$50.00Celebrate the season in style as A Very Big Band Christmas marks its 10th spectacular year of holiday magic! Featuring the powerhouse performances of Belinda Parsons, Nina Ferro, and Fem Belling, and resident swooner Ross Irwin, this glittering celebration is back — bigger, bolder, and more joyful than ever.

Joining them will be the swinging sounds of the Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra. Expect lush harmonies, timeless holiday tunes, dazzling arrangements, and all the sparkle, glitter, and cheer your Christmas season needs.

From festive classics to soulful surprises, this show delivers heart, humour, and high-octane holiday spirit. Whether it’s your first time or your tenth, A Very Big Band Christmas is the perfect way to kick off the most wonderful time of the year.

$20.00 – $30.00

An Irish-Australian dual national, tenor saxophonist Daniel Rorke studied at the V.C.A. briefly before moving to The Sydney Conservatorium where he studied under the late great Gordon Brisker. He debuted for the MJC in 1998, co-leading a quintet with the late trumpeter Rod Mayhew. After that he moved overseas, spending the intervening years based in Dublin, Scandinavia and New York, including stints teaching jazz at Syracuse University in NY, and Dublin University. He has performed fairly regularly at The Vortex in London; in Scandinavia with Hilmar Jensson and Per Oddvar Johansen; recorded with Irish and American musicians on the U.S. label Orenda in the US with Irish musicans; and performed in the NYC Downtown scene with Oscar Noriega in the Naked Allies ensemble. He also recently toured internationally with Adam Nassbaum and Mark Egan.

Currently in Melbourne, he will perform his originals and some select standards with long-time associates Toby Mak (Trumpet), Danny Fischer (drums) and Ben Robertson (double bass).