Jazz is a kind of music that makes you feel alive by seeping into you. It makes you understand how music can be exceedingly enthralling and at the same time make you want to do something that is brilliantly full of energy.
For an ardent music lover, there cannot be a better time for living the jazz live as 37th Queensland Jazz Festival is coming up in a few days. The event started in 1978 and is the most loved jazz fest in the whole of Australasia.
Being an international fest, it is a nodal point where the best jazz bands are going to perform. It is a platform for a number of national musicians as well as for international musicians. It is one singular fest which attempts to entertain, inspire, involve and educate you.
You will enjoy great choices from different genres of jazz ranging from Jazz Blues, Acid Jazz to Soul Funk and other contemporary choices. Starting right after the Labour Day weekend from 24th October, it will continue for next three days till the 26th.
Queenstown Bay and its surrounding district is a beautiful and ideal location of this springtime event. There will be an array of more than 40 bands and 150 musicians who will be serenading the venue for the next three days.
The fest opens up on the afternoon of 24th October and will feature some of the finest Queenstown talent. Day two of the fest will see performances by artists like Mike Nock Trio playing his outstanding music. During the day, you can enjoy the outdoor setting of the fest at MoreFM Jazz Place and Earnshaw Arts and Crafts Centre by the lakefront. The highlight of the day includes Jennine Bailey -the favourite Jazz performer from New Zealand, who will be paying a tribute to jazz music’s most celebrated and finest artist Ella Fitzgerald on 25th October.
The Queenstown Memorial Centre is located on 1 Memorial Drive. It is the prime venue joined by Peak Function Centre and Wanaka and other selected venues all over the town. Since the entire programme follows a time schedule, therefore it is advisable to have your own transport.
To deal with this, you can simply rent a car from Hertz so that you don’t face any sort of inconvenience during this outing. So go on, there cannot be a more perfect time to fall in love with jazz all over again.
