Tickets and Passes on Sale ALL WEEKEND from:
Visitor Information Centre, 100 Murphy Street, Wangaratta 1800 801 065
Click Here to download the 2009 Program
Click Here to download Melbourne/Wangaratta Bus Information
***NEW****Mal Stanley from ABC Radio has recorded a Podcast guide to this year's program.
National Jazz Awards Finalists listed here....
Wangaratta PAC Performances listed here....
Note, there are NO JAZZ SESSION SALES at the door from any venue at this year's festival. Night tickets available at the Blues Marquee Fri/Sat night performances from 6pm.
Speaking of Blues...
Check out the October issue of Rhythms (Australia's Roots Music Monthly) for interviews with some of the artists playing at the Blues Marquee:
"Beyond Blues" Brian Wise interviews US guitarist-singer Deborah Coleman.
"The Hard Way" British blues-soul singer-guitarist James Hunter tells Brian Wise how he got to this point in his career.
"Bo's Bro" US guitarist-singer Hamilton Loomis talks to Sam Fell about Bo Diddley and other influences on his contemporary blues sound.
"The Beard And The Bard" Martin Jones talks to Hat Fitz about his tour with Irish singer/percussionist Cara Robinson.
(for more information on these artists, slide your mouse to the left of sceen and click on a menu)
Friday Night Blues
with James Hunter
'An Intimate Evening with James Hunter' from abc.net.au/dig
Friday and Saturday night blues
With Hamilton Loomis and Debora Coleman
Sunday Mass
With Bridie King and the Boogie Kings with the Harmony Queens
Monday Cup Eve Concert
Bob Sedergreen and Tony Gould - Both Tony and Bob have classical and jazz backgrounds and both have worked in a huge range of musical contexts.
Both winners of the prestigious Don Banks Award, they are two of the most respected jazz musicians in the country and have been at the heart of a great amount of music-making in Australia.
Kendra Shank
"a breathtakingly original concept" Andrew Gilbert, Boston Globe (Boston Globe Review)