House of Blues - Tues July 21st

BLUES JAM NIGHT

Feature act: DAN DINNEN & SHORTY

DAN DINNEN & SHORTY dish up a bluesy gumbo of rootsy goodness featuring original tunes laid down with hypnotic fingerpicking guitar, peppered with tasty blues harp, wrapped up and driven along by lush drums ‘n’ percussion. With a pulsing, swinging juke-joint groove, it’s a little bit delta swamp, a little bit hill country, a lot its own unique flavour.

DAN DINNEN has won a swag of Australian blues music awards for his work as a solo performer, for his studio recordings and song writing, and as a front-man/vocalist/harp-slinger. Dan’s repertoire of original tunes move from soulful, searching ballads to swampy shuffles and stomping barrel-house boogies, drawing on a wide range of blues influences, especially pre-war and country, delta and hill country, and the rich vein of blues singer-songwriters both past and present.

ANTHONY “SHORTY” SHORTTE is an astoundingly original drummer/percussionist with a feel grounded in deep Southern grooves. With Collard Greens and Gravy, Shorty’s drumming helped to create a rolling, rollicking, juke-joint sound that captivated audiences at gigs and festivals around the country for 20 years. Shorty is also well regarded for his current work with Kerri Simpson and Alison Ferrier in Melbourne band Opelousas.

Following the release of their self-titled debut album, Dan Dinnen & Shorty were awarded Music Victoria’s Best Blues Act (2021) and won the MBAS Solo/Duo of the Year (2022). Their 2025 release “Jeff’s Shed”, made it to Number One on the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Charts.  

6:30pm: Doors & kitchen open for meals 
8:00pm - 8:45pm: Feature act 
9:00pm - 11:00pm: Blues Jam Session 
(Jammers to register by 8.30pm)
FREE ENTRY – ALL WELCOME.

Attendees are encouraged to pre-book for table seating to ensure a place. Please 'BOOK' a single or multiple (Group**) ticket below.

**NOTE: LARGE GROUPS wishing to book (eg greater than 9 attendees seated together), will need to make multiple separate bookings as the system only allows 9 at a time. When making more than one separate booking, to ensure your group is seated together or in close table proximity, please make a note of the name of lead booking person and total numbers in the ‘Preferred Seating’ field (eg John Smith’s table - total 12 attendees).

To assist our kitchen's catering, when booking, please note if you plan to order a meal on the night.

WHILE GUARANTEED TABLE SEATING ALLOCATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CAPPED, ONCE TABLE BOOKINGS ARE EXHAUSTED/CLOSED, WE STILL WELCOME WALKUPS FOR GENERAL ADMISSION NON-ALLOCATED SEATING (IF AVAIL) AND LIMITED STANDING ROOM.