Locals and visitors unite as Marysville prepares for its third annual Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend!
4 stages. 3 days.
Workshops. Concerts. A Street Parade of Performers. Food. Wine.
Right in the middle of spring, in the heart of Marysville.
Just a couple of hours’ drive from the big smoke, where the trees are tall and the locals inviting, the idyllic township of Marysville is ready to bring together locals and visitors alike for its third annual Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend taking place from Friday 20 October – Sunday 22 October.
From its humble beginnings the Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend, is now in its third year and is proud to present over twenty five Jazz and Blues greats for the 2017 festival, including ARIA award-winner and Australian blues and roots legend Russell Morris who will open this year’s Festival on the Friday evening with music commencing from 7pm.
Joining Russell is festival favourite all-round Aussie blues heavyweight Geoff Achison & the Soul Diggers, who will have just returned from at US tour. The 2005 Australian Blues Music Festival and Male Artist of the Year and Cole Clark Guitar Ambassador to the world Lloyd Spiegel will return along with Mike Rudd and his every evolving and eclectic band Spectrum playing quirky material from the original Spectrum days, The Indelible Murtceps and Ariel.
Bringing the Jazz to Marysville will be The Tracey Roberts Quartet with their joyful, vibrant jazz-folk-funk, laced with dynamic and sophisticated lyrics, along with Anita Harris. Other highlights will be transcendent diva cabaret artiste, jazz singer Mama Alto, Shirazz, Eva To Diva, Bo Jenkins and many more.
Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend 2017
Friday 20 – Sunday 22 October
Fiona Boyes performing in 2016
Russell Morris
Geoff Achison & The Soul Diggers
Lloyd Spiegel
Mama Alto
Spectrum
The Tracey Roberts Quartet
PLUS
Australian Hammond Quartet
Anita Harris
Billy Dettmer
Blind Creek Rhythm & Blues
Blue Like That
Blue Tango
Bo Jenkins
Charlie Bedford
Dandenong Ranges Hot Orchestra
Eva To Diva
Hey Gringo
Jackson Four
Justin Thomas
Justin Yapp
Line Matter
McBlues
Patrick Evans
Retrofitted
Rob Papp
Shirazz
Simon Levick and more!
Tickets
$125 - Three day Pass (unlimited access Friday – Sunday)
$100 – Two Day Pass (Unlimited access Saturday and Sunday - Does not include Friday night)
$75 - One Day Pass (Your choice of Saturday or Sunday only)
$50 - Friday Evening Pass (Friday night only, from 7pm)
Accommodation packages are available from Vibe Hotel Marysville, Saladin Lodge, Marysville Garden Cottages, Marysville Caravan and Holiday Park and Camp Marysville.
Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend 2017 is supported through Visit Victoria, Creative Victoria, Doing Business Better, Murrindindi Shire Council and Marysville Triangle Community Foundation.
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