Australian Jazz Convention Archives
The Australian Jazz Convention (AJC) has a co-operative arrangement with the Australian Jazz Museum to house within their premises at Wantirna, all archival material relating to the AJC.
Contact the Archives
The Australian Jazz Convention archivist is Margaret Anderson. Opening hours have been impacted by Covid-19 however appointments may be possible depending on restrictions in place at the time.
Please contact Margaret on the phone number below.
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The Winners! 1946 - 1998 Original Tunes Competition.
The Archive has a book of the winners of the Original tunes competition of the Australian Jazz Convention from 1946 to 1998 for sale at A$ 25.00 each. The booklet contains the complete music and chords to 58 original Australian compositions. There are also two “Winners!” CD’s which complement the book @ A$ 15.00 each. These CD’s were recorded by Herb Jennings “Golden City Jazz Band” plus guests.Australia Wide Postage & Handling for one or both items A$ 7.00Available from the Archives.
AJC Original Tunes Competition Compositions, Volume 1
This book contains the 29 Original Tunes submitted for judging at the 50th Australian Jazz Convention’s Original Tunes Competition in 1995. Due to a large number of entries, the Organisers decided to have each entrant submit their tune on the cassette tape provided along with their manuscript, thus these tunes were never “Officially” Performed at an Australian Jazz Convention. These tunes are colour printed from those manuscripts & cassettes containing the full melody, chords, lyrics & composer’s comments.This book is only A$20.00 each plus A$7.00 Australia Wide Postage & Handling.Available from the Archives.
AJC Original Tunes Competition Compositions, Volume 2
This book contains the 30 Original Tunes submitted for Judging for the Original Tunes Competition at the 48th Australian Jazz Convention 1993, the 56th Australian Jazz Convention 2001, and the 61st Australian Jazz Convention 2006, all of which were held in Adelaide, South Australia. These tunes are colour printed from the original manuscripts that were submitted and contain the full melody line, chords, lyrics & composer's directions. This book is only A$20.00 each plus A$7.00 Australia wide Postage & Handling.Available from the Archives.
AJC Original Tunes Competition Compositions, Volume 3
Featuring the 26 Original Tunes that were submitted for Judging during the:
- 63rd Australian Jazz Convention – Lismore 2008,
- 64th Australian Jazz Convention – Melbourne 2009,
- 65th Australian Jazz Convention – Orange 2010, &
- 66th Australian Jazz Convention – Bundaberg 2011.
AJC Original Tunes Competition Compositions, Volume 4
This book contains the 11 Original Tunes submitted for Judging at the 55th AJC Original Tunes Competition 2000, held at Forbes NSW, and the 10 original tunes submitted for judging at the 67th AJC Original Tunes Competition 2012, held again at Forbes NSW.You can purchase Volume 4 for only $25.00 plus $10.00 postage & handling via the AJC Archives.