23 April 2023
With 520 musicians and 103 bands attending this year, the Merimbula Jazz Festival has definitely recovered from COVID!
This year’s theme is Moving Forward, but we can’t do that without honouring the past. Be at Spencer Park on Saturday morning from 10am-11am for the Official Festival Opening where we pay tribute to musicians, venues, committees, volunteers and supporters from the last 40 years. Enjoy the historic car display, live music and more!
| Mainstream | Trad/Ragtime/New Orleans | Modern/Funk | Big Bands | Blues, Smooth, Jazz Pop, Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animated with Annie | Banjo and the Boys | Adrian Rodden Band | Bairnsdale SC Swing Band | 20 Key Players |
| Anita Harris and Friends | Barry Hanley & Riviera Jazz Band | Annaliesa Rose & The Buds | Blamey Street Big Band | Annie Smith with Double Take |
| Anne Syer's S'Wonderful | Capt Bobs Station House Ramblers | Cul De Sac | Campbell High School Senior Band | Blue Tango |
| Anyone For Tenors | Carolyn Packer Duo | Emma Sidney Urban Jazz | Canberra Grammar Jazz Band | Emile Barnes Memorial Jazz Orchestra |
| ARQ | Dave Rebec Tribute Band | Gary and Sandra France & Friends | Connexion Big Band | Euphonics |
| Axolotl | Delta Jazz | Hawker College Band | Dickson College Jazz Band | Gospel 11 |
| Bassix | Down South Jazz Band | In2Deep | East Gippsland Brass Big Band | JD Band |
| BRM Collective | Easystreet | Lee Jones (solo jazz guitar) | In Full Swing | Keith Chappell Solo Guitar |
| Chet Maker | Leanne Suffern | Roger Clark Quintet | Music Shed Big Band Combo | Mike Tovey's Mighty Five (plus 2) |
| Chris Johnstone / Dan Junor Quartet | New Orleans Dance Orchestra | Ron Anderson Trio | RAN Band Sydney Big Band | Miss Beverley"s Rhythm Method |
| Christine Manetta’s Culture Combo | Not Quite Right (NQR) | Rory Clark Quartet | Sonus Big Band | Silhouette Jazz and Blues Ensemble |
| EdGYJO | Pianjo Jam | Sarah Maclaine's Jazz 'n' Champagne | Spectrum Big Band | Simon's Solo Skiffle Band |
| Forestville Trio | Porterhouse | St John Paull II College | Sydney Youth Jazz Orchestra | Squeak & Squawk Dynamic Orchestra |
| Groovin' with The Hat | Red Pepper Jazz Band | Stillwater Trio | The King’s School Senior Stage Band | Third Avenue |
| Ivory and Bone | Robbie Mann Piano Solo | Tembtanglement | traXion Big Band | |
| Jan and Tonic | South Dereel City Stompers | The Telepathetics | Twilight Jazz | |
| Jennifer Salisbury & Mark Morand | South Sea Stompers | Two Way Traffic | ||
| Jewell/Johnson Duo | The Gloombusters | Uncle Doss | ||
| Leisa and the Keen Kats | Tony T's Rhythm Kings | |||
| Monkering : Inspired by Carmen Sings Monk | Whisky 'n Ice | |||
| MSBB Jazz Ensemble | Wonderdogs | |||
| Octavis | Zackerbilks | |||
| RetroBeats | ||||
| Sapphire Coast Anglican College Jazz Band | ||||
| Tea4Two | ||||
| Terry Is His Name | ||||
| The Diminished 7 | ||||
| The J & B Troubadours | ||||
| The Jazz Workshoppers | ||||
| The Mann Johnson Dirigible | ||||
| The Odd Couple | ||||
| Well Versed Duo | ||||
| Young JazzWorkshoppers | ||||