Meredith & The Mezzanines

Name: Meredith & The Mezzanines
Start: 2026-02-07T20:00:00+1100
End: 2026-05-15T22:15:00+1000
Location: Knox St Bar

Sat, 7 Feb, 8pm - Fri, 15 May, 10:15pm AEDT

Knox St Bar

Chippendale NSW, Australia

Meredith O'Reilly

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Join singer Meredith O'Reilly and Sydney jazz royalty, The Mezzanines Quartet (Peter Locke - keys, Peter Kohlhoff - bass, Ron Lemke - drums and special guest Todd Hardy- trumpet ) for a fun night of swinging jazz, blues and heartfelt ballads in an intimate, friendly and relaxed club setting. Seasoned, award-winning entertainer Meredith delights in sharing the often quirky back stories of well known standards plus some original songs and unusual rarities. Table or booth seating. Delicious cocktails and beverages, but please note that no food is served at this fully licensed venue. You are welcome to bring in "take away" edibles or eat prior in the plentiful nearby eateries at Spice Alley, Kensington Street, Broadway Shopping Centre food court or nearby pubs.

Here is a review from November 2025 by respected jazz lover and arts critic Eric Myers:

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58bf64e6c534a5e3ac61401d/t/69117e4a2cf6e8201eeab539/1762754122677/MyersEricMeredithAndTheMezzaninesReviewWebsiteVersionWithPics.pdf

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Meredith has been an entertainer for over 40 years.

She sings regularly with her jazz quartet The Mezzanines and as guest vocalist with Dan Barnett Big Band and at Avalon Bowlo Wednesday Jazz Club. She was the singer with Horns Plus Big Band for 10 years. She performed 6 different one woman cabaret shows at Oxford Street’s Claire’s Kitchen from 2019 to 2025. Her one woman show Curtains! About the ups & downs of showbiz has played regional theatres and cabaret venues throughout NSW from 2019-2025 and will be seen again in 2026.

In 2024/25 Meredith played Maria in the new smash hit Australian musical, The Grandparents Club & the sequel Cruising With The Grandparents Club touring NSW, QLD, VIC & Tasmania. She played Grandma Addams inThe Addams Family at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre. She was nominated for Helpmann & Green Room Awards for her role Hold Me-Touch Me in Mel Brooks’ The Producers (Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane) and was nominated for a Glugs Award playing Sylvia St Croix in Ruthless, Sydney. In recent years she was in Opera Australia’s productions of My Fair Lady directed by Dame Julie Andrews &The Sound Of Music, playing housekeeper Frau Schmidt for 6 weeks in Sydney. Other highlights include the first Aust/NZ tour of Les Miserables, Love Never Dies (Melbourne/Sydney), Hello Dolly! national tour, Chess (Melbourne) andThe Rocky Horror Show (Sydney). She appeared in Gypsy and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying at Melbourne Arts Centre.