Noosa Jazz festival….a great excuse for a Noosa holiday

This year more than 20,000 people will enjoy over 150 Australian and International artists in just four days during the 2010 Noosa Jazz Festival. What a place for any jazz enthusiast; it is also a great venue for anyone looking to have a good time.  The Noosa Jazz Festival offers more than thirty local venues and an incomparable range of open air performances.  As Noosa’s second oldest event, the Noosa Jazz Festival boasts nineteen years of successful history.  This is the perfect place for you and your friends, whether you have met them yet or not, to gather while enjoying renowned international artists as well as local buskers.  If you are one of the many people interested in learning about what the 2010 Noosa Jazz Festival has to offer, then read on.
Celebrating twenty years this year, tickets for the festival will be available for purchase beginning first July 2010.  Many of the things, which have made this a highly sought after experience in years past, have remained, but there are some innovative additions as well for the jazz enthusiast this year.  The stellar line up of popular national and international musicians remains the focus, offering all manner of jazz from the traditional to the more modern funk and blues varieties.  The event organisers have gone to great lengths to assemble some of the best acts anywhere.  Great music is to be heard from every corner, from headline performers, to free gigs to buskers, the air is saturated with astounding sounds.
Let us get down to the business of a few who will be at Noosa.  International sensation Warren Vaché, who hails from the United States, is one of the accomplished performers scheduled.  Vaché’s instrument range includes the cornet, trumpet and flugelhorn which he has used to delight audiences the world over; to simply call his performance rare would be to do a disservice.  This year, he is also the guest at Legend’s Lunch, which is a new addition to this year’s festival.  Acclaimed vocalist Barbara Jungr, of the United Kingdom, will be on hand to display her unique style.  In need of energy?  The Bad Plus from New York will be delivering the power for which they are known.
There is so much offered that there may be difficult choices to make, but following is a brief view of what one can expect.  This year’s festival will feature Twilight Jazz Sessions, held on Friday and Saturday (3rd and 4th September) on the main stage in Noosa Woods.  Friday night is Big Band night featuring the Ralph Pyl Big Band from Sydney.  The Festival Feature night is Saturday, featuring Brazilian Jazz with Diana Clark Trio with Doug De Vries, Capella quartet Idea of North, and the brilliant New York Trio The Bad Plus.
All in all, Noosa is too astounding to miss.  This twentieth year of the Noosa Jazz Festival is certainly prepared to deliver something special.  With the time-tested, as well as the new additions to the festival, 2010 will be the best to date.