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93-year-old Melbourne-born Jazz legend Nick Polites gave a rare public performance
Now retired, 93-year-old Melbourne-born Jazz legend Nick Polites OAM gave a rare public performance on the morning of Christmas Eve outside the Degani Café in Ivanhoe Mall. He was accompanied …
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Dallas Cosmas has music in his veins
“I come from a musical family where the piano was central in the home and at gatherings. I was immersed by classical, theatrical, radio-pop before I could string a sentence …
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Nick Polites: a life in jazz
Nick Polites was a stellar performer with various ensembles at the 72nd Australian Jazz Convention in Ballarat at the end of 2017. The longest running event of its type in …
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Nick Polites OAM turns 90
The legendary jazz musician, migrant issues advocate and pioneer of Australian Greek welfare celebrates his birthday.
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Nick Polites recalls his journey
A pioneer of Australian Greek welfare services, staunch advocate for wider migrant services, and legendary jazz musician, Nick Polites tells his life story in his own words.
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The godfather of rhythm and blues
Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes, better known to popular music history as Johnny, was a seminal influence on American R&B and rock and roll.