Melbourne PREMIERE
Theatre
MUSIC
“Tim Draxl’s homage
to Chet Baker
offers sensuous
versions of
timeless repertoire.
The music is
sublime.”
The Australian
Freeway –
The Chet Baker
Journey
(Australia)
Presented by Blake Entertainment in
association with Melbourne Festival
Take a trip through the life
and songs of the celebrated jazz
crooner with this dazzling musical
biography, starring the acclaimed
Tim Draxl performing with a full
live band.
Chet Baker was the prototype of 20th-century
cool. His movie-star looks and honeyed vocals
won him pop stardom, and his effortless trumpet
style earned the respect of the jazz elite; his
well-known struggle with drugs brought it all
crashing down.
In Freeway – The Chet Baker Journey, international
cabaret award winner Tim Draxl finds a living
interpretation of a singularly complex figure,
illuminating Baker’s life of tormented stardom to
expose the haunting mood and delicate nuance of
his finest work.
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Backed by a hand-picked live band, Draxl
channels the Prince of Cool through renditions
of his best-loved songs, including ‘My Funny
Valentine’, ‘Let’s Get Lost’, ‘These Foolish Things’,
‘Look for the Silver Lining’, ‘There Will Never Be
Another You’ and ‘You Don’t Know What Love Is’.
Resonant, haunting and exhilarating, Freeway is
a candid tribute to a musical icon.
Warning Drug references
Devised & Written by Bryce Hallett & Tim Draxl
Musical Director Ray Alldridge
Piano Ray Alldridge
Trumpet Eamon McNelis
Bass Dave Ellis
Drums Benjamin Hendry
Producer Rebecca Blake
Co-Producer Bryce Hallett
EVENT INFORMATION
Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio
Tue 16 – Sat 20 Oct at 8pm
Sat 20 Oct at 4pm
1hr 15min no interval
$55 / $49 / Grp $49.50 / Snr $49 / Student $25
Transaction & booking fees may apply
Arts Centre Melbourne 1300 182 183
artscentremelbourne.com.au
Ticketmaster 136 100
melbournefestival.com.au
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