Dianne Cripps presents Southern Comfort: ‘It’s not just barbecue sauce’

“With everything that’s going on in the world right now, I want my show to provide a little comfort, to help people feel good. I want to share that southern comfort with the audience.”

Toshi Clinch: ‘Jazz Melbourne aims to grow Australia’s musical footprint through performance and education’

“My goal with the Jazz Melbourne Orchestra is to create a world class big band in Melbourne that performs regularly at larger concert hall style venues.”

Pat Metheny: ‘I believe profoundly in the power of good notes’

“I know why the tunes that are really good tunes, that have stuck around, are the good ones, because you can just be on them, night after night, and they are able to withstand that kind of act.”

Darcy McNulty: ‘Jazz Party just wanted to do something that was loose and spontaneous’

“We’ve had people come up to us at gigs and tell us they hate Jazz, but they love our music. It’s nice to change people’s perspectives.”