If you are keen on going to the Melbourne Jazz Festival but don't want to part with your money there are a few free shows:
FREE MELBOURNE JAZZ EVENTS 2010
FEDERATION SQUARE - MAIN STAGE
Sun 2 May
12:00pm Paul Williamson Hammond Combo
5:00pm The Genie
Mon 3 May
12:00pm Monash University Stage Band
5:00pm 12 Tone Diamonds
Tue 4 May
12:00pm The Twoks
5:00pm The Snappers
Wed 5 May
12:00pm Yil Lull Indigenous Ensemble (VCA)
5:00pm 12 Tone Diamonds
Thu 6 May
12:00pm Monash University World Orchestra
5:00pm Paul Williamson Hammond Combo
Fri 7 May
12:00pm Straight No Chaser (VCA)
5:00pm The Twoks
Sat 8 May
12.00pm The Snappers
5:00pm The Genie
FESTIVAL OPENING: FREE CONCERT IN THE SQUARE
Federation Square - Main Stage
Sat 1 May, 3pm to 5pm
FUTURE LEADERS JAZZ AWARD
Federation Square - Main Stage
Sat 1 May, 3pm to 5pm
THE BIG JAM WITH JAMES MORRISON
Federation Square - Main Stage
Sat 1 May, 2pm to 3pm
THE PLACES IN BETWEEN FEATURING CHRIS ABRAHAMS
Federation Square - Main Stage
1 â 8 May
Performed every 30 minutes from 6pm until midnight
THE WHEELER CENTRE, 176 LITTLE LONSDALE ST
CONVERSATIONS
The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale St
FREE â Registration Essential.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA (INTERNATIONAL)
JAZZ AT NGV: HYBRIDS AND FOLKLORE
National Gallery of Victoria (International)
Sat 1 May, 12pm to 2pm
SOUTHERN CROSS STATION
METLINK'S JAZZ FEST PIANO STAIRCASE
Southern Cross Station
1 â 8 May
Activated from 10am to 4pm
This is not really a show. It is the stairway at the Bourke Street entrance of Southern Cross Station transformed into a giant keyboard, where each step sounds a note.
BIRRARUNG MARR
FEDERATION BELLS COMMISSION: JOHN HOLLENBECK (USA)
Birrarung Marr
1 - 8 May
Premiere: Sat 1 May at 10am
Performed on the hour every hour of the 2010 Festival
SIGNAL
SIGNAL ART ENSEMBLE
Signal
(behind Flinders Street Station, near Sandridge Bridge)
Sat 8 May at 3pm
30 minute duration
THE NARROWS
PETER BRÃTZMANN GRAPHIC WORK 1968-2010
The Narrows
2/141 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Phone (03) 9654 1534
Wed 5 May â Sat 29 May
Hours: Wed to Fri 12-6pm, Sat 12-5pm
This is an exhibition not a music show.
For more info go to: [url="http://www.melbournejazz.com"]http://www.melbournejazz.com[/url]
FREE MELBOURNE JAZZ EVENTS 2010
FEDERATION SQUARE - MAIN STAGE
Sun 2 May
12:00pm Paul Williamson Hammond Combo
5:00pm The Genie
Mon 3 May
12:00pm Monash University Stage Band
5:00pm 12 Tone Diamonds
Tue 4 May
12:00pm The Twoks
5:00pm The Snappers
Wed 5 May
12:00pm Yil Lull Indigenous Ensemble (VCA)
5:00pm 12 Tone Diamonds
Thu 6 May
12:00pm Monash University World Orchestra
5:00pm Paul Williamson Hammond Combo
Fri 7 May
12:00pm Straight No Chaser (VCA)
5:00pm The Twoks
Sat 8 May
12.00pm The Snappers
5:00pm The Genie
FESTIVAL OPENING: FREE CONCERT IN THE SQUARE
Federation Square - Main Stage
Sat 1 May, 3pm to 5pm
FUTURE LEADERS JAZZ AWARD
Federation Square - Main Stage
Sat 1 May, 3pm to 5pm
THE BIG JAM WITH JAMES MORRISON
Federation Square - Main Stage
Sat 1 May, 2pm to 3pm
THE PLACES IN BETWEEN FEATURING CHRIS ABRAHAMS
Federation Square - Main Stage
1 â 8 May
Performed every 30 minutes from 6pm until midnight
THE WHEELER CENTRE, 176 LITTLE LONSDALE ST
CONVERSATIONS
The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale St
FREE â Registration Essential.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA (INTERNATIONAL)
JAZZ AT NGV: HYBRIDS AND FOLKLORE
National Gallery of Victoria (International)
Sat 1 May, 12pm to 2pm
SOUTHERN CROSS STATION
METLINK'S JAZZ FEST PIANO STAIRCASE
Southern Cross Station
1 â 8 May
Activated from 10am to 4pm
This is not really a show. It is the stairway at the Bourke Street entrance of Southern Cross Station transformed into a giant keyboard, where each step sounds a note.
BIRRARUNG MARR
FEDERATION BELLS COMMISSION: JOHN HOLLENBECK (USA)
Birrarung Marr
1 - 8 May
Premiere: Sat 1 May at 10am
Performed on the hour every hour of the 2010 Festival
SIGNAL
SIGNAL ART ENSEMBLE
Signal
(behind Flinders Street Station, near Sandridge Bridge)
Sat 8 May at 3pm
30 minute duration
THE NARROWS
PETER BRÃTZMANN GRAPHIC WORK 1968-2010
The Narrows
2/141 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Phone (03) 9654 1534
Wed 5 May â Sat 29 May
Hours: Wed to Fri 12-6pm, Sat 12-5pm
This is an exhibition not a music show.
For more info go to: [url="http://www.melbournejazz.com"]http://www.melbournejazz.com[/url]
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