12/03/2026
Don’t mis this! Lock it in your diary this Sunday! 🎶🎼🎵
About the band:
Nick Lester (sax) most of you will have seen Nick perform over the years for those who don’t know he is a local! He is an amazing musician and improviser.
Nick has played 1000’s of gigs with a range of bands mostly Jazz, Soul, Funk and Afrobeat. He is keen to get the conversations series going regularly at the North.
Jo jo Smith (vocals/ guitar) is a true local legend. She is a multitalented performer who weaves magic with every performance.
“JoJo Smith is an inspirational performer who takes her audiences on a lyrical, musically diverse journey of blues, soul, funk, R&B, latin and jazz.
Her own songs are a tour de force and along with a unique interpretation of a small, select group of covers. JoJo is a true artist who is known for her capturing and gripping live shows.”
John Bennett (piano/sax) another local from Caveat. John is an accomplished sax, piano and guitar player who after studying at Euroa S.C went on to study at the James Morrison academy in S.A.
John is currently carving out a music career in Melbourne.
Carl Panuzzo (drums/vocals) from the legendary Checkerboard Lounge joining the line up.
“Carl Pannuzzo, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist autodidact. From Bob Sedergreen, Opera Australia, Mia Dyson, Stephen Magnusson, Paul Grabowsky, Vika and Linda Bull, Kavisha Mazzella, Cirque du Soleil, Fred Smith, Tripod, Checkerboard, Acapelicans and Music Outback. As a creator, interpreter and improviser, Carl is recognised as a sensitive, dynamic and fearless singer, a quickfire musical mind”
Thanks so much for those who have supported these gigs please spread the word about how good they are!
