About Us
SHORT & HORNY is a band of
very experienced musicians who play a great variety of music for jazz
festivals, balls, weddings, parties, pub and club venues etc. their music
includes some of the following styles and examples:
DIXIELAND & TRADITIONAL
JAZZ and the great SWING era with Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra,
Louis Armstrong Etc
ROCK & ROLL Elvis
Presley, Bill Haley, Johnny O'Keefe, The Champs, Van Morrison, The Blues
Brothers, Etc
LATIN Cha-Chas, Sambas,
Beguines Etc
THE NEW AMERICAN SWING CRAZE
Songs by Cherry Poppin Daddies, Big Bad Voodoo Daddies, Swingerhead, Royal
Crown Revue and Brian Setzer to name just a few.
The line-up of the band is:
Ron
Bannerman,
Tenor/Baritone Saxes and Clarinet
Alan Wasson, Vocals and Drums
Neil Lendrum, Trumpet
Phil Swain, Trombone and Vocals
Dennis Lynch, Bass
Scott Jackson, Piano
The band released their
first CD entitled "Short & Horny" . Due to popular demand a second
CD has been released. Click on this link for more detail "That's
What Daddy Wants" . A third CD is now being planned.
A measure of the bands
success is the number of repeat and quality bookings received, a selection of which
is listed below.
- Central
Coast Jazz League (at least twice a year since 1999), including a
special with the combined jazz clubs (Central Coast, Canberra, Illawarra,
Sydney and Newcastle jazz clubs) in May 2006
- National Conference Dinner for Stomal
Therapy Nurses - 2007
-
Melbourne
Cup at Ravensthorpe – 2006/7
-
Melbourne
Cup at Cooney’s – 2002/3/4/5
- Pumpkin Patch Global Awards Night - 2006
- Rotary Regional Conference - 2006
- Gerringong Debutant Ball - 2006/8
- Gerringong Catholic Ball - 2007
- Jazz in the Vines – Crooked River Winery -
2005/6
- Odyssey Travel Christmas Party - 2000/1/2/3/4/6/7
- Manly 16ft Sailing Club Southern Highlands Golf
Weekend (1999, 2000/1/2/3 and their annual Presentation night 2004
-
Lawrence
Hargraves Foundation Aviation Ball -
2000/1/2/3/4
- Southern
Highlands
Garden
Society - 2003/4/5
- CSC Xmas Party - 2004
- OZ Camp Australian Ballroom - 2004/5
- Avoca Community Ball - 2000/1/3/4.
- "VICTA" 50th Anniversary Party - 2002
- Co-Op Bookshop Xmas Party 2002, National
Manager's Conference - 2003
- Malcolm Sergeant -"Autumn Shawn " Fund
Raising Ball - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.
- IMB "Night of Excellence" 2001,
Novatel,
Wollongong
- Kiama Centenary Of Federation Ball - 2001
- Illawarra Hoteliers Ball - 2001/2/3/4
- Seafood & Sail Festival,
Wollongong
Harbour
1998/99/2000/1.
- Vikings
Rugby
Union Ball-1989, 1999, 2000
- Illawarra Business Awards (
Wollongong
University
-
Wollongong
Entertainment Centre)
1998,1999.
TV (Stars !!!)
The band has even been exposed to millions! It was spotted from a hot party in
Sydney
to feature in an episode based on a nurse’s ball in award winning Channel 7 TV series “All Saints”.
Jazz Festivals we have
appeared as a featured band at
- Dubbo 2000/1/2
- Newcastle 2003
- Morpeth 2003/4/5
-
Central
Coast
(The Entrance) 2004
- Kiama 2004/5/7
- Shoalhaven 2003 (Inaugural)
- Merimbula 2004/5/6
- and of course Illawarra (1995-2008)
Some Of The Venues Short & Horny Have Played At Include;
- Austinmer Bowling Club
- Captain Cook Cruises,
Sydney
Harbour
- Cooney's Tavern (Our regular "Public
Gig")
- Corrimal Bowling Club
- Corrimal RSL Club
- Corrimal Leagues Club
- Campbelltown Catholic Club
-
Central
Coast
Leagues Club
- Collegians,
Wollongong
- Dapto Leagues Club
- Illawarra Leagues Club
- Illawarra Master Builders Club
- Illawarra Western Suburbs Leagues Club
- Glasshouse Tavern
- Menzies Hotel,
Sydney
- Novatel Hotel, Brighton-Le-Sands
- Novatel Hotel,
Wollongong
- Olympic Village, Homebush
- Port Hacking Royal Motor Yacht Club
- Port Kembla Leagues Club
- Port Kembla Golf Club
- Shoalhaven Heads Bowling Club
- Sir Stanford Hotel,
Circular
Quay.
- St George Motor Boat Club,
San Souci
- Sussex Inlet Bowling Club
- The Establishment,
George St.
Sydney
- The
Italian
Village
, The Rocks
- The Royal Motor Yacht Club, Point Piper
- Thirroul Bowling Club
- Towradgi Beach Hotel
-
Wollongong
Golf Club
-
Wollongong
Ex-Services Club
-
Wollongong City Beach Fuction Centre
-
WIN Entertainment Centre,
Wollongong
Ruby's one of our popular
wedding locations
Many Weddings Have Been
Played For At;
- Novotel,
Wollongong
- Mercure Heritage Resort,
- Bowral Peppers,
Mount
Broughton
- The Grange Function Centre, Kembla Grange
- The Grange Golf Club
- Ruby's,
Mt Kembla
- Renown Court
-
North Wollongong
Surf Club
- Royal Motor Yacht Club, Potts Point
- Briars, Bowral
- Panorama House
- Ravensthorpe,
Albion Park
Private Parties Are A Specialty,
From 21st To 70th, Engagements, Sporting Clubs, Xmas, Presentations, Award
Nights, Conferences Etc.
At present the Band has
regular Gigs at;
