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north east regional extra | October 23 - 29, 2024

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October 23 - 29, 2024

Get set for rejuvenated festival ◆ YOUNG TALENT SHINES: Jayden Blockley is one of six finalists in this year’s National Jazz Award, which is run in conjunction with the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues and in 2024 focuses on the saxophone. PHOTO: Cass Evans-Ocharern

NOW is the time for music-lovers and those keen to kick off the party season to consider how they’ll be part of the resurgent Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues. After staging its ‘Last Hurrah’ in 2023, the festival is back with a new model led by a newlook board, and is raring to go for its 2024 event - set to run from November 1 to 4. Now in its 34th year, the festival has provided many musicians with opportunities over the years, including pathways and collaborative musical experiences vital for the

development of Australian music. This year’s venue-based model will feature Australian jazz and blues artists across four days, with Friday to Sunday staged in Wangaratta, and the fourth day of the event to be known as ‘Milawa Monday’ as a series of shows are held in the township. The complementary Tarrawingee Blues Fes-

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tival will also run on the Saturday and Sunday of the pre-Melbourne Cup weekend, ensuring a wide range of live music choices for locals and visitors to the region. Each jazz and blues festival event will be individually-ticketed, allowing guests to go on a live music crawl across local venues over the weekend. The action will kick off with an opening party at The Railyard in Norton Street on Friday, November 1. Saturday will see the Wangaratta Club host a

free community stage during the day, before turning into a ticketed blues event for the evening. The National Jazz Award final - this year featuring the saxophone - will be contested at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre by six finalists: Ben Lerner, Tessie Overmyer, Stephen Byth, Michael Avgenicos, Oscar Bruten and Jayden Blockley. The backing band for the finalists will feature the star studded line-up of Mark Fitzgibbon (piano), Ben Robertson (bass) and Danny Fischer (drums).

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