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Joseph Calderazzo (born on 31st December in Geelong Victoria Australia) is the musical and artistic director for Contempree/Calderazzo Entertainment, a boutique entertainment agency based in Sydney, Australia. CCE was established in 2003 with the aim of producing concerts of the highest quality that celebrate and re-interpret the words and music of iconic bands and recording artists from the 1960s and 1970s.

Their shows have attracted crowds totaling over 200,000 and have filled some of Australia's most prestigious music venues including several spectacular outdoor concerts at Sydney Olympic Park and Taronga Park Zoo.

These concerts have featured performances by some of Australia’s finest singers, including David Campbell, Steve Clisby, iOTA, Wes Carr, Christine Anu, John Paul Young, Jack Jones, Jenny Morris, Dave Gleeson, Ngaiire, Jeff Martin (Tea Party), Lionel Cole, Simon Meli and Mitchell Anderson.

He coordinates and books all performers and lead the musical direction and staging for CCE’s productions, which have been featured numerous times in all forms of mainstream media, including television, radio, print and online.

Prior to establishing CCE, he co-founded and ran the Tuesday Nite Club at Sydney’s Iguana Bar, where he booked and showcased more than 400 original artists from 1997 to 2003.

Since the 1990s he'so been an active professional musician, leading his own ensemble Jazz Nouveau, and collaborating with many notable artists and acts, including ARIA award-winning New Zealand singer and songwriter Jenny Morris and Australia’s Matt Finish and Jeff Duff.

In 2012 Jazz Nouveau released Reminiscing which is a stunning collection of Little River Band songs with a soulful twist. Featuring five guest female vocalists including Emma Pask, Evelyn Duprai, Danielle Blakey, Anthea White and Anita Spring with proceeds from the sale of this CD going to Variety - The children's charity.