It’s all Greek at this jam night
The Rebetika jam night is quickly becoming the place to be on a Wednesday night.It brings together musicians and music-lovers from all across Melbourne to learn more about, play and simply enjoy this unique style of Greek music.“Some people call it Greek urban folk music, others call it the Greek blues” says Wayne Simmons, co-founder of the jam night. But Wayne admits these descriptions don’t paint the full picture: Almost operatic in style, Rebetika is passionate, heartfelt and full of emotion. Created by Greek Refugees from Asia Minor (the modern-day Turkish region) around a century ago, Rebetika is often played with a wooden (and very beautiful) mandolin-style instrument called the bouzouki.
