International jazz singer to perform at Fig Tree Pocket flood relief concert

A com­mu­nity jazz con­cert flood fund-raiser fea­tur­ing a host of tal­ented jazz musi­cians includ­ing inter­na­tional jazz singer, Amanda Carr who sings for the famous Boston Pops Orches­tra, will be held at Fig Tree Pocket State School oval, Cub­berla Street, Fig Tree Pocket in Bris­bane, Aus­tralia on Sep­tem­ber 17 from 4pm to 6.30pm.

The event will raise funds for fam­i­lies still strug­gling to get back on their feet after January’s dev­as­tat­ing floods.

Fig Tree Pocket was one of the areas sig­nif­i­cantly affected by flood­wa­ter and long-time res­i­dent and spon­sor, Joanne Bullock-Saxton has organ­ised the event to help those still bat­tling to regain their lives and rebuild their homes. She hopes the con­cert will pro­vide a boost in spirit and finances for locals affected by the flood.

“Like so many other flood-affected sub­urbs, we still have many who have not yet returned home and who have been hit hard by the cost of rebuild­ing, but we are resilient and wher­ever pos­si­ble help each-other out and I think that qual­ity is what has drawn such sup­port and inter­est in this con­cert. It is meant to inspire fresh hope this Spring and we urge every­one who can make it from all sub­urbs to come and enjoy this amaz­ing line-up of good-hearted and tal­ented musi­cians,” she said.

The cel­e­bra­tory con­cert includes per­form­ers from well-known Bris­bane band, the UQ Big Band.

They will play under the direc­tion of Clint Allen, an award-winning trum­pet player.

This will be fol­lowed by Willy Qua and Friends Jazz Band (com­posed of mem­bers of Gala­pa­gos Duck).

Gala­pa­gos Duck became an Aus­tralian house­hold name since they started record­ing in the 1970s.

They will sup­port jazz vocal­ist Amanda Carr, whose reper­toire includes jazz stan­dards and songs just a bit ‘left of cen­tre’. She was recently named ‘Queen’ of the Noosa Jazz Fes­ti­val, where she is also sched­uled to per­form between Sept 1 — 4. Amanda is CEO of the newly formed not for profit orga­ni­za­tion Amer­i­can Big Band Preser­va­tion Soci­ety, Inc.

The flood relief con­cert promises to be a relaxed, fun-filled fam­ily event and the cost is $10/ticket (chil­dren under 16 free). A sausage siz­zle and soft drinks will be pro­vided by the Fig Tree Pocket State School P&C but patrons are also encour­aged to bring their own refresh­ments, a rug, cush­ion and plenty of friends!

The event is spon­sored by a gen­er­ous dona­tion from West­pac Bank. In addi­tion, sup­port has also been offered by The Bris­bane City Coun­cil Lord May­ors Sub­ur­ban Relief Grant, Wal­ter Tay­lor Ward, Rotary Club of Bris­bane, West­side News, Cathy Lam­mie Real Estate, Star Stuff Graphic and Fig Tree Pocket Phys­io­ther­apy. All prof­its from door sales and raf­fle tick­ets will be donated to flood relief in the Wal­ter Tay­lor elec­torate, par­tic­u­larly in Fig Tree Pocket.

For tick­ets con­tact the fol­low­ing Fig Tree Pocket residents:

Joanne Bullock-Saxton — M: 0413 582 956 or email ftpjazz@ftpphysio.com.au

Cathy Lam­mie on — M: 0400 155 366 or email cathylammie@remax.com.au

Katie Wil­son on — M: 0412 129 049 or email katiewilson@aidarena.com