Andy Firth's Retro-Swing Band
Tue, 18 Aug
|The Grand Hotel
ONLINE TICKETS HAVE CLOSED. LIMITED TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. Doors open 7.30pm Andy Firth – Clarinet, Alto Sax, arrangements Graeme Reynolds – Trumpet/Flugel Jason Nelson – Trombone/Vocals Gareth Lewis – Baritone Sax Rachel Hamilton – Piano Craig Goeldner – Bass Tyson Hilder – Drums
Time & Location
18 Aug 2026, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Grand Hotel, 32 Church St, Newcastle NSW 2300, Australia
About the Event
Newcastle is home to renowned clarinet virtuoso Andy Firth who will perform his arrangements spanning jazz music of all eras from Dixieland, Swing, Be Bop, Funk, Latin and Contemporary Grooves. Andy Firth has played internationally with some of the finest performers and orchestras around including Buddy deFranco at Carneggie Hall, James Morrison, Tommy Tycho and Anthony Warlow. His mastery of the clarinet and saxophone covers both classical and jazz, unrivalled expression of tone and technique, and endless devotion and enthusiasm for the music that he plays have earned Andy a reputation as a performer not to be missed!
“The first time I heard Andy Firth play, I was amazed…that was more than 35 years ago…I’m still amazed!” James Morrison (D Mus A.M)
“The finest reeds player Australia has ever produced” Maestro Tommy Tycho (D Mus. AM. MBE)
Andy Firth – Clarinet, Alto Sax, arrangements
Graeme Reynolds – Trumpet/Flugel
Jason Nelson – Trombone/Vocals