By Molly Magennis
The Newport Jazz Festival is back on in 2022, promising to be bigger and better than ever.
The Melbourne Jazz Jammers present three epic days of jazz music from April 29 – May 1 with over 60 bands playing across seven venues in the Hobsons Bay suburb of Newport.
The festival is in its second year, having run for the fist time in 2021 in between lockdowns.
Festival organiser Ted Woollan said the initial idea to start the festival was the result of a desire to set up a ‘country town style’ festival in the city.
“We thought there was a need for a festival for bands that are based principally in Melbourne,” he said.
“The feedback that we got from the festival [last year] was two things, one was everything was within walking distance, was actually within sight….quite unlike any other Jazz Festivals in Victoria…and the other thing that kept coming up [was] people [saying] it’s so great….. we’re meeting other musicians and we’re meeting audience fans…..it was very open and friendly.
“So we’ve actually used that as a tag this year, Newport Jazz Festival, a friendly festival. That’s really what we’re aiming for it to be.”
For more information and tickets visit: www.melbournejazzjammers.com.au/
