ASB Jazzfest (Queenstown)

Queenstown, Central Otago, NZ
Sat 18 to Mon 27 October, 80 free events and ticketed headline concerts

An iconic Queenstown jazz festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary with an exhilarating ten-day programme of live music and a star-studded line up of performers. ??From 18 to 27 October more than 50 bands and 200 performers will inspire and entertain at the ASB JazzFest Queenstown with a programme of 80 free events and ticketed headline concerts in ‘God’s Amphitheatre’.

Haunting blues, big band swing, vibrant Latin sounds, Dixie bands, and jazz-influenced dance music are just a few of the international jazz styles that will be showcased around the region. ??The star-studded line up includes Kiwi favourites Tim Beveridge and the Candy Lane Dancers, multi-talented singer-songwriter Anika Moa, violin virtuoso Fiona Pears, the Frank Gibson Quartet featuring New Zealand’s foremost drummer, Lewis McCallum, one of the country’s most versatile and exciting saxophonists, jazz fusion group Subject2Change, uptown blues specialists King Leo and The Growling Dogs and many, many others.

info@queenstownjazz.co.nz
www.asbjazzfest.co.nz

LINKS
Finalists announced for AJ Hackett Bungy JumpStart Jazz Competition (26Oct08)