One of the things the Adelaide Jazz Festival does well is introduce the new generation of musicians to the community. The second edition of the […] Read More
Category: Adelaide Jazz
The jazz community in Adelaide and SA
“This is a community-focused festival aimed at supporting the local jazz community and providing audiences with a unique live music experience that’s financially accessible, especially in these challenging times.”
Jazzmeia Horn’s scatting is like nothing I’ve ever heard — her originality of interpretation transcends.
The Adelaide Jazz Festival is a weekend-long program of live performances leading up to UNESCO’s International Jazz Day on 30 April. Presenting a broad range of jazz genres across city venues, its aim is to surprise, inspire and delight audiences by discovering new musical experiences.
“We immediately moved an initially serviceable, hired, upright piano from the cellar beneath Bill Ross’ parents’ home to the new club; but, because we managed to drop it from about halfway down the stairs to the bottom, it was then deemed no longer serviceable by its owner. “Written off” – and therefore now rent-free – the piano was actually in reasonable shape. It held its tune reliably; and it never left the Cellar until the club finally closed its doors in the early ’70s.”