This year a new three-day jazz festival is being held in Perth from May 24 to 26, 2013
Putting on both paid and free events and more than 40 performances. The Festival will be the only Jazz festival in Western Australia and will develop into a regular event in Perth’s cultural calendar.
Artists include a headline concert featuring a triple bill of three amazing Jazz performers. Joe Lovano (USA) is one the finest saxophonists in the world and will commence the evening with a set accompanied by Graham Wood (piano), Sam Anning (bass) and Ben Vanderwal (drums). Joe has also collaborated with one of Australia’s most beautiful singers, Katie Noonan, on her 2009 AIRA winning release “Blackbird”. This collaboration will form the perfect segue with a few numbers together before Katie finishes her set with Elixir featuring Steve Magnusson (guitar) and Zac Hurren (saxophones). The final set commences with a collaboration between Katie and Vince Jones – one of Australia’s most recognisable and celebrated singers. Katie and Vince worked together on a project called songs of Love and War and will work together before Vince finishes the evening with a trio let by Matt McMahon (piano).
The festival will happen over seven stages, The Perth Concert Hall, Bishop's Gardens, Perth Cultural Centre, Brookfield Place, Weld Square, Barrack Square and The Ellington Jazz Club.
