[VIC] Melbourne Jazz Fest

[Beat Narrative]

Each year the Melbourne jazz fest is getting more diverse, this year they have some great stuff in particular the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWJOZELBaB8&playnext=1&list=PL22F333E1B908E7EA

Event Details
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The Melbourne International Jazz Festival will run from 4 – 13 June 2011

The 2011 line-up will feature around 100 acts performing across Melbourne’s unique jazz venues like Bennetts Lane Jazz Club and the CUB Malthouse.

The program will feature free concerts at Federation Square and a new Jazz for Kids program.

Another feature of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival is the Bell Awards, named in honour of Australian Jazz great Graeme Bell.

When:
June 4- 13, 2011


Festival Venues

The Festival will unfold at the following locations..
-:- Hamer Hall, Arts Centre
-:- Melbourne Recital Centre
-:- The Forum
-:- Melbourne Town Hall
-:- BMW Edge, Federation Square
-:- Bennetts Lane Jazz Club
-:- Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)
-:- Iwaki Auditorium
-:- Federation Square - Main Stage
-:- National Gallery of Victoria (Ian Potter)
-:- National Gallery of Victoria (International)
-:- Birrarung Marr
-:- Malthouse Theatre
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Official Website of Melbourne Jazz Festival 2011 is here

$29 at the Forum, thats worth the price purely just to hang out at the forum for the night, the band could almost be seen as a bonus

p.s i am in no way affiliated with this band or trying to promote them for any other gain than i find it so beautiful it would be a sin to not spread the word

 

[cosdog]

That is pretty dope.

 

[eggman]

Sounds cool. Regardless of whether you've joined to spruik this event or not, I think it may add value to BL users keen on this type of thing.

I've edited the OP to provide a little more details and I will add the relevent event tags to the thread title.

 

[quiet roar]

Sonny Rollins and Ron Carter are 2 acts I would love to catch but costys are prohibitive. Faust are a surprising inclusion but could be interesting. I thought I heard Herbie Hancock was coming out for the festival, but I couldn't see him listed on the website.

 

[Samadhi]

I thought I heard Herbie Hancock was coming out for the festival, but I couldn't see him listed on the website.

That would be awesome - i'd pay good money to see him play

 

[ayjay]

Herbie is playing the palais april 30 for $120 - too steep for me - I will just pop headhunters on the stereo

Faust will be awesome at jazz fest - definitely going! Also sun ra arkestra on my list - the man is dead but the band lives on. one of my favourite quotes is from sun ra: "his story is history but my story is mystery"

Hypnotic brass look interesting - I can't believe noone is dancing on that clip linked above!!

 

[Beat Narrative]

Herbie is playing on 30th of April at the Palaias

So far 2011 is looking fun, i have tickets for

The Herd - 1st of April

BB King - 16th of April

Reggie Watts - 22nd of April

Herbie Hancock - 30th of April

Sun Ra Arkestra - 5th of June

Hypnotic brass ensemble - 7th of June

Ron Carter 10th of June

Living in Melbourne certainly has it's positives