Bays are jazz backdrop

Views over the bays to Brisbane Waters National Park will be the backdrop to this year's bays community jazz afternoon "Blues over the Bays".

Bays Community Group president Mr Bob Puffett said that the organising committee was excited that local group "Just Jazz" would be playing and that it had a couple of new members in the band.

The group is a five-piece band with Martie Monney on sax, Tony Burkys on guitar, Jim Lyons on trumpet and Rebecca Vaughan on vocals.

"Martie was one of the founding members of Galapagos Duck and played with band leader John Callaghan in the Spike Milligan Tour around Australia," Mr Puffet said.

"Martie has been playing in Thailand for the last 10 years, but is now back in town.

"Tony Burkys is on guitar and been playing with Just Jazz for years.

"Tony lives in Sydney but loves coming to the Central Coast if just to have some of John's home brew.

"Jim Lyons plays trumpet. He hails from Newcastle and plays regularly in the Hunter Valley and Sydney.

"Vocals are from Rebecca Vaughan who performs at a lot of festivals in Sydney and Melbourne and now Woy Woy Bay.

"John Callaghan is our local who has lived in the Bays for 20 years.

"John plays double bass and played in Europe when younger, but he just loves the Bays water views and now operates out of Woy Woy Bay."

Mr Puffett said Blues over the Bays would be a "wonderful experience for people or families to sit back and enjoy some fantastic jazz, swing and blues whilst taking in the natural beauty of the bays and our locality here on the Central Coast".

"If you want to chill out with some of the best musicians on the Coast in a great setting you shouldn't miss this opportunity," Mr Puffett said.

Blues over the Bays will be held on the lawns of the community centre on Sunday, October 15, from 2pm.

Entry is $20 with entry to all children and people under 15 years free.

Food and beverage will be available.

Press release, September 27 Bob Puffett, The Bays Community Group