18-07-2007, 05:51 PM
Wangaratta Jazz Festival 2007
Friday 2nd November - Monday 5th November 2007
Four days of Jazz, Blues, Food, Wine and Fun!
More info: [url="http://www.wangaratta-jazz.org.au"]http://www.wangaratta-jazz.org.au[/url]
p.s. we will let you know more about the 2007 program as soon as we hear about it.
Friday 2nd November - Monday 5th November 2007
Four days of Jazz, Blues, Food, Wine and Fun!
Quote:About the Festival
The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz began in 1989 as the dream of local business people who wanted to establish a significant festival for their town and region - a Festival that would be unique and that would attract many tourists to the area. A Feasibility Study was commissioned and the study concluded that, although there were numerous festivals in Australia, there was the opportunity to base one on modern and contemporary jazz - "If the standard of performance was consistently high". As no such event existed in Australia, it was recommended that such a festival be built around an internationally recognised competition.
Since its first year in 1990, the Festival has demanded uncompromising excellence in performance and a balanced show-casing of all jazz styles. At the core are the National Jazz Awards for young musicians.
Today artists from around Australia are honoured to play at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz. The festival boasts 100 performances by local, national and international acts, 200 musicians, 11 venues and the largest Blues festival in Victoria. The Festival has won numerous tourism and sponsorship awards and is recognised internationally as the best jazz event in Australia. In 2000 the festival was awarded the status of Victorian Hallmark Event recognising the significance of the festival to the Wangaratta region and Victoria.
More info: [url="http://www.wangaratta-jazz.org.au"]http://www.wangaratta-jazz.org.au[/url]
p.s. we will let you know more about the 2007 program as soon as we hear about it.
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