Tag: jazz

Big top jazz fest

Generations in Jazz was back in full swing this year, with the big-top tent making its first return since 2019. The major event kicked off...

Scholarship entries open

The James Morrison Jazz Scholarship and Vocal Scholarship nominations have opened for 2023. The James Morrison Scholarship is open to young jazz instrumentalists under 19...

Accolades flow for talented performer

Tenison Woods College Year 12 student Maixence Williams (pictured) recently sung success at the Royal South Street Eisteddfod in Victoria, taking home multiple accolades. Miss...

Gala on song

The Generations in Jazz Gala Concert was a resounding success at the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre on Thursday night and hit all the right...

Musicians prepare for jazz festival

Twelve talented jazz students from across the nation will vie for $20,000 in cash awards as finalists in the James Morrison Jazz Scholarship and...

A capella group sets GIJ tone

One of the world’s top jazz vocal groups is joining GIJ Improvised 2022 among a line-up of globally recognised performers. Swedish a cappella act, The...

Global singer gets back to jazz roots

Highly acclaimed Australian vocalist and composer Washington will join the Generations in Jazz Alumni Big Band at GIJ Improvised 2022. Fresh from releasing her third...

Familiar face back on ‘Generations’ stage

Acclaimed Australian singer and The Voice runner-up Darren Percival, pictured right, fondly remembers his first introduction to GIJ and James Morrison in the late...

Generations in Jazz return ‘music to the ears’

Generations in Jazz is returning to Mount Gambier in June in a one-off hybrid format with grand plans of interacting with a global audience. GIJ...

Jazz festival thirsty work

There are only 10 days left to enter the GIJ Vocal Scholarship and James Morrison Jazz Scholarship and have the chance of joining an...

Jazz performers band together

Some of the region’s most talented musicians have joined forces to form a Mount Gambier-based jazz big band. Corner Pocket Big Band has launched its...

Curtain falls on Mount Gambier jazz academy

Mount Gambier has marked the end of an era, but where one door has closed another is set to open. The James Morrison Academy of...

Scholarships foster next generation jazz talent

The countdown is well and truly on for next year’s Generations in Jazz festival, with two annual scholarships now open for applications. The James Morrison...

Global stage for premier jazz event

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has launched Generation in Jazz’s new strategic plan, earmarking an exciting new era for the iconic Mount Gambier music...