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You are listening to "Blues in G"
Written by Andrew Farrell & David McMillan aka Wizard and Oz
Thredbo Village offers a truly unique environment to enjoy some of Australia’s finest Jazz musicians, including special overseas guests, while experiencing the breathtaking mountain scenery.
The festival program features over 120 performers seen in 15 separate venues including bars, cosy restaurants, a nightclub, community centre, at the top of the Kosciuszko Express Chairlift and the Thredbo Village Square, taking the jazz lover on a musical journey around Thredbo.
The beauty of the festival is that all venues are within walking distance so once you arrive, leave your car behind and enjoy the fresh mountain air on foot.
The Thredbo Jazz Festival is renowned as a boutique festival and the intimate performances in the restaurants over dinner are a favourite and bookings are strongly recommended.
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Weekend
packages are now available from $210 per person, twin share including
two nights accommodation and a weekend festival pass to all
venues with unlimited scenic chairlift rides.
If you have never been to a Thredbo Jazz Festival then this year
is one not to miss!
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HERE TO VISIT THREDBO BLUES FESTIVAL
ABOUT JAZZ
Jazz music has roots in the combination of West African and Western music traditions, including spirituals, blues and ragtime, stemming from West Africa, western Sahel, and New England's religious hymns, hillbilly music, and European military band music. After originating in African American communities near the beginning of the 20th century, jazz styles spread in the 1920s, influencing other musical styles. The origins of the word jazz are uncertain. The word is rooted in American slang, and various derivations have been suggested. For the origin and history of the word jazz, see Origin of the word jazz.
Jazz is rooted in the blues, the folk music of former enslaved Africans in the U.S. South and their descendants, which is influenced by West African cultural and musical traditions that evolved as black musicians migrated to the cities. Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis states that "Jazz is something Negroes invented...the nobility of the race put into sound ... jazz has all the elements, from the spare and penetrating to the complex and enveloping.
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