Current exhibiton

✦ The Fitzgibbon Dynasty

smackaWe are honoring the Fitzgibbon family who are arguably one of Australia's most prominent families in entertainment circles including music and stage.Their contribution to Australian Jazz is both significant and exciting.

We are featuring three generations of this talented family including Minnie - Maggie - Graham "Smacka" - Nichaud - Mark and Andrew. Smacka Fitzgibbon became a jazz icon performing for and presenting his talent to enthusiastic audiences between 1949 and 1979.

The exhibition will commence on Tuesday, October 23rd 2007, and will run until the end of May 2008.

Location: Archive Premises
Date: from 23-October-07 to 31-May-08
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✦ Eric Child Permanent Exhibition

Dedicated to the contribution Eric Child made to Australian Jazz via his ABC radio broadcasts made over 26 years.
Kindly donated by Angela Child

Location: Archive premises
 

Future exhibitions

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Location: Archive premises
Date: To be advised

Past exhibitions

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Bilarm - Swaggie Recordings

Featuring posters, photographs and memorabilia collected by Bill Armstrong (considered by many of his peers to be the doyen of Sound Engineers in Australia) during his 55 years associated with the recording industry - and Nevill Sherburn of Swaggie Recordings.'

Location: Archive Premises
Date: from 20-June-2006 to 26-Jan-2007
Curator: John Kennedy and Exhibition Sub-committee.
Special appreciation is extended to Alan & Nola Clark and the Exhibition Sub-committee for their untiring assistance

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Gems from the Archive

Featuring non-thematic material of special interest from the Victorian Jazz Archive Collection, including posters, photographs, clothing, banners, and musical instruments.

Location: Archive premises
Date: from 07-June-05 to 9-June-2006
Curator: John Kennedy and Exhibition Sub Committee
Special appreciation is extended to Alan & Nola Clark and the Exhibition Subcommittee for their untiring assistance.

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Graeme Bell

In celebrating Graeme's 90th birthday, the exhibition featured many of his early works, photographs, musical instruments, clothing, posters, paintings, and other memorabilia.

Location: Archive premises
Date: from 01-Sep-04 to 31-May-05
Curator: John Kennedy and Exhibition Sub Committee
Special appreciation is extended to Alan & Nola Clark and the Exhibition Subcommittee for their untiring assistance.

 

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Frank Traynor Retrospective

Location: Archive premises
Date: from March to August 03
Curators: John Kennedy and Jason George
 

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A Tribute to Frank Traynor –Concert and Exhibition

Location: forty-five downstairs, Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Date: 22-23 Jan-03
Curators: John Kennedy and Jason George
 

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'Looks Cool, Sounds Hot'

Location: Performing Arts Museum
Date: from Dec-99 to Feb-2000
Curator: Margaret Marshall (P.A.M.)
Asst Curator: John Kennedy
 

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Melbourne Jazz Co-Op

Location: Chapel on Chapel, Prahran
Date: 2003
Curator: John Kennedy
 

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Limerick Arms Jazz Club

Location: Archive premises
Date: from 19-Mar-04 to 20-Aug-04
Curator: John Kennedy

 

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Bob Davidson – Portraits in Jazz

Location: Archive premises
Date: from 10-Nov-02 to 28-Feb-03
Curator: John Kennedy