Pictures from the Customs House Concert & The BIG Tropical Night - 30 October 2011

... later at the BIG Tropical Night Brisbane Jazz Club

all photos by Tim Butler

The North and South of it

The Tropical Dance Orchestra perform on both sides of the Brisbane River on Sunday 30 October 2011.

First the free Customs House Concert from 11:30 - 12:30,

... and then the BIG Tropical Night with the UQ BIG BAND

at the Brisbane Jazz Club from 6 - 9 pm.

Make a day and night of it ...

Courting the Greats - 24 September 2011

The Tropical Dance Orchestra provided the atmosphere and dance music for Courting the Greats, a night of celebration for
The University of Queensland's Alumni at the UQ Centre.

See the Courting the Greats video here.

Pictures courtesy Lucid Photography

BIG Tropical Night - October 2010

Packed again!

See the Tropical Dance Orchestra performing "Surfboard" on YouTube

Shots from the Hot Club - July 2010

Coming up ... !!!

TWO BANDS!!
The Tropical Dance Orchestra and
The UQ BIG BAND

A HUGE night of great music.

Bookings: Brisbane Jazz Club
Enquiries: 0400 743 128

Hot Club in Rio - Sunday 18 July

Don't miss ...

Book online on the Brisbane Jazz Club website.

Hot Club in Rio - 18 July 2010

The Tropical Dance Orchestra present Hot Club in Rio
Sunday 18 July, 2010, 6-9pm at the Brisbane Jazz Club.

With guests Ewan MacKenzie,

Queensland's finest Django/Manouche style guitarist

and ...




Jason Machado,
Brazilian "sete cordas" guitarist
extraordinaire.

Hear popular music classics from France and Brazil with flute, trombone, piano, guitar, bass and drums AND the luscious sound of the five strings of the Tropical Dance Orchestra with our vocalists Cherryn Lomas, Julia McIlveen and Mike Ross.

Coming up ... !

We've been hard at work arranging new original pieces since February 2009.
Check out this site soon for announcements of concerts in 2010.

New Sponsorship - Archtop Guitars and Books

The Tropical Dance Orchestra is now proudly sponsored by Archtop Guitars and Books.

Swinging Samba Concert - 10 February 2009

The Swinging Samba concert in the Main Auditorium Brisbane City Hall was a huge success. Great sound, great audience and a fun time.

Swinging Samba - 10 February 2009

Coming up!
Tuesday Lunchtime Concert - FREE!
Brisbane City Hall Main Auditorium
Hear the sounds of samba, bossa nova
and swing standards with STRINGS!



Click here for further details ...

What a BIG Tropical Night!

A classy performance
and a great fun night.

Big Tropical Night 2008 - Sunday 19 October

If you missed last year’s BIG Tropical Night, you won’t want to miss this!

Two bands for the price of one.


Dance to the luxurious latin rhythms of the Tropical Dance Orchestra and its five piece string section, its superb singers, its exhilarating front line and its tight rhythm section.

On the same bill catch the UQ BIG BAND with its outstanding young performers, and soak up the atmosphere of the Brisbane Jazz Club right on the river across from the city at Kangaroo Point.







WHERE:
Brisbane Jazz Club
1 Annie Street, Kangaroo Point

WHEN:
Sunday 19 October, 6-9pm

HOW MUCH:
$15, $10 members

From Paris meets Rio

Juju MacIlveen interviews Peter Freeman for 106! TV
at the Paris meets Rio evening at the Brisband Jazz Club
20 July 2008.

Customs House Concert - 27 July 2008

A fabulous concert at a wonderful venue with a great band!









Rehearsal before the show.