Feast your eyes on this talent line up – 510 musicians and 100 bands all descending on Merimbula for your entertainment over the June long weekend!
Change is constant for all of us, including musicians. Accordingly, the 2023 Merimbula Jazz Festival Final Program updates are now live! Looking at this on a smaller screen? Scroll across the page to see all the venues.
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Friday night – Final Lineup
| FRIDAY 9 JUNE | TWYFORD HALL | LAKEVIEW HOTEL | RSL FUNCTION ROOM (Upstairs) | MAPLE LEAF ROOM (Downstairs RSL) | AUDITORIUM (Club Sapphire) | SAPPHIRE ROOM (Upstairs Club Sapphire | FRIDAY 9 JUNE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5pm | Leanne Suffern (RAGTIME) | Anyone For Tenors (MAINSTREAM) | RetroBeats (MAINSTREAM) | 5pm | Mike Tovey's Mighty Five (plus 2) (NEW ORLEANS) | Dave Rebec Tribute Band (TRADITIONAL) | Tony T's Rhythm Kings (TRADITIONAL) | 5pm |
| 6pm | Carolyn Packer Duo (TRADITIONAL) | ARQ (MAINSTREAM) | Bassix (MAINSTREAM) | 6pm | Jan and Tonic (MAINSTREAM) | Wonderdogs (TRADITIONAL) | Annie Smith with Double Take (MODERN) | 6pm |
| 7pm | Down South Jazz Band (TRADITIONAL) | Well Versed Duo (MAINSTREAM) | Chris Johnstone / Dan Junor Quartet (MAINSTREAM) | 7pm | Rory Clark Quartet (MODERN) | Campbell High School Senior Band (Big Band) | Delta Jazz (TRADITIONAL) | 7pm |
| 8pm | Banjo and the Boys (TRADITIONAL) | Cul De Sac (MODERN) | Young JazzWorkshoppers (MAINSTREAM) | 8pm | Animated with Annie (MAINSTREAM) | Canberra Grammar Jazz Band (Big Band) | Tea4Two (MAINSTREAM) | 8pm |
| 9pm | Capt Bobs Station House Ramblers (TRADITIONAL) | Roger Clark Quintet (MODERN) | The Jazz Workshoppers (MAINSTREAM) | 9pm | Uncle Doss (MODERN) | RAN Band Sydney Big Band (Big Band) | Blue Tango (MAINSTREAM) | 9pm |
| 10pm | Easystreet (TRADITIONAL) | Monkering : Inspired by Carmen Sings Monk (MAINSTREAM) | Groovin' with The Hat (MAINSTREAM) | 10pm | Jewell/Johnson Duo (MAINSTREAM) | Red Pepper Jazz Band (TRADITIONAL) | Emma Sidney Urban Jazz (MODERN) | 10pm |
Saturday – Final Lineup
| SATURDAY 10 JUNE | TWYFORD HALL | LAKEVIEW HOTEL | RSL FUNCTION ROOM (Upstairs) | MAPLE LEAF ROOM (Downstairs RSL) | AUDITORIUM (Club Sapphire) | SAPPHIRE ROOM (Upstairs Club Sapphire | CLUB SAPPHIRE MAIN BAR | LANTERN FESTIVAL (Spencer Park 4.30-5.45pm) | SATURDAY 10 JUNE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11am | Simon's Solo Skiffle Band (OTHER) | The Jazz Workshoppers (MAINSTREAM) | MSBB Jazz Ensemble (MAINSTREAM) | 11am | In2Deep (MODERN) | Twilight Jazz (Big Band) | JD Band (BLUES) | 11am | ||
| 12pm | Delta Jazz (TRADITIONAL) | Rory Clark Quartet (MODERN) | Adrian Rodden Band (MODERN) | 12pm | Third Avenue (MODERN) | Connexion Big Band (Big Band) | Hawker College Band (FUNK) | Keith Chappell Solo Guitar (OTHER) | 12pm | |
| 1pm | Robbie Mann Piano Solo (RAGTIME) | Sapphire Coast Anglican College Jazz Band (MAINSTREAM) | Campbell High School Senior Band (Big Band) | 1pm | Axolotl (MAINSTREAM) | Connexion Big Band (Big Band) | Red Pepper Jazz Band (TRADITIONAL) | The J & B Troubadours (MAINSTREAM) | 1pm | |
| 2pm | Leanne Suffern (RAGTIME) | Christine Manetta's Culture Combo (MAINSTREAM) | RAN Band Sydney Big Band (Big Band) | 2pm | Groovin' with The Hat (MAINSTREAM) | Sydney Youth Jazz Orchestra (Big Band) | Sarah Maclaine's Jazz 'n' Champagne (MODERN) | Tea4Two (MAINSTREAM) | 2pm | |
| 3pm | South Sea Stompers (TRADITIONAL) | In2Deep (MODERN) | The King's School Senior Stage Band (Big Band) | 3pm | The Mann Johnson Dirigible (MAINSTREAM) | Music Shed Big Band Combo (Big Band) | Euphonics (OTHER) | Annaliesa Rose & The Buds (MAINSTREAM) | 3pm | |
| 4pm | Whisky 'n Ice (TRADITIONAL) | Ron Anderson Trio (MODERN) | Dickson College Jazz Band (Big Band) | 4pm | Jewell/Johnson Duo (MAINSTREAM) | traXion Big Band (Big Band) | St John Paull II College (MAINSTREAM) | The Telepathetics (ALL GENRES) | 4pm | |
| 5pm | Pianjo Jam (TRADITIONAL) | Jan and Tonic (MAINSTREAM) | East Gippsland Brass Big Band (Big Band) | 5pm | 20 Key Players (MODERN) | Blamey Street Big Band (Big Band) | Gospel 11 (NEW ORLEANS) | The Telepathetics (ALL GENRES) | 5pm | |
| 6pm | South Dereel City Stompers (TRADITIONAL) | Anne Syer's S'Wonderful (MAINSTREAM) | Sonus Big Band (Big Band) | 6pm | JAZZQUEST | Blamey Street Big Band (Big Band) | Miss Beverley's Rhythm Method (GOSPEL) | Jennifer Salisbury & Mark Morand (MAINSTREAM) | 6pm | |
| 7pm | The Gloombusters (TRADITIONAL) | Octavis (MAINSTREAM) | Bairnsdale SC Swing Band (Big Band) | 7pm | JAZZQUEST | In Full Swing (Big Band) | JD Band (BLUES) | 7pm | ||
| 8pm | Capt Bobs Station House Ramblers (TRADITIONAL) | ARQ (MAINSTREAM) | EdGYJO (MAINSTREAM) | 8pm | JAZZQUEST | Zackerbilks (TRADITIONAL) | Leisa and the Keen Kats (MAINSTREAM) | Forestville Trio (MAINSTREAM) | 8pm | |
| 9pm | Easystreet (TRADITIONAL) | Anita Harris and Friends (MAINSTREAM) | Canberra Grammar Jazz Band (Big Band) | 9pm | JAZZQUEST | Barry Hanley & Riviera Jazz Band (TRADITIONAL) | The Diminished 7 (MAINSTREAM) | 9pm | ||
| 10pm | Squeak & Squawk Dynamic Orchestra (OTHER) | Cul De Sac (MODERN) | Spectrum Big Band (Big Band) | 10pm | JAZZQUEST | New Orleans Dance Orchestra (TRADITIONAL) | Not Quite Right (NQR) (TRADITIONAL) | 10pm |
Sunday – Final Lineup
| SUNDAY 11 JUNE | TWYFORD HALL | LAKEVIEW HOTEL | RSL FUNCTION ROOM (Upstairs) | MAPLE LEAF ROOM (Downstairs RSL) | AUDITORIUM (Club Sapphire) | SAPPHIRE ROOM (Upstairs Club Sapphire | CLUB SAPPHIRE MAIN BAR | Church Service (St Joseph's 11.30am-1pm) | SUNDAY 11 JUNE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11am | Simon's Solo Skiffle Band (OTHER) | The Telepathetics (MODERN) | Gospel 11 (NEW ORLEANS) | 11am | Ivory and Bone (MAINSTREAM) | Dickson College Jazz Band (Big Band) | Whisky 'n Ice (TRADITIONAL) | In2Deep (MODERN) | 11am | |
| 12pm | The Gloombusters (TRADITIONAL) | Sapphire Coast Anglican College Jazz Band (MAINSTREAM) | St John Paull II College (MAINSTREAM) | 12pm | Octavis (MAINSTREAM) | In Full Swing (Big Band) | EdGYJO (MAINSTREAM) | In2Deep (MODERN) | 12pm | |
| 1pm | Carolyn Packer Duo (TRADITIONAL) | Roger Clark Quintet (MODERN) | Banjo and the Boys (TRADITIONAL) | 1pm | RetroBeats (MAINSTREAM) | East Gippsland Brass Big Band (Big Band) | South Sea Stompers (TRADITIONAL) | Forestville Trio (MAINSTREAM) | In2Deep (MODERN) | 1pm |
| 2pm | Porterhouse (TRADITIONAL) | Axolotl (MAINSTREAM) | Bairnsdale SC Swing Band (Big Band) | 2pm | Bassix (MAINSTREAM) | Spectrum Big Band (Big Band) | Euphonics (OTHER) | Lee Jones (solo jazz guitar) (MODERN) | 2pm | |
| 3pm | Dave Rebec Tribute Band (TRADITIONAL) | Ron Anderson Trio (MODERN) | Music Shed Big Band Combo (Big Band) | 3pm | Well Versed Duo (MAINSTREAM) | New Orleans Dance Orchestra (TRADITIONAL) | Emma Sidney Urban Jazz (MODERN) | Blue Tango (MAINSTREAM) | 3pm | |
| 4pm | Squeak & Squawk Dynamic Orchestra (OTHER) | Animated with Annie (MAINSTREAM) | The King's School Senior Stage Band (Big Band) | 4pm | The Odd Couple (MAINSTREAM) | Gary and Sandra France & Friends (MODERN) | Jennifer Salisbury & Mark Morand (MAINSTREAM) | Keith Chappell Solo Guitar (OTHER) | 4pm | |
| 5pm | Tony T's Rhythm Kings (TRADITIONAL) | Tembtanglement (FUNK) | Sydney Youth Jazz Orchestra (Big Band) | 5pm | The Mann Johnson Dirigible (MAINSTREAM) | Twilight Jazz (Big Band) | The J & B Troubadours (MAINSTREAM) | Lee Jones (solo jazz guitar) (MODERN) | 5pm | |
| 6pm | Pianjo Jam (TRADITIONAL) | 20 Key Players (MODERN) | MSBB Jazz Ensemble (MAINSTREAM) | 6pm | Mike Tovey's Mighty Five (plus 2) (NEW ORLEANS) | Sonus Big Band (Big Band) | Hawker College Band (FUNK) | Annaliesa Rose & The Buds (MAINSTREAM) | 6pm | |
| 7pm | Wonderdogs (TRADITIONAL) | Sarah Maclaine's Jazz 'n' Champagne (MODERN) | Chris Johnstone / Dan Junor Quartet (MAINSTREAM) | 7pm | Christine Manetta's Culture Combo (MAINSTREAM) | traXion Big Band (Big Band) | Annie Smith with Double Take (MODERN) | 7pm | ||
| 8pm | Down South Jazz Band (TRADITIONAL) | Anita Harris and Friends (MAINSTREAM) | Regrettably Adrian Rodden Band has had to withdraw this year | 8pm | Third Avenue (MODERN) | Zackerbilks (TRADITIONAL) | Emile Barnes Memorial Jazz Orchestra (NEW ORLEANS) | 8pm | ||
| 9pm | Robbie Mann Piano Solo (RAGTIME) | Anyone For Tenors (MAINSTREAM) | Young JazzWorkshoppers (MAINSTREAM) | 9pm | Uncle Doss (MODERN) | Barry Hanley & Riviera Jazz Band (TRADITIONAL) | Emile Barnes Memorial Jazz Orchestra (NEW ORLEANS) | 9pm | ||
| 10pm | South Dereel City Stompers (TRADITIONAL) | Anne Syer's S'Wonderful (MAINSTREAM) | The Diminished 7 (MAINSTREAM) | 10pm | Tembtanglement (FUNK) | Leisa and the Keen Kats (MAINSTREAM) | Miss Beverley's Rhythm Method (GOSPEL) | 10pm |
Monday’s Jazz Hatter’s Party at Club Sapphire – Final Lineup
| MONDAY 12 JUNE | AUDITORIUM (Club Sapphire |
|---|---|
| 11am | Not Quite Right (NQR) (NOVELTY) |
| 11.45am | The Odd Couple (MAINSTREAM) |
| 12.30pm | Stillwater Trio (MAINSTREAM) |
| 1.30pm | Barry Hanley & Riviera Jazz Band (TRADITIONAL) |
| 2.15pm | Two Way Traffic (MODERN) |
| 3.15pm | Porterhouse (TRADITIONAL) |