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Incredible food, drinks,

music + world-class sound

& warm company.

MARU Hi-Fi
is a  JAZZ KISSA

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MONDAY      CLOSED 

TUESDAY     CLOSED
WEDNESDAY   LIVE JAZZ/SOUL NIGHT: 5PM - LATE
THURSDAY    BYO RECORDS: 5PM - LATE
FRIDAY      ALL VINYL: 5PM - 2AM
SATURDAY    GUEST SELECTOR: 5PM - 2AM
SUNDAY      GENRE NIGHT: 5PM - LATE

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~ book or walk in  ~

OPENING HOURS 

A late night jazz kissa restaurant with cocktails, whisky and sake flowing in Newcastle NSW with vinyl DJs, special events and regular live music. One of the best things to do when visiting Newcastle.

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Si Roxwell :: Saturday Selections

8:30 - 11:30PM :: 25th April

Listen to selections including Jazz, Funk, Soul, Latin, Breaks and 80s & 90s hip hop from this week's Guest Selector Si Roxwell

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Honey Duo :: Sunday Sessions

6 - 7PM :: 26th April

Honey Duo are a duo formed in Newcastle in 2020 by partners in life, Chloe & Aaron. Drawing influence from a wide range of artists, they play a variety of Pop, Rock & Country music, providing a show with a little bit of something for everyone. Honey Duo put on a lively covers show & are both songwriters in their own right. It is always a lovely time with Honey Duo.

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Bleu Collective :: Wednesday Jazz + Funk

6:30 - 8:30PM :: 22nd April

Enjoy a Wednesday night outing with some of the finest jazz fusion Newcastle has to offer.

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Adam Miller :: Friday Special

9:30 - 10:30 :: 24th April

With a career spanning just over 20 years, Adam Miller had early beginnings as a solo guitar virtuoso, that led to session playing, producing, mix & master engineer, university educator, and everything in between, but his vision of creating instrumental guitar music has never lost focus.

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Poco Loco :: Wednesday Jazz + Funk

6:30 - 8:30PM :: 15th April

Poco Loco (Spanish Trans.- a little insane) is a dynamic Latin Cabaret Quartet consisting of David “Diego” Baker, guitar and vocals, Angel Manuel Serrano, (certifiably Latin), trumpet, flute and vocals, Paul

“Pablo” Carruthers, percussion and backing vocals, and Alex “Alejandro” Croke’ bass and backing vocals. Poco Loco’s shared “insanity” is their passion for all forms of Latin Music.

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Dj Secateurs :: Saturday Selections

8:30 - 11:30PM :: 18th April

Brad started DJing in London in 2002, and had been

collecting records for many years before that. He’s been playing about town for the past 6 years,

and has spun tunes in London, Edinburgh, Sydney

and Newcastle. His sets range from soul, funk and boogie to house, breakbeat and jungle…always groovy, always soulful, and always funky ass basslines!

One half of Spinosa records, he also provides

Newcastle with some of the finest vinyl selections.

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SidePocket :: Sunday Sessions

6 - 7PM :: 19th April

Dauphin and SidePocket follow powerful undercurrents that stem from improvised jazz and soul music traditions,  shifting to simpler forms that find contrast in nuanced texture rather than harmonic movement. The lyrics tell stories of love, loss and transformation.

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TEXTURE

Turntables:: Pioneer PL1400 (Modified/Custom)

Mixer:: Condesa Carmen V (Our Specification)

Preamplifier:: McIntosh C40 (Modified/Custom)

Power Amplifier:: McIntosh MC7300 (Modified/Custom)

Speakers:: Tannoy Westminster Royal 3839W

Room:: Acoustic Engineering by venue owners, Spectrum Acoustics,

Sound NSW & Renzo Tonin

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If you can find a better sounding room, we have enormous compliments for whoever put it together.

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