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A Sunday Lunch with Jenny Morris
Two Course meal and show $95.00 Jenny Morris was born in New Zealand where she entered the music business and where she began performing in the all-girl group The Wide Mouthed Frogs. This was followed in 1980 by the band The Crocodiles, with whom she scored a Top 20 hit in New Zealand with. In February 1981 The Crocodiles moved to Sydney, only to disband in July. Jenny Morris live at the Basement Morris began her solo career by singing the title track for the film Puberty Blues, which was a local box-office success in 1981. In 1983, Morris formed QED with Rex Goh (ex-Air Supply). The debut single, "Everywhere I Go", peaked at #19 on the Australian charts in early 1984. Morris next single proved to be her solo breakthrough: "You're Going To Get Hurt" hit #24 in August 1986, finally establishing her as a serious singer/songwriter. In July 1987, Morris released her first solo album, Body and Soul, produced by Mark Moffatt and Ricky Fataar. It sold over 70,000 copies in Australia (platinum status), and spawned a number of singles, the biggest of which, "You I Know" (written by Neil Finn), reached #13. She won ARIA for Most Popular Female Performer in 1987 and 1988. As one of Australia leading female singer/songwriters, Morris has toured extensively in Australia and overseas, first with Tears for Fears, then Prince, INXS and Paul McCartney. Event: A Sunday Lunch with Jenny Morris Jenny Morris
Jenny Morris OAM is a New Zealand-born Australian pop, rock singer-songwriter. Her first success came with New Zealand band The Crocodiles, who had a top 20 hit single with “Tears”. Re-locating to Sydney, Australia in February 1981, she was a backing vocalist for various groups and formed a trio, QED, in 1983. Morris provided backing vocals for INXS on their 1983 album, The Swing, she then recorded a duet with lead singer, Michael Hutchence, on a cover of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood’s hit “Jackson”, it was included as a bonus track on the April 1984 (cassette only) INXS EP, Dekadance, which reached number two on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart. Morris worked on their 1985–1986 Listen Like Thieves World Tour. Her solo career includes top five Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums with Shiver in 1989 and Honeychild in 1991, and her top five ARIA Singles are “She Has to Be Loved” and “Break in the Weather”. These albums and singles also peaked in the top ten on the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) charts. Morris has won two ARIA Music Awards for ‘Best Female Artist’ in 1987 and 1988 and was nominated for the same award in 1992. In 2003, on Australia Day (26 January), Morris became an Australian citizen and in 2010 she received the Order of Australia. Event: Jenny Morris Jenny Morris
Two Course meal and show $90.00 Jenny Morris was born in New Zealand where she entered the music business and where she began performing in the all-girl group The Wide Mouthed Frogs. This was followed in 1980 by the band The Crocodiles, with whom she scored a Top 20 hit in New Zealand with. In February 1981 The Crocodiles moved to Sydney, only to disband in July. Jenny Morris live at the Basement Morris began her solo career by singing the title track for the film Puberty Blues, which was a local box-office success in 1981. In 1983, Morris formed QED with Rex Goh (ex-Air Supply). The debut single, "Everywhere I Go", peaked at #19 on the Australian charts in early 1984. Morris next single proved to be her solo breakthrough: "You're Going To Get Hurt" hit #24 in August 1986, finally establishing her as a serious singer/songwriter. In July 1987, Morris released her first solo album, Body and Soul, produced by Mark Moffatt and Ricky Fataar. It sold over 70,000 copies in Australia (platinum status), and spawned a number of singles, the biggest of which, "You I Know" (written by Neil Finn), reached #13. She won ARIA for Most Popular Female Performer in 1987 and 1988. As one of Australia leading female singer/songwriters, Morris has toured extensively in Australia and overseas, first with Tears for Fears, then Prince, INXS and Paul McCartney. Event: Jenny Morris Dragon & Jenny Morris - Dinner Show
Dragon is back, as good as ever, fronted by the legendary kiwi singer Mark Williams. This band rocks its way through a long list of iconic songs that are part of the national estate. Bass player, Todd Hunter reformed the band in 2007 after a much needed break of 10 years and Dragon has done 250 shows since then. Jenny Morris OAM is a New Zealand-born Australian pop, rock singer-songwriter. Her first success came with New Zealand band The Crocodiles, who had a top 20 hit single with "Tears". Re-locating to Sydney, Australia in February 1981, she was a backing vocalist for various groups and formed a trio, QED, in 1983. Together they create an event not to be missed - Dinner Show tickets available. Event: Dragon & Jenny Morris - Dinner Show New Zealand Female Singers
Jennifer "Jenny" Patricia Morris OAM (born 29 September 1956) is a New Zealand-born Australian pop, rock singer-songwriter. Her first success came with New Zealand band The Crocodiles, who had a top 20 hit single with "Tears". Re-locating to Sydney, Australia in February 1981, she was a backing vocalist for various groups and formed a trio, QED, in 1983. Morris provided backing vocals for INXS on their 1983 album, The Swing, she then recorded a duet with lead singer, Michael Hutchence, on a cover of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood's hit "Jackson", it was included as a bonus track on the April 1984 (cassette only) INXS EP, Dekadance, which reached number two on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart. Morris worked on their 19851986 Listen Like Thieves World Tour. Her solo career includes top five Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums with Shiver in 1989 and Honeychild in 1991, and her top five ARIA Singles are "She Has to Be Loved" and "Break in the Weather". These albums and singles also peaked in the top ten on the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) charts. Morris has won two ARIA Music Awards for 'Best Female Artist'. My friend knows Joseph Calderazzo. What a small world ... smiles. Dinner and a show with Jenny Morris
DINNER and a show will be matched by the soft tones of Jenny Morris at The Brewery, Newcastle on August 19. The song bird is performing the intimate show with an impressive band made up of drummer and percussionist Nic Cecire, guitar expert Joseph Calderazzo, Andrew Worboys on keys and bass player James Haselwood. ‘‘At the show I am going to be playing my more well-known songs, we have an amazing band and plan to make the performance fresh while retaining the essence of songs and the intrigue,’’ Morris said. The singer found fame with the New Zealand band The Crocodiles before singing the title track for the film Puberty Blues and working with The Models, INXS, D.D. Smash and The Dropbears. Life hasn’t slowed down with Morris spending her days writing and recording with plans to tour in a harmonies group later this year. ‘‘I hope my music has evolved, in all honesty, I have always found my inspiration has come from things I am observing,’’ she said. These observation began when Morris was 12 years old and received her first guitar for Christmas. ‘‘I have to make music it’s part of who I am,’’ she said. Morris is also spending time performing songs she is collecting for her new album. She said that the change and evolution of her music is what has made it interesting all these years. ‘‘It has come from an innately pop genre to an exploratory, less catalogued and more mature sound,’’ she said. The Examiner has a double pass to giveaway to the show, to enter follow the competition links. Music to your ears : Vivid festival lights up the city's body and soul
This time last year the sails of the Opera House were bathed with purple light. This week the city's centrepiece will again be the focus of Vivid Sydney - the annual light and soundscape festival. It is part of a month crammed with cultural events including the just-completed Sydney Writers' Festival, the 17th Biennale and the Sydney Film Festival. ''There is going to be an extraordinary array of creative people in town for the next few weeks,'' said Geoff Parmenter, the head of Events NSW, which organised Vivid Sydney. The festival, which opens on Thursday, will also include Vivid Live, a music, theatre and visual arts event at the Opera House curated by Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson; Creative Sydney at the Museum of Contemporary Art; Song Summit, a conference for people in the music industry; and X Media Summit, a digital media workshop at the Opera House. Mr Parmenter said an exciting new part of the festival would be the illumination of the historic buildings in Macquarie Street. ''A 10-minute story using high-tech animations will be projected onto each of the buildings,'' he said. ''This is a combination of light, music and creativity configured in a way that you just can't see anywhere else in the world. It uses those distinctly Sydney assets, particularly the Opera House, to create something that is uniquely Sydney.'' More than 300,000 people were expected to attend the festival, Mr Parmenter said. This year will also be the first time Song Summit is part of Vivid Sydney. It will also feature performances by the Australian singer Dan Sultan, and Canada's Carmen Townsend. Singer Jenny Morris described the conference, which is in its second year, as an initiative to bring different members of the music industry, such as established international performers and songwriters, together with people who are just starting out. ''If you are an up-and-coming band or songwriter you can come to this conference and there will be resources for you, and people's brains you can pick.'' The expo runs over three days from June 18. MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Ms Jenny Patricia MORRIS, NSW In 2006 Ms Morris established and manages the ‘Art of Music’ events; these are fundraising events involving a dinner and art exhibition,and include an auction of the art works. Organiser and performer, ‘Jenny Morris & Friends @ The Basement’ fundraising concerts. Non-Executive Writer Director, Australasian Performing Right Association, since 1995; Member, Board of Directors, since 1983. Singer/Songwriter, since 1980; released several albums, since 1987, including The Best of
Jenny Morris, (Gold), 1992; Honeychild, (Platinum), 1991; and Shiver, (2 Platinums), 1989. Involved in various fundraising events for various causes, since 1986; including ‘The Rock
Party Project’ to aid the National Campaign Against Drug Abuse, 1986. Awards/recognition include: 257 A little embarrassed, but at least mum will be pleased
WHILE proud, Jenny Morris is also a little embarrassed at receiving her Order of Australia. For that we can blame her New Zealand roots. ''It's all a bit pooh-poohed where I'm from. It's that culture in New Zealand of 'don't get above your station, mate','' says Morris, who came to Australia in 1981 with the group the Crocodiles. ''It's pretty ingrained in me.'' Advertisement: Story continues below Well, except for one worry: ''I don't get called a dame, do I?,'' she laughs. ''They ask you if you're happy to be assessed for it and one of the things that sprang to mind first of all was it's shining a light on the music industry and charities, especially Nordoff-Robbins which is my pet charity,'' Morris says. ''And my second thought was, god, mum will be pleased.'' The people helped by Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia have been aware of the work done by Jenny Morris for a while, with her fund-raising concerts, art exhibitions and hands-on work. The charity funds music therapists at children's hospitals and a training centre at the University of Western Sydney. Morris was introduced to the organisation more than a decade ago when asked to ''metaphorically cut the ribbon when they put in the first music therapist in at Randwick Children's Hospital''. Inspired by what she saw, she stayed on to help. ''It's seriously inspirational when you're involved in any kind of charitable pursuit because they always come with these incredible people who make you feel like a three-year-old in the scheme of things. ''They are so wise and so dedicated and I think that's part of why people [like me] become involved because they get to associate with inspirational people.'' |