Van Dijk 4 at JMI Live

Thursday 24th September 2020
Doors open from 7:30PM
Music from 8pm
$20 ENTRY
10 Exhibition St, Bowen Hills: JMI Live

ABOUT VAN DIJK 4
Jan Van Dijk has been entrenched in the Gypsy and Swing scenes in Australia and abroad for over fifteen years. New Orleans has become a second home and a source of constant inspiration. In Australia he performed regularly with Gypsy Jazz great Ewan MacKenzie in his ensemble Swing Dynamique and with accordionist John Reeves in Swing Musette amongst others.

Van Dijk’s approach to early Jazz is a reflection of what’s happening now in the streets and clubs of New Orleans.Traditional Jazz and Gypsy Jazz musicians are becoming more and more interchangeable in each other’s bands there and the great old songs are going through yet another evolution. Along with some early blues and string band influences The Van Dijk 4 pay homage to this phenomenon with a healthy mix of reverence and irreverence....

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Thursday 24th September 2020
Doors open from 7:30PM
Music from 8pm
$20 ENTRY
10 Exhibition St, Bowen Hills: JMI Live

ABOUT VAN DIJK 4
Jan Van Dijk has been entrenched in the Gypsy and Swing scenes in Australia and abroad for over fifteen years. New Orleans has become a second home and a source of constant inspiration. In Australia he performed regularly with Gypsy Jazz great Ewan MacKenzie in his ensemble Swing Dynamique and with accordionist John Reeves in Swing Musette amongst others.

Van Dijk’s approach to early Jazz is a reflection of what’s happening now in the streets and clubs of New Orleans.Traditional Jazz and Gypsy Jazz musicians are becoming more and more interchangeable in each other’s bands there and the great old songs are going through yet another evolution. Along with some early blues and string band influences The Van Dijk 4 pay homage to this phenomenon with a healthy mix of reverence and irreverence.
Find more information at: https://www.janvandijk.info/music

Featuring:
Jan Van Dijk – Violin
Cameron Ford – Guitar
John Reeves – Accordion
Alex Crighton – Rhythm Guitar

For those who wish to donate to the musicians during this time, follow this link: https://paypal.me/pools/c/8nvPhambZ8
100% of donations will be forwarded onto the artists.

JMI LIVE NOW OPEN FOR LIMITED GUESTS ONLY!
To our friends and family of JMI,
We are extremely pleased to announce that due to the easing of restrictions across QLD, JMI Live will now be RE-OPENED to an extremely LIMITED number of guests ONLY.
Those who wish to watch a JMI Live performances in person will need to pre-purchase a ticket by contacting our office (3216 1110) during business hours (10AM-4PM) and purchase a ticket ($20 ENTRY) over the phone. No tickets will be sold on the door.
JMI Live is a COVID-SAFE venue.
We kindly ask that if you are feeling unwell or showing flu-like symptoms, please do not attend JMI Live. When purchasing a ticket, you agree to only attend a JMI Live event if you are in good health and have not been in close contact with a person who is COVID-19 positive or has travelled overseas or to a COVID-19 hotspot in the past 14 days.
Please ensure that whilst within our venue, you are adhering to social distancing measures as per venue signage. Please ensure you are also implementing strong hygienic practices (for e.g. using hand-sanitiser, thoroughly washing hands and covering the mouth when sneezing or coughing).
If you suspect that you have contracted an infection or test positive for COVID-19 after attending an event at JMI Live, please contact the JMI office (07) 3216 1110 or email [email protected]) as soon as possible.
Ticket Refund Policy:
If you are experiencing flu-like symptoms and are unable to attend after having purchased a ticket, please contact the JMI office (07) 3216 1110 or email [email protected]) as soon as possible during business hours (10AM-4PM) to let us know you won’t be able to attend. A full refund will be given if we are contacted prior to a performance. Refunds will not be processed if we are contacted after the gig.

JMI Live is still blessed to have our Live-Stream up and running on both YouTube and our Facebook page, so if you miss out on a pre-purchase ticket you can still join the celebrations online. Join us from 8PM AEST THURSDAY to keep the music swingin’!

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