National Jazz Awards, 26-28 November 2021Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues Right now online is probably on the nose for many concert-goers keen to return to live music in the flesh. That said, like any virulent viral variant, streamed performances are not going away for a long while yet. There were significant benefits to delivering the work of the 10 finalists at the piano competing … Continue reading Online, but definitely not on the nose

As we leave our long lockdown, tickets go on sale today, Friday 22 October 2021, for the reworked and quite compressed Melbourne International Jazz Festival that will mostly take place over four days from Thursday 2 December. It will provide a welcome burst of live music allowing patrons and musicians to enjoy the experience of live music in the flesh, albeit with constraints of required … Continue reading A quick guide to Melbourne’s jazz festival

That heading is misleading in one way and not in another. Many fans of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues are longing for the return of that Cup weekend gathering at which we have in past years enjoyed a feast of music and the experiences that inevitably go with that event. It is is easy to despair at the imposed stoppage put on live … Continue reading Book now for Wangaratta jazz & blues