The Jazz and Blues Festival is on again this June long weekend at Darling Harbour - just next to Pyrmont Village! So come along and enjoy jazz and blues from big band swing and funky jazz to delta blues and hip-hop.

Jazz & Blues Festival

• Where: Darling Harbour, Sydney
• When: Saturday, 7 June - Monday, 9 June
• Cost: FREE
• Program: Outlined below

The program is as follows:

Saturday 7 June

Harbourside Amphitheatre
12.30pm Jack Evans Band
1.45pm Ray Beadle Trio
3:00pm The Hands
4.30pm Doc Span

Convention Centre Forecourt
12noon Gerard Masters Trio
1.30pm Evelyn Duprai, Zkye with Joseph Calderazzo Trio
3:00pm Pete McDonald Quintet featuring Ali Foster

Aquashell Cockle Bay
4:00pm Judie Bailey’s Jazz Connection featuring James Greening
5.45pm ‘Sinatra and Ella Swing’: Ed Wilson Big Band featuring Monica Trapaga, Frank Bennett & Jeff Duff

Tumbalong Park
12noon Kirrawee High Big Band
1.30pm The Hiptones
3:00pm The Backsliders
4.30pm CW Stoneking

Sunday 8 June

Harbourside Amphitheatre
12.30pm Rick Price & Mitch Grainger
1.45pm Adam Pringle Band
3:00pm Leanne Paris Band
4.30pm Ray Mann Three

Convention Centre Forecourt
12noon Old Spice Boys
1.30pm Mike Nock’s ‘Space Bugaloo’
3:00pm John Morrison’s Jam Session

Aquashell Cockle Bay
4:00pm d.i.g. – Directions in Groove
5.45pm James Morrison and Deni Hines
7:00pm Fireworks

Tumbalong Park
12noon Geoff Bull’s New Orleans Jazz Band
1.30pm Blaine Whittaker Quintet featuring Emma Pask & Erana Clark
3:00pm Dale Barlow’s Tribute to Art Blakey and The Messengers
4.30pm Nicky Bomba’s Bustamento

Monday 9 June

Harbourside Amphitheatre
12.30pm Brewster Bros
1.45pm Johnny G and the E types
3:00pm Continental Robert & the Rinky Dinks
4.30pm Organ Donors

Convention Centre Forecourt
12noon Zac Hurren Trio
1.30pm Bob Henderson Quintet
3pm Bruce Mathiske and George Golla

Aquashell Cockle Bay
4:00pm Katie Noonan’s Elixir
5.45pm The Bamboos

Tumbalong Park
12noon Tim Oram Big Band
1.30pm Royal Australian Navy Band featuring Carl Riseley and Genevieve Davis
3:00pm the catholics
4.30pm Tina Harrod Band

Roving Entertainment Everyday

11.30am – 2.30pm Charlie’s Angels - Pyrmont Bridge
Bogalusa Strutters - Chinese Garden Forecourt

JAZZ IN THE GARDEN
Chinese Garden of Friendship

Soak up the mellow sounds of the Jim Pennell Trio at the tranquil Chinese Garden of Freindship.

Everyday 11am – 2pm.

JAZZ WORKSHOPS
Palm Grove Marquee

Learn tips, tricks and tools of the trade from some of Australia’s top jazz musicians.

Saturday June 7

12pm – 1.15pm Dale Barlow
1.45pm – 3pm Judy Bailey

Sunday June 8

12pm – 1.15pm John Morrison
1.45pm – 3pm John Morrison

Monday June 9

12pm – 1.15pm Peter Bishop
1.45pm – 3pm Peter Bishop

(Information Source: Darling Harbour Website)