Bringing together locals and visitors for its third year, the Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend will come alive on Friday, October 20 – Sunday, October 22.
The award-winning festival is set to celebrate music, food, wine, and community.
Programming highlights for this year’s festival include Russell Morris, Geoff Achison and the Soul Diggers, Lloyd Spiegel, Mike Rudd and his band Spectrum, The Tracey Roberts Quartet, Anita Harris, Mama Alto, Shirazz, Eva To Diva, Bo Jenkins, and many more.
The three-day, weekend or daily Saturday and Sunday ticket holders will have access to one-hour workshops with blues guitar legends Geoff Achison and Bo Jenkins who will be teaching the ins and outs of the Blues Guitar.
As an accomplished pianist with a reputation as performer, arranger, and accompanist for jazz ensembles and with vocalists, Miss Chief (Mama Alto) will enthral with an Interpreting Jazz Standards workshop demonstrating how to craft your own interpretations and unique versions of jazz standards.
Jackson Four will be teaching how to impress audiences with a lesson in Stage Craft and Stage Presentation, and for those with no musical experience, Shirazz will teach Trad Jazz Collective Improvisation.
Patrick Evans from Maton will be presenting the final workshop of the weekend The story behind the new Maton Guitars Blackwood Series discussing the development and processes involved in making of the guitar and the tonal qualities of the Blackwood timber they use that is grown in Marysville.
At midday on Saturday join the festival performers and locals on Murchison St for a colourful performance of local expressions. Expect a succession of MG and other class cars along with the festival performers, and maybe even brass band section, and brightly coloured hats and banners.
– Sarah Guppy