Jazz in the Square
The Main Stage, Fed Square, Melbourne
Saturday 30 April 2022
Australian jazz journal Dingo is keen to support and promote the activities of the jazz community nationally, whether that means involving renowned artists in international concert halls or those starting out in their first jam-sessions.
So there will be free music from noon until 8pm today at Fed Square in Melbourne to celebrate International Jazz Day 2022. The event will also be live streamed via www.dingojazz.com.
The day’s line-up is as follows:
Noon Aviana – with Gian Slater
12:20pm Hoodoo Mayhem – roving
12:40pm Shirazz
1:40pm Small Ensemble 2/3G
1:45pm Hoodoo Mayhem – roving
2:25pm The Pearly Shells, with Julie O’Hara
3:40pm Blakely McLean-Davies Trio
4:30pm XANI
5:45pm Master and Apprentices, with Ross Irwin
6:25pm Adam Simmons Creative Music Ensemble
7:30pm That Gold Street Sound
According to Dingo editor Adam Simmons, “We’ll be hearing from other artists and organisations from all around Australia and the globe, sharing their International Jazz Day messages. We also have musical contributions from World Jazz Network, SIMA, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Perth International Jazz Festival and Australian Music Centre.”
ROGER MITCHELL