Jim Bazis suits couples who want one experienced performer to move between acoustic intimacy and a stronger electric sound. He sings and plays electric or acoustic guitar, either with sequenced backing tracks or as a completely acoustic performance. His repertoire stretches from the fifties to current top forty music, crossing rock, jazz, pop, blues and ballads along the way. Jim has worked on the Melbourne music scene since 1982, including original and cover bands, and he also teaches. Three or four sets of forty five minutes can carry a substantial part of your wedding reception. This feels right for a wedding that needs broad musical range without losing the personality of a solo performer.
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Songs Jim Bazis can play
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‘50sDon’t Be Cruel Elvis PresleyThe Green Door Frankie VaughanHey Good Lookin’ Hank WilliamsJohnny B. Goode Chuck BerryRock And Roll Music Chuck BerryRock Around The Clock Bill Haley & His CometsRoll Over Beethoven Chuck BerryShake Rattle & Roll Elvis PresleySummertime Blues Eddie CochranThat’ll Be The Day Buddy HollyThat’s Amore Dean Martin‘60sBad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater RevivalDaydream Believer The MonkeesDown On The Corner Creedence Clearwater RevivalEight Days A Week The BeatlesHide Your Love Away The BeatlesHold On (I’m Coming) Sam & DaveHound Dog Elvis PresleyI Saw Her Standing There The BeatlesI’m A Believer The MonkeesIt’s Not Unusual Tom JonesProud Mary Creedence Clearwater RevivalReturn To Sender Elvis PresleyRubberneckin’ Elvis PresleyRunaround Sue DionStand By Me Ben E KingSuspicious minds Elvis PresleySweet Caroline Neil DiamondThe Wanderer DionWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps The BeatlesWill you Still Love Me Tomorrow The Shirrelles‘70sAm I Ever Gonna See Your Face The AngelsAngie Rolling StonesAre You Old Enough DragonBallroom Blitz The SweetBest Of My Love The EaglesBright Side Of The Road Van MorrisonBrown Eyed Girl Van MorrisonBrown Sugar Rolling StonesBurning Love Elvis PresleyDo The Bustop Fatback BandCats In The Cradle Harry ChapinCherry Cherry Neil DiamondFather and Son Neil DiamondFeelin Groovy Simon & GarfunkelFire & Rain James TaylorGeorgy Porgy TotoGet Down Tonight KC & The SunshineI Shot The Sheriff Eric ClaptonIt’s A Long Way To The Top AC/DCI Wanna Rock N Roll All Night KissLong Train Running Doobie BrothersLove Is In The Air John Paul YoungMaggie May Rod StewartMake Me Smile Steve Harley & Cockney RebelMy Sharona The KnackNutbush City Limits Ike & Tina TurnerPeppermint Twist The SweetRoadhouse Blues The DoorsShake your Booty KC & The Sunshine BandSister Golden Hair AmericaSolitary Man Neil DiamondSummer Breeze Seals & CroftThat’s The Way I Like It KC & The Sunshine BandWish You Were Here Pink FloydYou Are So Beautiful Joe CockerYou Should Be Dancing Bee Gees‘80sBlister In The Sun Violent FemmesBreakfast At Sweethearts Cold ChiselCelebration Kool & The GangDirty old Town The PoguesDon’t Change INXSDumb Things Paul KellyFlame Trees Cold ChiselFootloose Kenny LogginsHave I Told You Lately Van MorrisonHot Hot Hot ArrowJessie’s Girl Rick SpringfieldRain DragonRebel Yell Billy IdolShout To The Top The Style CouncilStay Young INXSTainted Love Soft CellUnderneath The Radar UnderworldVideo Killed The Radio Star The BugglesWalk Of Life Dire Straits‘90sBoot Scootin Boogie Brooks & DunnBreakfast At Tiffany’s Deep Blue SomethingHard To Handle The Black CrowesHoly Grail Hunters & CollectorsLivin’ La Vida Loca Ricky MartinMustang Sally The CommitmentsSave Tonight Eagle – Eye CherryTake Me To The River The CommitmentsTip Of My Tongue Johnny DieselTo Her Door Paul KellyTreat Her Right The CommitmentsWalking By Myself Gary MooreWalking In Memphis Marc Cohn3am Matchbox Twenty‘2000sBudapest George EzraChasing Cars Snow PatrolFourFive Seconds Rihanna, Kanye West, Paul McCartneyGold On The Ceiling The Black KeysHey Babe DJ OtziI Can’t Get Enough Of You Babe Smash MouthIt’s Only Natural Crowded HouseLife Is A Rollercoaster Ronan KeatingShotgun George ezraSlow Hands Nial HoranSteal My Kisses Ben HarperOtherAuld Lang SyneJingle Bell RockRockin’ Around The Christmas TreeSanta Claus Is Coming To TownPLUS MANY MORE.
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What to expect
Jim Bazis performs three or four hours depending on the venue, broken into three or four sets of forty-five minutes. He switches between electric and acoustic guitar over sequenced backing tracks, or plays completely acoustic when the room calls for it. The repertoire starts in the 50s and runs to the latest top 40, taking in rock, jazz, pop, blues and ballads on the way. He's been working the Melbourne scene since 1982, in both original and cover bands, and he teaches as well. Rooms he's played include Crown Casino, Werribee Mansion, Flemington Racecourse, the Melbourne Arts Centre, the Melbourne Museum and the Royal Melbourne Show, so a wedding or a corporate function holds no surprises.
On the day
A 2000 watt PA and lights come with every booking, so sound is handled. What he needs from you is an hour before the performance to get everything up, and another hour afterwards to pack it down. Build both into your timings, because a rushed pack-down at the end of a night helps nobody. The performance area has to be under cover with no chance of rain reaching the gear. Undercover matters even on a clear forecast.
