The 2013 Great Tropical Jazz Party is set to bring some world class music to Magnetic Island on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August.
8 bands, 4 concerts and 2 days of great jazz, set in the lush Water Garden Oasis at Picnic Bay Hotel.
“This is truly a world class musical event...Many of the jazz festivals in the US would be hard pressed to compete with the excellent musicianship you presented..” ?Bob Montgomery, The American Jazz Quartet, Denver USA.
2013 Program
Saturday 24 August
12.00 noon: Type-A Personality Jazz,
The Larry Thompson Trio and the 'Sugar' Jazz Trio
1.45pm: Bukovsky/ Hoffman/Newcomb Quintet
3.15pm: Ben Hauptman Sextet
5.00pm: Sandie White and the Newcomb Trio
Evening
7.30pm: John Hoffman Sextet featuring Ingrid James
9.00pm: Ben Hauptman and friends
Sunday 25 August
12.00 noon: Bukovsky Sextet
1.30pm: Ben Hauptmann Sextet
3.00pm: Sandie White, Dave Smith and friends
4.30pm: Tropic Jazz All Stars - 2 hour finale/jam
Musical director John Hoffmann
Evening
7.00pm: Dinner with the musicians and a laid back jam
Weekend Pass: $65
Day-only Pass: $30
Evening-only Session: $25
Day & Evening Pass: $50
Pensioner/Students Day Pass: $20