-30s SINGER, Greg Poppleton
– ARIA-NOMINATED, 9 U.S. TOURS, FESTIVAL HEADLINER TRUMPET AND SOUSAPHONIST, Geoff Power
– NO. 1 IN THE JAPANESE JAZZ CHARTS, WORLD-TORING BANJOIST AND UKELELE maestro Chuck Morgan who you will know from the Janet Seidel Trio.

Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters 1920s Trio – giving out a heady mix of 1920s hotcha and voh-de-oh-doh!

We’re the only authentic 1920s-30s singer with band in town, and one of the very few in the world.

And when I say singer, I mean a singer who:
– grew up listening solely to 1920s-30s-40s jazz and swing,
– who is totally uninfluenced by contemporary music,
– who has performed swing and jazz for 20 years,
– who is vocally trained with a 3 octave range by a former New York city nightclub owner and opera singer who himself was trained by Melchior, Schipa and Pavarotti and who booked acts like Cab Calloway, Sarah Vaughan, Margaret Whiting, the Andrew Sisters and Tiny Tim.

Bookings and enquiries for clubs, weddings, corporates and birthdays: bookings@bakelitejazz.com

Greg Poppleton with 1920s megaphone and double-breasted 20s Royale suit.

Please visit the website: www.bakelitejazz.com

Sydney Jazz Club Concert – Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters

Hello Bakeliters,

On July 10, a beautifully sunny Wednesday afternoon in Sydney, Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters, played their jazz from the 1920s to a harbourside room brimming with Sydney Jazz Club members in the Sydney Flying Squadron club.

The dance floor was full.

In the band: Greg Poppleton Sydney only authentic 1920s – 1930s singer, Paul Furniss alto sax and clarinet, Al Davey trumpet and trombone, Geoff Power sousaphone, Grahame Conlon banjo, Lawrie Thompson drums and washboard.

Pictures tell a thousand words about the event. Motion pictures a thousand more. Here are two YouTube clips of Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters on 10 July playing St James Infirmary and Ain’t Misbehavin’. Enjoy and check out the band’s latest album, CD and download, on Bandcamp, Doin’ The Charleston

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ – SYDNEY JAZZ CLUB CONCERT

The lyrics I sing on St James Infirmary are different from the lyrics usually trotted out. I chose them from a treasure trove of verses I found printed as part of a 1920s published arrangement. I chose verses that have the most relevance to me, and I hope, you. They’re about loss as distinct from blokes in box back coats with gold coins covering their eyes. Who’s worn a box back coat down the local pub any day since 1899?

ST JAMES INFIRMARY – SYDNEY JAZZ CLUB CONCERT

We’d love to play at your place, too, at your wedding, party or company function. Email me, Greg, bookings@bakelitejazz.com

1920s Speakeasy Jazz Trio, Django Bar 23 May 2013

Here are some pics of Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters (trio) playing in the Django Bar of the Camelot Lounge.

While it was a cold, stormy night outside, inside the atmosphere was warm and cosy.

Geoff Power is the trumpet and sousaphone player and Grahame Conlon plays banjo in the 1920s Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters 1920s Speakeasy Trio.

Greg Poppleton, as in the band name, is Sydney’s only authentic 1920s – 1930s singer. Together, Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters are a trio – sextet of world-touring vintage musicians specialising in the swing and jazz of the 1920s and 1930s. We play for clubs, bars, weddings, corporate events and all kinds of celebrations.

Check out the Broadcasters’ official website: www.bakelitejazz.com

Django Bar 1920s Jazz by Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters

Greg Poppleton 1920s singer with Grahame Conlon banjo and Geoff Power sousaphone, trumpet – specialise in jazz and swing from the 1920s – 1930s for all occasions, festivals and venues

Geoff Power Jazz Trumpet solo with greg Poppleton and the bakelite Broadcasters in the Django Bar of the Camelot Lounge

1920s Gala Fundraiser Makes $42 000

Last Saturday, Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters, played their authentic Roaring 20s speakeasy jazz for the 1920s Ozwac Gala Ball, raising money for this venerable charity.

What is Ozwac? Ozwac, the Australian Women and Children’s Research Foundation, is a charity that raises and grants money for research in western Sydney. It works within the University of Sydney Clinical School at Nepean. The research is essential to improve clinical care for mothers and babies. In general, such research is poorly funded in Australia.

In Greg Poppleton and the Broadcasters for the 1920s gala where Greg Poppleton 1920s singer, Geoff Power trumpet and sousaphone, Chuck Morgan banjo and ukeleles, and Adam Barnard drums. Film and TV personalities Roy Billing and Tara Dennis were also at the Ball, sharing their tremendous talents for the cause.

$42 000 was raised.

One of the organisers of the successful 1920s themed Fundraising Ball (which was held in the Evans Theatre of Penrith Panthers) took some happy snaps of Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters on stage for you. We hope you enjoy them. (Thank you, Kane)

Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters at the Ozwac 1920s Gala Ball, Penrith Panthers

Now, if you’re looking for a real 1920s trio to sextet or even orchestra for your event, lead by Sydney’s only authentic 1920s singer (classically trained) and filled with world-touring vintage jazz and swing specialists, check out the band’s official website and get in touch via the contact page

Latest Photos – Sydney’s 1920s Great Gatsby Orchestra

Check out the latest pics of Sydney’s #1 1920s Great Gatsby Dance Orchestra – The Lounge Bar Lotharios – taken at the 11th Anniversary of the Penrith Jazz Club

The Lounge Bar Lotharios will be playing at the,
1. Great Art Deco Ball, Carrington Hotel, Katoomba – also celebrating the 200th anniversary of the first crossing of the Blue Mountains by Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson

2. Roaring 20s Gala Ball, Albert Hall, Canberra – celebrating the Centenary of Canberra

We look forward to seeing you there at these once-in-a-lifetime historical events!

Visit the Orchestra’s website: www.1920sorchestra.com.au. The Lounge Bar Lotharios look forward to playing for your wedding, corporate event, festival and Great Gatsby Film Launch. Contact Greg via the website!

The Lounge Bar Lotharios, Sydney’s 1920s Great Gatsby Dance Orchestra

Greg Poppleton, Sydney’s only authentic 1920s jazz dance band singer

Greg Poppleton, crooner and band leader with The Lounge Bar Lotharios

Al Davey, trumpet, The Lounge Bar Lotharios

Ben Gurton, trombone, The Lounge Bar Lotharios

Geoff Power, trumpet and musical director, The Lounge Bar Lotharios

Grahame Conlon, banjo, The Lounge Bar Lotharios

Horn section, The Lounge Bar Lotharios (l-r) Al Davey, Geoff Power, Ben Gurton

Drums, The Lounge bar Lotharios, Alexander Inman-Hislop

Rod Herbert, sousaphone, The Lounge Bar Lotharios

Saxes and clarinets, The Lounge Bar Lotharios (l-r) Richard Booth, Paul Furniss, David Horniblow

Tony Gardner, piano, The Lounge Bar Lotharios

The Lounge Bar Lotharios, 1920s Speakeasy Jazz Orchestra, Penrith RSL, 1 Dec 2012

Tony Gardner, piano, Alexander Inman-Hislop, drums, The Lounge Bar Lotharios

The Lounge Bar Lotharios 2012 Moocooboola Festival

Today The Lounge Bar Lotharios played on the main stage of the 2012 Moocooboola Festival. Thank you to everyone who came to see the Orchestra. Here are a couple of action shots as the Orchestra played ‘Old Man Blues’

The Lounge Bar Lotharios at the 2012 Moocooboola Festival

The Lounge Bar Lotharios – Sydney Great Gatsby 1920s Dance Band

The Lounge Bar Lotharios are available for your event, too. Visit The Lounge Bar Lotharios’ website to enquire

The Lounge Bar Lotharios – BMLOT Awards 3 August 2012

Looking for something to do this sunny Sunday afternoon? Catch Sydney’s 1920s Great Gatsby Dance Orchestra, The Lounge Bar Lotharios, 2:15 – 3pm at the Moocooboola Festival, Hunters Hill

Just last Friday, The Lotharios entertained at the annual BMLOT Awards in the iconic Carrington Hotel, Katoomba. BMLOT stands for Blue Mountains, Lithgow, Oberon Tourism and the 2012 Awards is one of the biggest nights in the Greater Blue Mountains social calendar

The Lotharios played for BMLOT at their annual Winter Ball at The Fairmont Resort last May

It’s exciting to hear all about the great things the Blue Mountains has to offer local and overseas tourists. The Mountains are abuzz with creativity and the spirit of diversity and entrepreneurship thrives there

Singer Greg Poppleton returns to the Carrington, in their Grand Dining Room, Friday 23 February, with his 5-piece Greg Poppleton and his Bakelite Broadcasters for dining, dancing and Charlestoning at the Carrington’s Roaring 20s Ball

Today, you can see Roaring 20s Lounge Bar Lotharios FREE at the Moocooboola Festival, Boronia Park, Hunters Hill, 2:15 – 3pm. We look forward to seeing you!

Here’s a photo of the Lotharios at the BMLOT awards. If you’d like Sydney’s 1920s Great Gatsby Orchestra to add WOW to you occasion, please contact Tony

The Lounge Bar Lotharios, 2012 BMLOT Awards, Carrington Hotel, Katoomba. Singer, Greg Poppleton. Musical Director, Geoff Power

The Lounge Bar Lotharios At The 2012 Winter Ball

Sydney’s newest, most exciting, authentic 1920s Dance Orchestra, The Lounge Bar Lotharios, played at the prestigious 2012 Winter Ball

Held in the newly revamped and reopened Fairmont Resort, Leura, the Orchestra played original 1920s arrangements for dancing. We can play for your 1920s event, too. Contact Tony

In the band were Greg Poppleton, Sydney’s only authentic 1920s singer, Geoff Power, first trumpet and musical director, Al Davey, trumpet, Ian Baker, trombone, Paul Furniss, Alan Solomon and Glenn Henrich, soprano, alto, tenor saxes and clarinet, Grahame Conlon, banjo, Peter Locke, piano, Rod Herbert, sousaphone, Adam Barnard, drums. Here are some photos…

The Lounge Bar Lotharios Winter Ball 2012

Sydney’s Newest 1920s Dance Orchestra

The Lounge Bar Lotharios Reeds and Horn Sections

To book The Lounge Bar Lotharios for your 1920s Great Gatsby event, Contact Tony

New 1920s Great Gatsby Dance Orchestra Launch

Saturday 28 April saw the successful launch of Sydney’s newest Great Gatsby 1920s Dance Orchestra – The Lounge Bar Lotharios…

The Lounge Bar Lotharios - Reeds & Brass Section. Front row soprano, alto, tenor, baritone saxes and clarinets l-r Paul furniss, Ron Nairn, Alan Solomon. Back row trumpets and trombone l-r Ben Gurton, Geoff Power (musical director) Al Davey

The Lounge Bar Lotharios feature Sydney’s Top 10 Vintage Jazz Musicians playing authentic 1920s dance band arrangements fronted by Sydney’s only authentic 1920s jazz singer, Greg Poppleton, under the musical direction of Geoff Power

Geoff Power is a world-renowned classic jazz trumpeter who has toured the US nine times, played jazz festivals and clubs in New York, Los Angeles and throughout the US, recorded a CD in New Jersey with leading NYC musicians including Vince Giordano, and played with many leading US musicians

Penrith RSL witnessed its biggest crowd ever for any jazz show. The room was full. The slow 1920s numbers filled the dance floor and the hot dance tunes had everyone’s toes a-tappin’

I hope you enjoy the photos of the 1920s Orchestra launch I’ve posted for you below. You can see more photos on The Lounge Bar Lotharios’ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheLoungeBarLotharios. Please drop by. And while you’re there, Like us, too! Thank you

You can use the Facebook Page to book the Orchestra, as well: https://www.facebook.com/TheLoungeBarLotharios, simply by messaging me. Or get in touch via the Greg Poppleton & his Bakelite Broadcasters website. The Lounge Bar Lothario’s website will be up for you soon

Greg Poppleton, Sydney's only authentic 1920s singer with The Lounge Bar Lotharios

Geoff Power, Trumpet and Musical Director

Grahame Conlon on Banjo with Paul Furniss, Sax

Rod Herbert, Sousaphone with The Lounge Bar Lotharios 1920s Dance Orchestra

Peter Locke, piano, The Lounge Bar Lotharios

The Lounge Bar Lotharios are available now for your wedding, corporate event big or small and your Great Gatsby Party

To book the band, simply contact Greg Poppleton, band leader, via The Lotharios’ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheLoungeBarLotharios or via the Greg Poppleton and his Bakelite Broadcasters’ Website http://www.bakelitejazz.com. There’ll be a Lounge Bar Lotharios website for you to visit and enjoy very soon!