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The Flirting Mazurkas play swinging jazz and latin songs, tantalising gypsy melodies and European cafe favourites from a blend of charming vocals, dancing tunes and infectious rhythms. Jazz . . . French . . . Italian . . . Russian . . . Klezmer . . . Gypsy . . . Latin . . . Tango The Flirting Mazurkas have been delighting audiences for many years with their joyous, moving and foot-tapping nostalgia and popular music. Jennifer, Phil and Ernie can draw on their vast repertoire of classics and gems to provide fabulous music for concerts, festivals, weddings or for any special event or function. Their charming personalities, instruments and voices create a joyful feeling and can get those feet tapping and vocal chords crooning! Available on stage amplified to roving acoustic. From wedding ceremony to reception. Jennifer Hawley is the gorgeous lead singer and guitarist. Jennifer has a fine reputation as a singer and guitarist. She trained classically and then in jazz. Bands present and past include: Parisienne Swing, Ruby and Giger, Continental Drift. Phil Carroll is the debonair accordionist, flautist and singer (keyboard available). Phil is active in Melbourne's world music and jazz scenes on accordion, keyboards and flute. Bands present and past: Zingaro (latin), Yalla! (middle-eastern), Klezmeritis (E. European Jewish), Bohemian Nights . Ernie Gruner is the passionate violinist, raconteur and percussionist. Ernie has over 40 recording credits and is active in Melbourne's world music and improvised music scenes. Bands present and past include: Jugularity (comedy cabaret), Klezmeritis, Yalla!, Bohemian Nights . The band was setup and mainly performs as a trio, however adds double-bass (David Krycer), and drums (Denis Close) for large events eg National Art Gallery 6 concerts after dark, Premier's Gala Ball at Crown Palladium, big weddings.   --------------QUOTES AND FEEDBACK --------------- WEDDINGS & PARTIES Just a short note to thank you all for the super music at our Party on the 2nd May at the West Brighton Club. Everything on the day was just perfect for what was one of the happiest days of our lives.  Everyone has commented on the excellence and appropriateness of your music, and its contribution in making it a celebration of family joy and warmth.      Regards  Tony Avery   A special thanks to you and all of the other Flirting Mazurkas  for the fantastic music at Stephen and Francesca's wedding last night!   Sarah Berg   I just wanted to say thanks again for your great music on Saturday. The day was a great success and your music was an integral part of it with many guests commenting on how great it was.  Once again many thanks.  Cheers Anna & John   Thank you so very much to you, Ernie and Jo for a wonderful evening of music for my birthday.  European Café music is a favourite of ours and the vitality and warmth of you rendition made the evening very special. Hopefully one day we’ll hear you perform again. Best wishes in all you endeavours.   Lana Malakunas.   FESTIVALS Thank you and congratulations on your great performance at the Champagne Breakfast and on the Cottage Stage at Moonee Valley Festivals’ Queens Park Sunday.  The style of music you played really suited the audience and venue, creating a very sunny outdoor café atmosphere!   Please pass on my well wishes to the other members of the Flirting Mazurkas.  I look forward to working with you again in the future. Yours sincerely, Patricia Keeenan (co-ordinator) 2004 Moonee Valley Festival   EVENTS I and a whole host of people would be  delighted to act as referres for the band. Everyone I have spoken to  thought you were fantastic and perfect for the event. The range of  instruments was great and having the voilin and accordian was  particularly evocative and really created the mood we wanted . As the organizer I found the bands professionalism and incredibly cooperative spirit an enourmous advantage.   Suzanne Heywood, Telstra Function, Melbourne University  Band was fantastic and even left the stage with the crowd begging for more!  Victorian Premier's Gala Ball   I just wanted to say a very big thank you for helping organise entertainment for the Science Centenary Dinner last Thursday night - Jennifer, Ernie and Phil were all wonderful. I have received wonderful feedback from guests about the entertainment - they were a lot of fun.  Please pass on my thanks to them.   Marie Kellett   PUBLIC SHOW Hi Ernie, I'd like to know more about...I saw the Flirting Mazurkas at Ruckers late July and really enjoyed the music. I would like to know if and when the band will put out a CD - hopefully it will include the guest appearance from your ABC friend (his Tango). Regards Will.   ------------------- Repertoire includes ------------------ JAZZ & LATIN All of Me Amor As Time Goes By Autumn leaves Bb Blues Besame Mucho Bi mir Black Orpheus Blue Moon Brazil Bye bye blackbird C'est si bon Cheek to cheek Corcovado Don’t get around Dream a little dream Embraceable you Fever Fly me to the moon Georgia Girl from ipanema Guantanamera Hey mambo Hit the Road Jack Honeysuckle Rose I Can't get Started I can't give you anything but love I cried for you I’m beginning to see the light I’m in the mood for love I’ve got you under my skin Is you is It don't mean a thing if it aint got that swing It had to be you J’attendrai La mer La vie en rose Lady be good Lili Marlene Love is here to stay Love me or leave me Lover man Mack the Knife Makin whoopee Man I love Mas que nada Milord Misty Mood Indigo Moon river Moondance My baby just cares for me My funny valentine Never on Sunday Night and day NO REGRETS One note samba PAPER MOON FRENCH A man and a woman Allons Lafayette Alouette Autumn leaves Can can C'est Si Bon Charade Circus waltz Claire do lune I love paris I wish you love If I stay forever J’attendrai Jalousie Je ne regrette Rien L’accordioniste La foulle La goulante de pauvre jean La marsellaise La mer La seine La Vie en Rose Les negresses vertes waltz Libertango Louise Michelle Milord Moulin rouge Padam Paris tango Petite fleur Pigalle Plaisir d’amour Sous le cel de paris Thank heavens for little girls Third man theme Tit Galop Under the bridges of Paris What are you doing the rest of your life? Windmills of your mind LATIN Amor Begin the beguine Besame mucho Black Orpheus Brazil Corcovado Cumbenchero El Bayon Frenesi Gauntanamera Girl from ipanema Guantanamera Gypsy kings Hey Mambo La Bamba Mas que nada Night and day One note samba Perfidia Quiereme mucho Quizas/Perhaps So Dance Samba Sway Wave Perfidia Quiereme mucho Quizas Route 66 September song Smooth operator Stormy weather Straighten up and fly right Summertime Lover come back to me Sway Swing 42 That old black magic That’s amore The man I love The way you look tonight Undecided Unforgettable VOLARE Wave way you look tonight what is this thing called love you go to my head ITALIAN Anvil Chorus Arriverderci Roma Ave Maria Bella Ciao: Calabrisell Cappricioni Italiano Carnival Of Venice Che Sera Chicken Dance Ciao Ciao Bambino Come Back To Sorrento Come Prima Cuiccio: Finiculi Finicula Forget About Domani Godfather Theme Granada Love Story Magdalena Mambo Italiano Marina Mattinata Mazurka Nessun Dorma Non Dimenticar O Solo Mio Quando quando Ragazzioni(Veni Veni) Romeo and Juliette Said The Mama To The Papa Santa Lucia Tangos assorted Tarantella Tarantella Calabrese That's Amore Three Coins in The Fountain Tiribomba Volare Youre My World TANGO Chiquilin de bachin l motivo Farol porteno Hernando’s Hideaway Jealousy Kiss OF FIRE La Cumparsita Libertango Rica tipa GYPSY / RUSSIAN Bi mir Czardas Dark Eyes Hungarian Dance No.5 Kalinka Laras theme Moscow Nights Rasputin Russian medley Those were the days-Em Other Cajun tunes Greek circle dances Jambalaya Lili marlene Never on Sunday Polish mazurka Wedding circles Irish Many jigs and reels! (songlist on request)     Jazz and Latin standards All of Me Amor As Time Goes By Autumn leaves Bb Blues Besame Mucho Bi mir Black Orpheus Blue Moon Brazil Bye bye blackbird C'est si bon Cheek to cheek Corcovado Don’t get around Dream a little dream Embraceable you Fever Fly me to the moon Georgia Girl from ipanema Guantanamera Hey mambo Hit the Road Jack Honeysuckle Rose I Can't get Started I can't give you anything but love I cried for you I’m beginning to see the light I’m in the mood for love I’ve got you under my skin Is you is It don't mean a thing if it aint got that swing It had to be you J’attendrai La mer La vie en rose Lady be good Lili Marlene Love is here to stay Love me or leave me Lover man Mack the Knife Makin whoopee Man I love Mas que nada Milord Misty Mood Indigo Moon river Moondance WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO My baby just cares for me My funny valentine Never on Sunday Night and day NO REGRETS One note samba PAPER MOON Perfidia Quiereme mucho Quizas Route 66 SEPTEMBER SONG Smooth operator Stormy weather STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT Summertime lover come back to me Sway Swing 42 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC THAT’S AMORE The man I love The way you look tonight Undecided Unforgettable VOLARE Wave WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE YOU GO TO MY HEAD FRENCH A man and a woman Allons Lafayette Alouette Autumn leaves Can can C'est Si Bon Charade Circus waltz Claire do lune I love paris I wish you love If I stay forever J’attendrai Jalousie Je ne regrette Rien L’accordioniste La foulle La goulante de pauvre jean La marsellaise La mer La seine La Vie en Rose Les negresses vertes waltz Libertango Louise Michelle Milord Moulin rouge Padam Paris tango Petite fleur Pigalle Plaisir d’amour Sous le cel de paris Thank heavens for little girls Third man theme Tit Galop Under the bridges of Paris What are you doing the rest of your life? Windmills of your mind LATIN Amor Begin the beguine Besame mucho Black Orpheus Brazil Corcovado Cumbenchero El Bayon Frenesi Gauntanamera Girl from ipanema Guantanamera Gypsy kings Hey Mambo La Bamba Mas que nada Night and day One note samba Perfidia Quiereme mucho Quizas/Perhaps So Dance Samba Sway Wave ITALIAN Anvil Chorus Arriverderci Roma Ave Maria Bella Ciao: Calabrisell Cappricioni Italiano Carnival Of Venice Che Sera Chicken Dance Ciao Ciao Bambino Come Back To Sorrento Come Prima Cuiccio: Finiculi Finicula Forget About Domani Godfather Theme Granada Love Story Magdalena Mambo Italiano Marina Mattinata Mazurka Nessun Dorma Non Dimenticar O Solo Mio Quando quando Ragazzioni(Veni Veni) Romeo and Juliette Said The Mama To The Papa Santa Lucia Tangos assorted Tarantella Tarantella Calabrese That's Amore Three Coins in The Fountain Tiribomba Volare Youre My World TANGO Chiquilin de bachin l motivo Farol porteno Hernando’s Hideaway Jealousy Kiss OF FIRE La Cumparsita Libertango Rica tipa GYPSY / RUSSIAN Bi mir Czardas Dark Eyes Hungarian Dance No.5 Kalinka Laras theme Moscow Nights Rasputin Russian medley Those were the days-Em Other Cajun tunes Greek circle dances Jambalaya Lili marlene Never on Sunday Polish mazurka Wedding circles Irish Many jigs and reels! (songlist on request) 5–9pm , 2010 June 30 & All Wednesdays in July 7th –28th , at NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA                                    Flirting Mazurkas Quintet – European cafe and dancing music.      Ernie Gruner (violin, mandolin, vocals), Jennifer Hawley (vocals, guitar), David Krycer (vocals, bass),      Jo Abbott (accordion, vocals), Denis Close (drums, percussion)      • 6.30pm: Puppentheater : European masterworks come to life in a magical performance,      including shadow puppets in the tradition of German animator Lotte Reiniger.       Creators Vanessa Chapple and Julian Chapple, puppeteers European Masters: Städel Museum, 19th–20th Century Cost Entry to the NGV for art after dark is free. Admission fees apply for European Masters and Introductory Talks (6pm). Students receive $11 exhibition entry after 4pm. Last ticket sales at 7.30pm