The Werribee Jazz Club is back and ready to swing better than ever in 2025.
From 2-5pm on Sunday, February 9, The Pearly Shells will usher in a new year of jazz for a club that has been the heart of the scene in Werribee for over 30 years.
President Neville Roe said the club is “Werribee’s best kept secret, but it shouldn’t be.”
Each month, the club meets at Werribee Bowls Club at Churnside Park on Watton Street and features a live act.
Despite the seniority of many of the members, the club is open to anyone with a passion for the genre and live music.
Jazz, with its characteristic improvisation that sprung out of roots music in the American South, covers a wide array styles, instrumentations and implementation of “it’s hard to put the finger on the pulse” Mr Roe said.
For many of the members, jazz is more than just music they listen to and meet over for three hours on a Sunday.
“It’s something that we grew up with after the war,” Mr Roe said.
“If we didn’t have the direct connection with jazz ourselves, our parents did.”
The price of admission for members is $18 and $22 for non-members, guests are always encouraged to bring their own snacks and drinks will be available at moderate prices.
Visitors are welcome and those interested or have other inquiries about the club can give Jenny a call on 0419 558 481.
Jaidyn Kennedy
