Jazz lovers are encouraged to come and experience this fantastic event – a warm and friendly atmosphere, with musicians and their instruments buzzing between venues and locals welcoming the “crowd” back to town. Enjoy the fun and variety of great jazz music and laughter associated with this special weekend.
The annual Grampians Jazz Festival is held each February in Halls Gap. The sleepy hollow between the magnificent mountain ranges will swell from 300 to around 5,000 over the weekend as musicians and lovers of jazz flock into town for this yearly event that is being described as Australia’s “most popular festival”. Streets, organised venues and any patch of bare ground will ring to the sounds of saxophones, trombones, banjos, trumpets and more as around 130 bands perform over the weekend.
The Grampians Jazz Festival was first established in 1986 by a group of keen jazz enthusiasts. The event started as a 21st birthday party at Roses Gap and has since continued as an annual event. By the end of the 5thGrampians Jazz Reunion in 1991, the number of those attending had outgrown Roses Gap, so it was decided to bring the Festival to Halls Gap in 1992. Since then, the Festival has grown from having 14 bands performing in one venue to over 130 bands today performing across eight venues.
The weekend officially commences at 12 noon on Friday and continues all weekend until 6.00pm Sunday.
Event Date:
Start Date: 10 Feb 2012 at 12:00
Start Date: 13 Feb 2012 at 18:00
When:
Website: Website
Email: Email
Phone: Janine McDonald 53564424
Where:
Location: Central Halls Gap
Address: 99 Grampians Road
Town: Halls Gap
