It's Alive!

From Friday 5th - Sunday 7th November 2021 what began as weekend jazz festival in Feb 2020, returns as a weekend jazz festival in Nov 2021, and Artistic Director, Ted Vining, has programmed some of the best Jazz Musicians from all round Tasmania.

The Friday Night Sessions commence in the Salamanca Arts Centre Courtyard at 5:30pm and continue in the Founders Room from 7:30pm until late, showcasing the breadth and depth of Tasmanian jazz talent, style and inspiration.

You can purchase your Jazzamanca Friday Night Sessions Tickets here. As part of the ticket purchase process you also get to choose your seat and table for the Festival.

Friday 5th November
Salamanca Arts Centre Courtyard Stage
5.30 to 6.30pm

‘BACK IN THE CHICKEN SHACK’ with THE RANDALL MUIR HAMMOND TRIO

The Randall Muir Trio (aka Rattattat) performs mainly Hammond jazz and Hard Bop from the peak creative decade of last century. The Trio has a strong Jimmy Smith influence obviously, but also draws from many of the players who follow him, namely Jimmy McGriff, Jack McDuff, Shirley Scott and the recently passed Lonnie Smith, to mention a few.
The Randall Muir Hammond Trio features Hobart guitar virtuoso Aaron Entresz and Tom Robb on drumkit.

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Friday 5th November
The Founders Room
7.30 to 10.00pm

‘MINGUS AND MORE’ with the NICK NUGENT OCTET

Inspired by the writing of Charles Mingus and following almost a decade of planning, composing and arranging, Nick has gathered together some of the finest musicians from across Tasmania to form the Nugent Octet; presenting a concert of Mingus arrangements and raw, new compositions inspired by – and in tribute to – “the angry man of Jazz”.

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Friday 5th November
The Founders Room
10.30pm – Midnight

‘BLOWIN’ THE BLUES AWAY’ with the KONRAD PARK QUARTET

The Konrad Park Quartet embraces the legacy of John Coltrane, and this new quartet line-up features Kelly Ottaway, Al Dobson and Hamish Houston, who all share a common desire to perform and revel in the power of this music. Modern Jazz has always had roots in the blues, from haunting ballads to fast and ferocious up tempo expeditions of sound.
Embrace the hurricane, blow away the blues.

Here's the full Jazzamanca 2021 Festival program:

https://www.salarts.org.au/por...