This year, Devonport Jazz will welcome two world-class trumpeters - Bob Barnard and James Morrison, to headline the 2012 festival program.
Both instrumentalists enjoy reputations as two of the best mainstream trumpeters in the world and are icons of Australian Jazz. Bob Barnard AM has played at most of the major jazz festivals of the world, both with his own bands and as a featured artist with international legendary line-ups. James Morrison has also developed an international reputation playing with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Cab Calloway, George Benson, Ray Charles and B.B. King.
While Devonport Jazz has hosted some master musicians over the last ten years, including Graeme Bell, Don Burrows and Janet Sidel, this will be Mr Barnard and Mr Morrison’s first visit to Tasmania’s premiere Jazz festival.
James Morrison and his band will be presenting a one-off concert at the Devonport Entertainment and Convention Centre showcasing his current repertoire. James will also run a masterclass for local instrumentalists.
Bob Barnard will be headlining the
Tribute to Louis Armstrong and the Great American Songbook concerts.
Also appearing with Bob will be Peter Locke, Paul Furniss, Nick Haywood
and Allan Browne in an all-star line-up.
JULY 2012
- James Morrison Town Hall 8.00pm - 10
28 Sat DEVONPORT JAZZ IN
JULY
-
Tribute to Louius Armstrong DECC Town Hall 11am - 1pm.
Tickets for
these Devonport Jazz concerts on sale now!
Devonport City Council Events Unit
PO Box 604, Devonport, Tasmania Australia 7310
Ph: 61(0)3 6424 0511 | Email: devonportjazz@devonport.tas.gov.au
Organiser is Elsa
Kat
Devonport City Council 364240511.
See also Maree Brodzinski,
Events
Officer Devonport City Council Events Ph: 6424 0511 Mob: 0408 079805
Email:
mbrodzinski@devonport.tas.gov.au Events include Jazz in the
Arboretum
usually February each year, other various entertainments such as those
in the Mall, and Jazz in July.

Artists wanting to perform
at
Devonport Jazz
Performers for the program are selected by the Festival’s Music
Director, Viktor Zappner in association with the Event Manager.
The
main criteria for selection are artistic excellence, and stylistic
balance
within the context of each year’s program. The program is created
between January and April each year.
Any bands or individuals whose work is not already known to
Devonport
Jazz can send material for consideration to:
Devonport Jazz
PO Box 604
Devonport Tas 7310
Include current professional photos, biographies, press quotes,
articles and current recordings (ie website address).
Devonport Jazz is a small festival which is gaining a favourable
reputation throughout Australia. We receive many more requests to
perform at our Festival than we can accommodate and owing to the huge
number
of requests it is not always possible to reply to them all, or to
return
material submitted.
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Photos from a
previous Devonport Jazz Include...........
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For Accomodation: Call the Devonport Visitor Information Centre 1800 649 514
For further information: Phone Elsa Kat,
Devonport
City Council 03 6424 0511 (Bus.Hrs.)
Elsa sent me this extra comment
-"last year 2002 was our inaugural event which luckily went so well
that
it is easier to get support the second time around. While Council
certainly
underwrites this event, coordinates, promotes the event the
concept
is that we do this in partnership with local business who make a
contribution
towards entertainment cost and where appropriate combine entertainment
with meals etc. Regards, Elsa."
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