Bella Ciao! Songs for Nonna!
Adam Hall and Louis Rebeiro

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Bella Ciao Nonna! Welcome to Italian inspired Jazz and Blues from Intenationally Award Winning Musicians Adam Hall, Louis Rebeiro and Bronton Ainsworth.

Presented in the Cabaret Format, this is an evening full of good humour and wonderful Jazz with an Italian Flavour. A passion project based around Piano Virtuoso Louis Rebeiro’s Italian Heritage and Passion.

Featuring Hit Songs such as “Volare” “That’s Amore” and “Bella Ciao” and many more Jazz and Blues Standards with an Italian Twist – this is an evening not to miss.

“Adam Hall and his exuberant band of brilliant musicians deliver an exhilarating evening of floor filling, joint jumping,  jazz-tastic crowd pleasers. Consummate musicians, great entertainers, fab night out!” – Ben Elton (Blackadder, We Will Rock You)

About the Presenter

Adam Hall is an accomplished Trumpeter, Vocalist and Composer based in Perth, Australia. He studied the craft at Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA.

In his early career Adam played at the Sydney Olympics and was Artist in Residence at Southbridge Jazz Club, Singapore. He has worked with numerous talents such as: James Morrison, Don Burrows, former leader of the Count Basie Orchestra Frank Foster, Shirley Horn’s band, Vanessa Amorosi and Grace Knight, to name just a few. He has performed and recorded with New Orleans Lumineries Jason Marsalis, Maurice ‘Mobetta’ Brown, Wendell Brunious, Ashlin Parker through the Trumpet Mafia association – leading the Australian version of the Trumpet Mafia. 

After a journey to Cuba, Adam connected to the remaining members of the Buena Vista Social Club including Barbarito Torres, Mirabal, Rolando Luna, Hugo Garzon (original singer of Chan Chan), Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez and Julito Padron. The Cuban Young Guns project that formed from this association has made numerous tours through Australia.

Adam has made tours all over the world with Highlights being the New Orleans Jazz Festival, Ghentse Feesten (Belgium), Rockin Race Jamboree (with Big Jay McNeely – Spain), Jeremy Monteiros Merry Bebop – A Jazzy Christmas (Singapore), Berne Jazz & Blues Sessions in Switzerland in 2014 with Lillian Boutte and members of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, 2015 opened for UB40 and Nile Rodgers, Hong Kong Concert Hall and the Singapore Jazz Festival (Singjazz – opening for David Foster)

Adam Hall features on Bluesin’ The Groove’s 2013 album ‘Mess Around’, which won Blues Album of the Year in Germany and ranked number 5 in the international list.

In 2005 he formed a classic Rhythm & Blues band, ‘Adam Hall & The Velvet Playboys’. The band is an institution of the Australian vintage music scene and renowned for its captivating live performances, marked by slick presentation and raw energy.  

The band’s repertoire is rooted in the Jazz and Rhythm & Blues music of the 40’s and 50’s, from artists such as Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima, Sammy Davis Junior, Harry Connick Junior, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and The Blues Brothers. They also include a large library of Adam Hall originals and unique arrangements, which can be found on their Seven albums.

DOORS OPEN 30 MINUTES BEFORE SHOWTIME

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