Hot City Cats (Musical group)

Jazz/Blues six-piece band. Performing in Wellington in 1981. Members included Caroline Easther.

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[Collection of posters taken from the walls of Silvio's shop in 1983. Dated 1980-1983]

Date: 1980 - 1983

By: Famularo, Silvio, 1936-

Reference: Eph-D-VARIETY-Silvios

Description: Includes posters for cultural events, arts courses, entertainment, mainly in 1981: ANZArt; Australia New Zealand art encounter [Christchurch 1981?] "Big and little"; scenes by Botho Strauss. Downstage Theatre, from 19 June [1981] Two shows at Circa Theatre, created especially for 4-10 year olds: Town and Country Players in "You can't be afraid until you've been afraid"; and "How the moon began", with Felicity Day, Debbie Hager and Rose Wedde. 24 August - 4 September [1981?] The Clean E.P. "Boodle, boodle, boodle". One night only in Wellington, Terminus, 11 November [1981] Coup d'Etat. Appearing at Terminus, Thurs 28th Direct from USA: Bobby Shew, Lanny Morgan, Jeff Hamilton, Gordon Brisker, Tom Garvin, Don Rader, with All Star Big Band. Wellington, Majestic Cabaret, 20-21 May [1982?] Los Dogs, at the Royal Tiger, Fri 25th Sept; Sat 26th Sept [1981] Eight Eleven Eighty One; an exhibition of ceramics & painting. SelLing Ngan, Allan Snook, Rosemary Stokell, Brian Wong. Wellington Cultural Centre World Trade Centre, 9-20 Nov 1981. An evening with the Hot City Cats. Varsity Restaurant, this Friday 7-11 [1981-1983?] Hot City Cats. Chips, Sun 1st [1981?] Frame Ups; a exhibition of colour photographs by Mary mcPherson [and] Martin Taylor. PhotoForum Gallery, 2-20 June 1981. Joe Henderson, one of the giants of the tenor saxophone (ex Miles Davis, Chick Corea. Wellington Majestic Cabaret 26th; Auckland Gluepot Ponsonby Thursday 27th [1981] Impulse Dance Theatre. "Frames" art gallery tour. National Art Gallery, 25-26 May [1981] (Art: Darryl White; Logan Print, Gisborne) Jon McLeary. Egypt; exhibition of ink pastels. Natural Juices Cafe, Wed 8 July [1981] Mad Ranks. The Resort this weekend, 7-9 May [1982?] (2 copies) Arthur Manawatu. Paintings + linoprints. Closet Artists Gallery, 520 Queen St, 3-21 August The Mockers. New single out now, "Trendy lefties" [1981] Mockers; Protons. Wellington Teachers' College, Thurs 30 April [1981] Music at Circa; a series of Monday night concerts. Colleen Rae-Gerrard, Deborah Rawson, Anne Lanston, Michael Calvert, Wellington String Quartet, Omnibus. 21 and 28 Sept, 5 and 12 Oct [1981] Neoteric Tribesmen, playing at Studio 7 with The Innocent [and] Tin Syndrome. Fri 25th, Sat 26th [ca 1981] New Zealand architecture; a photographic survey. New Zealand Institute of Architects. Uptairs, City Art Gallery, 65 Victory Street Wellington [1981-1983] "Factual C"; a exhibition of paintings by David Ortega. City Limits Cafe, 20 Oct - 10 Nov [1981-1983] Primitive Art Group at Rawa House. Thurs 24 Sept 1981 Primitive Art Group. National Art Gallery, Sunday 2.00pm 26th Sept [1982] The Private Eyes tonight! Terminus, 21-23 April [1981] The Private Eyes. Terminus, Sept 25 + 26! Are you man enough for Jason Sad; then go all the way. As seen on TV [photo of pig. ca 1981] The Screaming Blam-matic roadshow [Screaming Meemees, Newmatics, Blam Blam Blam. 1981] From USA. Bobby Shew, Steve Erquiaga, Johnny Carson Trio, Dick Hopp Sextet, Frank Gibson jnr, Rodger Fox Big Band, Andy Brown. Jazz on Sunday. Majestic Cabaret 3 May [1981] Silvio's Xmas variety show; music, mirth, magic, melodrama, merriment, music hall, madness. Special guest artsts Frances Green, Dave Olerenshaw, Jacque Harvey. Wgtn Operatic Soc Hall, 8-14 Dec [1981] Strikemaster. Heavy rock. Apparing at Terminus, 5-6 Oct Taste of Bounty. Cricketers, from Thurs 27 Aug [1981] Taste of Bounty are now Radio-Active, appearing live in concert. Newlands Arms, Fri/Sun, 15-17 May [1981] Techtones 3 [ca 1981] University Drama Club. Tristan Tzara's "The gas heart", and Sam Shepard's "Cowboy mouth". Union Hall, 28 July - 1 August [1981] The Valentinos [ca 1981] "The wind and the rain", a comedy by Merton Hodge. Downstage Theatre from 24 July [1981] Quantity: 36 posters. Physical Description: Photolithographs and photocopies on posters, sizes varying from 100 to 600 mm. Provenance: From Silvio Famularo, Wellington, in 1983.

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[Posters and fliers relating to jazz music concerts and musical performances in New Zea...

Date: 1980 - 1984

Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-Jazz-1980/1984

Description: Includes: 1981: High Risk; maximum jazz & blues. Cambridge Hotel Thurs-Fri-Sat [1981] (2 copies) Hot City Cats. Terminus 22, 23 & 25 July [1981] Hot City Cats. [Two other different posters, with no date written] An evening with the Hot City Cats. University Restaurant, Friday 7 August [1981] Jazz at the Dowse; a season of five early evening jazz concerts to be held through the winter months (With Mike Nock, Vortex, Darktown Strutters, Colin Hemmingsen & Friends, Malcolm McNeill & friends). 7 June - 4 October 1981 (2 copies) First National Stage Band Clinic; one week of big band jazz, 17-22 May 1981. Mana College, Elsdon, Porirua, Wellington (With Bobby Shew, Martin Winch, Don Rader, Andy Brown, Dennis Smith, Lanny Morgan, Tom Garvin, Rodger Fox, Gordon Brisker, Jeff Hamilton). With the support of the NZ Jazz Foundation Inc The New York Jazz Giants, "Hottest in jazz". Auckland Mandalay Cabaret, 24 March; Wellington State Opera House, 25 March [1981] 1982: Yamaha National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Details & application forms available ... closes Friday 26th March 1982. An activity of the New Zealand Jazz Foundation Inc. (2 copies) Yamaha National Youth Jazz Orchestra. New Zealand's top youth jazz bands ... directed by Jerry Coker (US) and Bud Jones (NZ) in one thrilling concert. St Patrick's College Hall Kilbirnie, 4 September 1982. 1983: Beaver and Band - Martin Winch - guitar; Terry Crayford - piano; Rob Clarkson - drums; Jonathan Crayford - bass. Crickets Arms, 13-16 April [1983] (2 copies) Chicago Jazz Exchange with Elaine Hamilton, on world wide tour. Olivers Cabaret, 6-7 July [1983] Jazz Biscuits .... Clyde Quay, July 12th, 7.30 (2 copies) Joe King and the Robbers, alias Jonathan Crayford, Rob Mahoney, Rob Clarkson + Hot Cafe, May Lloyd. Jazz. Appearing at The Depot 11-1 am Frid & Sat, & Snday afternoon 3 pm (2 copies) Jazz, blues n' stuff. Cricketers Arms, 29 June 7-11 pm. Jazz Biscuits, Bob Delley Quintet, The Real Band, dancers. Jamming musicians welcome Jazz on a Sunday presents "Night of the ball"; a recreation of the Halcyon days of Wellington's ballrooms. Music by the Moonlight Serenaders under terry Gray. Exchequer Cabaret, 1 May 1983. Tickets from Colin Morris Records and Exchequer. All proceeds to NZ Jazz Foundation Jazz. Wellington Polytechnic jazz bands present 2 hours of jazz and combos, 20 July 1983. Marg Layton and the Kevin Clark trio. The blues in concert. Circa Theatre, 15 May [1983]. Sustenance. Phil Broadhurst, keyboards; Colin Hemmingsen, saxophones & bassoon; Paul Dyne, bass; Roger Sellers, drums & percussion. Jazz concert, Cricketers. Tue 15 Nov [1983] (2 copies) 1984: Mike Nock, New Zealand's own solo pianist in concert. "Brace yourself, man, this is sunfully musical". Memorial Theatre - Victoria Uni, 12-13 May [1984] (2 copies) The Ministry of Jazz. Hotel St George [1984] Primitive Art Group. New music. The Pulse. Thurs 27, Fir 28, Sat 29, 8 pm (2 copies) Feastival of Music. Wellington Musicians Union. Colin Hemmingsen 4tet and Denise Harris, Alan Slater, Kevin Watson, Paul Dyne, Roger Sellers!! Steinie Bar, Cricketers Arms, Mon August 27 [1984](2 copies) Feastival of Music, organised by the Wellington Musicians' Union. Paras and Immigrantz. Steinie Bar Cricketers Arms, Mon August 6 Feastival of Music. Jazz Biscuits and Tomato Kiss. Steinie Bar Cricketers Arms, Mon August 13 [1984] Feastival of Music, organised by the Wellington Musicians' Union. Colin Hemmingsen and Denise Harris. Steinie Bar Cricketers Arms, Mon August 27 (2 copies) The Real Band. Jazz bebop to contemporary. Cricketers [Arms], Tue 28 Feb [1984] (2 copies) Jazz Biscuits. Michelle Scullion, vocal, flute; Tom van Koeverden, guitar; James Daniels, tenor sax; Simon Lewis, trumpet; Pita Watson, bass; Geoff Hughes, guitar; Greg Crayford, drums. Sat, 13 October, The Pulse, 2-5pm (2 copies, one yellow, one blue) Jazz Biscuits. Michelle Scullion, vocal, flute; Tom van Koeverden, guitar; James Daniels, tenor sax; Simon Lewis, trumpet; Pita Watson, bass; Geoff Hughes, guitar; Greg Crayford, drums. Cricketers, 28-30 May [1984] (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Screenprints and photolithographs, varying sizes up to A3.

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Theatre workshop to be conducted at the Bricks Theatre Studio covering many aspects of ...

Date: 1982

Reference: Eph-C-THEATRE-1982-01

Description: Poster shows an illustration of a smiling blot-covered stick figure. Performers were to include: Lyn[e] Pringle, Ronn Kjestrup, Neil Duncan, Primitive Arts Group, Hot City Cats, Sue Bourke. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Screen print, 420 x 297 mm.