Tickets still at seriously good prices
What an amazing response we had to our early release tickets – by the time they disappeared on 31 July, we were very close to selling out! If you missed those amazing prices though, don’t despair. We...
View ArticleA not-to-be-missed program
You’ve checked out the program – now, which of those exceptional international headliners can you not wait to see? Perhaps one of the most exciting and powerful drummers in jazz today, 6-time Grammy...
View ArticleWangaratta Jazz & the National Jazz Awards go international
by Sean Foran, Board member Australian jazz musicians have a long history of taking their music to the rest of the world and in 2019 the Wangaratta Jazz Festival continues to stretch its reach...
View ArticleMedia release: announcing the artistic programming team for 2020
With the Wangaratta Jazz & Blues 30th festival just months away, the new Board is seeing their hard work come to fruition. Since deciding to place the festival on a year’s hiatus, the team at...
View ArticleMedia Release: Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues Welcomes Support for...
The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues welcomes Sunday’s announcement by Minister Martin Foley of a $16.8 million Victorian Government package of support focused on the small to medium and...
View ArticleMedia Release: The National Jazz Awards presented by the Wangaratta Festival...
The National Jazz Awards will be going ahead in October 2020. This year, the focus in on VOCALS. The Awards will be open for submissions from Monday 2 August to Friday 31 August 2020 with applications...
View ArticleMedia Release: 2020 Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues goes online
Program to be announced on Wednesday 30 September Following the Victorian Premier’s Covid roadmap announcement, the Board of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues confirms the 2020 festival will...
View ArticleOnline Program Announced!
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues Monday 26 October to Sunday 1 November, 2020 Buy Tickets An exciting program featuring Australia’s premier jazz and blues artists, new commissions and...
View ArticleMedia Release: Creative Support Shores Up Jobs In Arts Organisations
The Victorian Government is supporting creative businesses across the state to find COVIDSafe ways to welcome back audiences and earn revenue through new grants for arts and cultural organisations. 78...
View ArticlePreview the online festival!
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View ArticleJazz Art Exhibition: Colour Of Sound 2020
Artists of the Goulburn and North East Arts Alliance (GANEAA) are celebrating 30 years of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues with an online exhibition titled Colour of Sound. The exhibition can...
View ArticleOutstanding local acts feature in the online festival!
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View ArticleMedia Release: Submissions now open for Australia’s National Jazz Awards
The search is on for Australia’s leading young jazz pianistsAustralia’s most prestigious jazz performance competition, the National Jazz Awards, returns in 2021 placing the spotlight on young,...
View ArticleMedia Release: 2021 Festival Postponed – National Jazz Awards to go Online
In light of the continuing COVID restrictions, organisers of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues have made the decision not to proceed with the 2021 festival, however the much-loved National...
View ArticleMedia Release: 2021 National Jazz Awards Finalists Announced
Ten of Australia’s finest young jazz pianists shortlisted for 2021 NATIONAL JAZZ AWARDS Free online concerts from Friday 26 – Sunday 28 November Ten of Australia’s finest young jazz pianists have been...
View ArticleMedia Release: 2021 National Jazz Awards – Finals Concert Schedule
Free Online Concerts – Friday 26 – Sunday 28 NovemberTen of Australia’s finest young jazz pianists will vie for the coveted 2021 National Jazz Awards in a series of stunning performances that will be...
View Article2021 National Jazz Awards Winners Announced
1st – Matthew Thomson (NSW) 2nd – Matthew Sheens (SA/NYC) 3rd – Steve Barry (NSW) The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues is thrilled to announce Matthew Thomson as the winner of the coveted 2021...
View ArticleEugene Ball is artist in residence at ABC Jazz
Our very own Eugene Ball is the first Artist In Residence for ABC Jazz for 2022. Head on over to their website to learn more about some of his selections, and listen in everyday at 2pm to hear even...
View ArticleMedia Release: First Program Announcement!
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues has released a sneak peak of their adventurous and eclectic 2022 program, featuring Australia’s premier jazz and blues artists, inspired international...
View ArticleMedia Release: Submissions now open for Australia’s prestigious National Jazz...
Call out for Australia’s leading young jazz guitarists The National Jazz Awards, Australia’s most prestigious jazz performance competition, returns in 2022 with the spotlight turned to our country’s...
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