· composer Fran Swinn (guitar), Freedman Award winner James McLean (drums) and one of Australia’s foremost practitioners of contemporary classical music, Luke Howard (piano)

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FREE PROGRAM P16

HEADLINE ACTS P6

IN CONVERSATIONS P21THE ELLINGTON GIGS P19

Welcome to PIJF 4

Ticketed Program 6

Weekend Timetable 14

Free Program 16

The Bird 18

The Ellington Jazz Club 19

Downstairs at The Maj 19

Free Community Events 20

In Conversation with the Artist 21

Tickets 22

Venue Locations 23

Our Sponsors 24

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PIJF is committed to keeping our environmental impact as low as possible. This year we are excited to introduce a new variety of sustainability initiatives, including the printing of this program on recycled paper. Other initiatives include having a water station available, so be sure to bring your own water bottle to stay hydrated with free refills! We want to reduce single use plastics as much as we can, so we have said goodbye to straws at the State Theatre Centre locations, where biodegradable cups are on offer in the Courtyard. Indoor venues use glass.

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It is with great pleasure that we present the 2019 Perth International Jazz Festival. This is a labour of love and I am really proud and excited about what we have planned for you. We have artists from the USA, Canada, Brazil, Japan, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to perform for you!

We return to the State Theatre Centre of WA this year, as our festival hub. This venue provides audiences the opportunity to experience as much of our ticketed program as they can by easily moving from venue to venue. This year we will use the Courtyard and the Heath Ledger Theatre in a way that you may have never experienced before.

Our free community performance program is bigger this year through the generous support of Lotterywest, The City of Perth, The City of Vincent and ECU. We love our ongoing friendship with Lotterywest and City of Perth and we welcome our new partners: The City of Vincent and ECU. The City of Vincent will present free concerts in Birdwood Square and ECU, as our education partner, will help us present a program of future, current and past WAAPA and ECU students on the Perth Cultural Centre Wetlands Stage. There will

also be music found at The Bird, The Ellington Jazz Club and Downstairs at the Maj.

We will continue with our free In Conversations, where you can hear visiting artists speak about their work and lives and you will be able to get involved in the festival by joining Libby Hammer and the Jazz Club Choir to learn how to sing in a jazz choir.

2019 marks the seventh consecutive year of staging this annual festival and I would like to say a personal thank you and show heart felt appreciation to board members Dr Ian Martinus and Pina Caffarelli, who have beenwith the festival from the beginning and who have stepped down this year. The festival would not have survived without your passion and incredible effort. Thank You!

There is so much music from all over the world, coming to Perth this November - some you may know and some you definitely won’t. Come and take a risk with us to see as much music as you can, experience new delights, reacquaint yourself with old favourites and just have the best time! This festival is for you and we look forward to seeing you there.

DR. MACE FRANCISPIJF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Message from the Chair from the artistic director

Fellow jazz lovers! There is a lot to be looking forward to this weekend. Our amazing, hard-working Festival Director, Dr. Mace Francis, has once again pulled together a fantastic program filled to the brim with great music to suit all tastes and budgets. The genre of jazz is one that is incredibly diverse, and it is a privilege to be able to be a part of this exciting festival that will showcase everything from trad jazz, big band, solo performers, instrumentalists, vocalists, contemporary to avant-garde. Have a look at the program – there is absolutely something for everyone!

Of course, none of this would be possible without the ongoing support of our partners. We are incredibly grateful to all of our supporters, particularly during times when arts boards and not for profit organisations are continually trying to do more with less. Festivals like the PIJF aim to deliver a music filled weekend that highlights the amazing music that comes from Perth. We certainly punch above our weight in the Australian jazz scene, and I know you will enjoy

listening to our local artists perform, next to the amazing talent we have brought to you from over East, as well as internationally.

This year has seen our board embark on significant change. Part of good governance, in my mind, is characterised by a mixture of experienced and new faces on a board. I am thrilled that our board this year has seen some extremely talented younger faces come to the table, which makes for a positive, energetic team, all working together to deliver you this amazing weekend. Thank you to my fellow board members. You have been fantastic to work with.

Now sit back and enjoy this weekend of jazz. I look forward to seeing you at a gig or three.

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At age 24, Veronica Swift is recognised as one of the US’s top young jazz singers. Veronica grew up on tour with her parents, renowned jazz pianist Hod O’Brien and celebrated jazz singer and educator/author Stephanie Nakasian. Veronica recorded two albums as a child – one at age 9 with Richie Cole and her father’s rhythm section and her mother, and one at age 13 with saxophonist Harry Allen. She has been performing ever since in venues around the world and will visit Perth for the first time performing her latest album.

Her sound, charisma and ability to channel the spirits of Anita O’Day, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald will delight Perth audiences for the first time.

Veronica Swift: voiceHarry Mitchell: pianoNick Abbey: bassBen Vanderwal: drums

‘Lost In A Dream’ - The Musical Life of Chet Baker.

Prolific Australian trumpeter, singer, and composer/arranger Roscoe James Irwin (The Cat Empire, The Bamboos), presents a hauntingly beautiful journey through the sounds and songs of one of the most revered, yet tragic figures in popular jazz history. Once upon a time considered the James Dean of Jazz, Chet’s struggle and decline led to what was ultimately a tragic story. Yet the legacy of love and West Coast Cool he left behind has resonated for decades since.

Joined by a jazz trio and 20 piece string orchestra, Irwin will present his own gorgeous re-workings of Baker’s classic material, with all the cinematic romance, heartbreak, and soul of 1950s California.

Roscoe James Irwin: trumpet/voiceChris Foster: pianoNick Abbey: bassMike Perkins: drumsWAYO: strings

SUNDAY NOV 10 7PM-8PM STATE THEATRE CENTRE COURTYARD

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Ben Winkelman is a jazz pianist and composer from Melbourne, now living in New York City. His writing explores diverse musical interests filtered through a jazz perspective: Afro Cuban, gospel and classical music, with a focus on Latin rhythms in odd meters. His music has been described by Downbeat as “one big, interconnected thing of beauty”. He is touring Australia to celebrate the release of his fifth album Balance.

Joining him are long term colleagues Ben Vanderwal on drums and Sam Anning, winner of the 2015 National Jazz Award, on bass. He holds a Master of Music degree from SUNY Purchase College, and has toured in the US, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Ben Winkelman: pianoSam Anning: bassBen Vanderwal: drums

Fumio Itabashi is a highly-regarded jazz pianist from Tokyo who has been active since his professional debut in 1971 with Watanabe Sadao. He was a member of the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine in the 1980s and has been a formidable band leader since his debut. He evokes the spirit of Art Blakey as band leader sharing the stage with young talents as well as established musicians.

The Fumio Itabashi Quartet features long time collaborator and legendary Japanese alto player, Eiichi Hayashi with Fumio Itabashi Trio (FIT!) bassist Takashi Seo and Singapore-based Australian drummer Darren Moore. The Fumio Itabashi Orchestra will be an exciting 10 piece large group collaboration between the quartet and Australia’s most adventurous improvisers.Fumio Itabashi: pianoEiichi Hayashi: alto saxTakashi Seo: bassDarren Moore: drumsDaniel Susnjar: drumsSimon Jeans: guitar

Now based in the US, Tal Cohen’s unique piano style owes its roots to the Jewish folk songs and classical music he played in his formative years growing up in Gedera, Israel. He graduated from WAAPA in 2008 and immediately began accumulating awards and prestigious performance opportunities.

He was the 2015 winner of the Freedman Fellowship Award and in 2014 won the Barry Harris Piano Competition in the US. He has become a regular performer with iconic jazz figures such as Terence Blanchard and Robert Hurst and continues to tour the world performing his unique brand of improvised music.

Tal Cohen: pianoJamie Oehlers: tenor saxKarl Florison: bassBen Vanderwal: drums

Meretrio was founded in 2004 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with one goal: the exploration of the diversity of popular music. Since its founding, the trio has continuously expanded its creative work: Brazilian rhythms fuse with elements of jazz and chamber music.

The trio has played at major festivals in Brazil and Europe, including: Bavarian Jazz Weekend, Fête de la Musique, Jazz’n More, Mikulassky Jazz Festival, SESC Sao Paulo, and Jazz Na Fábrica.

In 2019, the Meretrio started a new project exploring the possibilities of mixing loop-machine with the acoustic trio. The key question is whether it is possible to superimpose the sound of trombone and guitar using electronic devices to achieve a tonal richness that exceeds the usual possibilities of the jazz trio (guitar, bass and drums). Using a loop-machine and digital effects, melodies and harmonies can be combined in real time. The result is completely new textures and musical sounds.

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Spirograph Studies are changing Australian jazz with their detailed, textural approach to playing improvised music, incorporating sonic palettes and minimalism to build their cinematic sound.

This collaborative group features bandleader/composer Fran Swinn (guitar), Freedman Award winner James McLean (drums) and one of Australia’s foremost practitioners of contemporary classical music, Luke Howard (piano). This strong collection of music-makers each bring their unique voice to the stage as part of a united front led by Tamara Murphy (bass).

Tamara Murphy: bassFran Swinn: guitarLuke Howard: pianoJames McLean: drums

Toronto based and fast-rising orchestration trail-blazer Chelsea McBride leads a 19-piece modern jazz orchestra including some of Perth’s finest musicians. The Socialist Night School has featured Award-winning veterans like William Carn and Colleen Allen alongside the Toronto’s hottest 20-somethings in this contemporary modern big band.

Don’t miss this opportunity to see Perth’s finest join the socialist night school for one night only.

Kristin Berardi, Sean Foran and Rafael Karlen are all highly creative musicians, known for their clear personal aesthetic and artistic voice. Highly awarded nationally and internationally as performers and composers, their combined experience is formidable with performances around the world at the Montreux, Tokyo, and Manchester Jazz Festivals, plus tours to the US, UK, Europe, Japan, China, Korea and more.

In this trio they draw on sounds from modern jazz, European folk and classical music creating something intensely intimate, textural and emotional. The lush piano harmonies merge with Berardi’s sublime vocal lines and Karlen’s engaging melodic interplay creating a captivating improvised trio sound.

Kristin Berardi: voiceSean Foran: pianoRafael Karlen: saxophone

Akane Ezawa was born in Tokyo, Japan where she started playing the saxophone in her junior high school’s brass band. By the time she was 17 she was strongly influenced by the Big Band sounds of The Glenn Miller Orchestra. Ms. Ezawa majored in jazz performance at the Showa University of Music, where she graduated with honors. She was a part of the first WAYJO / Showa University Cultural exchange in 2014.

Ms. Ezawa is an in demand saxophonist who has performed with Masahiro Sayama, Yuichiro Aratake, Tetsuya Tatsumi and Yosuke Tamura, while still leading her own quartet and quintet ensembles. She will co-lead a quintet with Perth trumpeter Ricki Malet performing original material and songs from the great Hard Bop era.

Akane Ezawa: alto saxRicki Malet: trumpetTim Voutas: pianoKarl Florison: bassAlex Reid: drums

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Vocalist Kristin Berardi and bassist Sam Anning are both highly regarded composers, performers and improvisers. Kristin Berardi has won multiple international and national awards for her recordings and live performances, including The Shure International Jazz Vocal Competition at Montreux Jazz Festival, three Bell Awards for ‘Best Vocal Album of the year’ and the prestigious national Freedman Fellowship for Jazz. Berardi also enjoys teaching and is currently based at the Brisbane Conservatorium of Music.

Acclaimed bassist Sam Anning is an exceptionally talented Australian jazz artist held in the highest regard by his national and international colleagues. Based in Melbourne, Sam travels extensively inspiring audiences around the globe.

This passionate duo join forces to deliver an uplifting concert exposing their astute skills, tantalising improvisations and exquisite original creations.

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TVQ’s sound is energetic and bold, with intricate melodies and rhythms that keep you guessing. The compositions can be fun and cheeky while at the same time take you on a journey through a wave of emotions. This project started in 2016 as an outlet for creativity and launched its debut album Introducing TVQ in April 2019. TVQ draws upon influences spanning Bill Evan’s harmonic lushness, Art Blakey’s fire, Hiromi Uehara’s flare and Keith Jarrett’s emotion.

Ricki Malet: trumpetTim Voutas: pianoAlistair Peel: double bassRyan Daunt: drums

Grievous Bodily Calm is a five-piece instrumental band from Perth. Their sound infuses EDM, beat music and jazz improvisation with modern electronic production. In 2019 GBC self-released their debut studio EP ‘Repel’, which features seven genre blending tracks, each a key component in an overarching narrative.

GBC has accumulated a loyal and loving fan base in their hometown, with their dynamic live performances selling out multiple headline shows. The band has also warmed the stage for many notable acts including Mulatu Astatke, Beach House, Cat Empire and Hiatus Kaiyote.

Alex Reid: drumsZac Grafton: bassMatthew McGlynn: trumpetEdo Ekic: guitarJosiah Padmanabham: keys

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1:30-3PM Jazz Club Choir STATE THEATRE CENTRE COURTYARD

5-6PM Tim Voutas Quartet (TVQ) RTR Courtyard Club

8-9PM Spirograph Studies (MEL)

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Chelsea McBride’s Socialist Night School (CANADA)

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7-10PM Clayton Doley (SYD)

10:30-LATE Jazz Jam Sessions

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7.30-9.30PM WAYJO Jazz at the Movies - Hollywood

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10-11AM Como SHS Jazz Band 12-1PM WAAPA Jazz Vocal Ensemble2-3PM WAAPA Latin Ensemble4-5PM WAAPA Phat Funk Band BIRDWOOD SQUARE COMMUNITY STAGE

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1:30-3PM Jazz Club ChoirTHE RECHABITE

11AM-12PM In Conversation with Ross Irwin1-2PM In Conversation with Sam Anning3-4PM In Conversation with Fumio

Itabashi & Darren MooreSTATE THEATRE CENTRE - COURTYARD

5-6PM Berardi/Foran/Karlen (BNE) 7-8:30PM Fumio Itabshi (JAPAN) STATE THEATRE CENTRE - HEATH LEDGER THEATRE

6-7PM Ben Winkleman Trio (USA) 8-9PM Rosco James Irwin (MEL) THE ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB

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Afro Peruvian THE RECHABITE HELLO ROOFTOP

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5 - 6PM Tal Cohen Quartet (USA) 7 - 8PM Veronica Swift (USA) STATE THEATRE CENTRE - HEATH LEDGER THEATRE

4 - 5PM Kristin Berardi (BNE) & Sam Anning Duo (MEL)

6 - 7PM Akane Ezawa Quintet (JAPAN) 8 - 9PM Meretrio (BRAZIL)THE ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB

3 - 5PM Chris McNulty (NY/MEL)6 - 9PM Music by and for Graham Wood 9:30 - LATE Jazz Jam Sessions with

Adrian GalanteTHE BIRD $15 triple bill6 - 7PM Sinekdoki7 - 8PM Daniel Susnjar Solo 8 - 9PM Jessie Gordon Solo

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WAAPA MINGUS ENSEMBLE

WAYJO JAZZ FOR JUNIORS

COMO SHS JAZZ BAND WAYJO JAZZ FOR JUNIORS

WAAPA RECONNECTS WITH SAM ANNING

KALAMUNDA YOUTH SWING BAND

WAAPA JAZZ VOCAL ENSEMBLE

STRAIGHT AHEAD THE BIG BAND

GEMMA FARRELL QUINTET

ARTEMIS ORCHESTRAWAAPA BIG BAND PERFORMS AFRO PERUVIAN

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The Wetlands Community Stage presents a program focusing on what ECU/WAAPA contributes to the culture of this city. You will hear from future, current and past WAAPA musicians coming together to entertain all day on Saturday and Sunday.

The City of Vincent will launch their new Jazz Precinct as part of this year’s Festival. The Birdwood Community Stage will have something for everybody from concerts especially for kids, a community choir, modern jazz and big bands.

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The Bird

Downstairs at The Maj

Saturday Nov 9 $10 Entry for both bands

Phoebus Cartel 9pm-10pm Grievous Bodily Calm 10:30pm-11:30pm

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FRIDAY NOV 8 7.30pm

SATURDAY NOV 9 3.00pm (matinee) & 7.30pm

Jazz at the Movies with WAYJO

FRIDAY NOV 8Clayton Doley (SYD) 7pm-10pm

Jam Sessions 10:30pm

SATURDAY NOV 9Ali Bodycoat & Libby Hammer 7pm-10pm

Jam Sessions with Kate Pass 10:30pm

SUNDAY NOV 10Chris McNulty (NY/MEL) 3pm-5pm

Music by and for Graham Wood 6pm-9pmJam Sessions with Adrian Galante 9:30pm

The Ellington Jazz Club

PHOEBUS CARTEL GRIEVOUS BODILY CALM

SINEKDOKI / DANIEL SUSNJAR / JESSIE GORDON

SUNDAY NOV 10Flying Solo @ The Bird

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Sinekdoki 6pm-7pmDaniel Susnjar Solo 7pm-8pmJessie Gordon Solo 8pm-9pm

ALI BODYCOAT & LIBBY HAMMER

CLAYTON DOLEY

MUSIC BY AND FOR GRAHAM WOOD

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JAM SESSIONS

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Adult $45.00 | Concession $40.00 | Family (2A + 2C) $35.00 | Under 30's $30.00MATINEE: Adult $35.00 | Concession $30.00 | Family (2A + 2C) $25.00

Table $20/$15 | Bar $10/$7Jazz Jams $15/$10

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Jazz Club ChoirTHE RECHABITE HELLO ROOFTOPFRIDAY NOV 8, SATURDAY NOV 9, SUNDAY NOV 10Rehearsals: 1:30pm-3pm each dayPerformance: Sunday Nov 10, 5pm-6pm, Birdwood Square Community Stage

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In Conversation with the ArtistThese free events are a rare opportunity to hear directly from these visiting artists about their creative process, stories of performing around the world and an insight into what drives them to pursue the life of a creative musician. There will be the opportunity for audience questions in this intimate setting.

Junkadelic will host free instrument making workshops for kids in the beautiful surrounds of Birdwood Square. All equipment will be supplied, so just roll up and participate to make your very own shaker, flute or drum.

You’ve heard of Pub Choir, so now get ready for Club Choir, the jazz equivalent! For three consecutive days during the Perth International Jazz Festival, you are invited to join us in a jazz version of the community singing craze that is sweeping the nation and uniting hundreds of strangers in the process! In each session, jazz singer Libby Hammer will teach you a jazz song in three- or four-part harmony and then we’ll sing through it a couple of times. We’ll do a different song at each session, so you can come along for all the sessions, or just one - it’s up to you!

On the Sunday afternoon at 5pm, participants are also invited to perform the songs in public along with Libby and a small band at Birdwood Square Community Stage.

It’s a completely stress-free environment, so there’s no need to worry if you think you can’t sing. This is a fun activity run strictly for the love of music. There will be no sheet music, so you don’t need to have any musical knowledge at all - just a desire to come and give it a go! Bring your crew, or just rock up and be ready to meet some new friends in this jazzy singalong.

THE RECHABITE SATURDAY NOV 911am-12pm: Ross Irwin (MEL)1pm-2pm: Sam Anning (MEL)3pm-4pm: Fumio Itabashi/Darren Moore (Japan)

SUNDAY NOV 1011am-12pm: Chelsea McBride (Canada) 1pm-2pm: Tal Cohen (USA) 3pm-4pm: Emiliano Sampio (Brazil)

Instrument Making Workshops with Junkadelic BIRDWOOD SQUARE COMMUNITY STAGESATURDAY NOV 9 & SUNDAY NOV 10 12pm-3pm each day

JAZZ CLUB CHOIR

INSTRUMENT MAKING

ROSS IRWIN

CHELSEA MCBRIDE

FUMIO ITABASHI / DARREN MOORE

TAL COHEN

SAM ANNING

EMILIANO SAMPAIO - MERETRIO

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state theatre centre of WA - courtyard174-176 William Street, Perth Tickets: 6212 9292 www.ptt.wa.gov.au

Corner of Roe and William Streets Northbridge, hosting the festival’s headline performances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday utilising two of the Theatre’s performance spaces: the Courtyard and Heath Ledger Theatre.

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the RECHABITE hello rooftop224 William St Northbridge | Free Venue

Perth’s newest entertainment venue in the heart of Northbridge opens its doors in November. The new Rooftop will be where you can join the Jazz Club Choir for rehearsals on every day of the Festival weekend.

The RECHABITE224 William St Northbridge | Free Venue

Downstairs at The Rechabite, Perth’s newest entertainment venue. Join the artists for free artist talks over the Festival weekend.

city of vincent - birdwood SQUARE301 Beaufort Street, Perth | Free Venue

The Birdwood Square Stage will present a family friendly free program over the festival weekend. A temporary stage in the City of Vincent park is the perfect place to roll out a picnic rug and enjoy a range of Perth’s finest jazz.

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downstairs at the maj825 Hay Street Perth Tickets: 6212 9292www.ptt.wa.gov.au

Take a few steps and venture downstairs beneath Perth’s iconic His Majesty’s Theatre, where our cosy cabaret-style seating makes this the perfect experience to share with friends or someone special.

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State Theatre Centre of WA - Heath ledger theatre174-176 William Street, Perth Tickets: 6212 9292 www.ptt.wa.gov.au

Corner of Roe and William Streets Northbridge, the 575-seat Heath Ledger Theatre is not only a functional and inspiring venue for performers and their audiences, but is a defining architectural landmark for Perth.

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THE bird181 William Street, Northbridgewww.williamstreetbird.com

The Bird is a live music venue based in Northbridge that thrives on good vibes. Open seven days a week with a courtyard, indoor booths and a pool table. Our kitchen serves tasty food and the bar is always open.

Ticket PricesTickets to performances vary depending on venue.

• State Theatre Centre Courtyard: $22–$45 (plus booking fees)

• State Theatre Centre Heath Ledger Stage: $22-$45 (plus booking fees)

• The Ellington Jazz Club: $7-$20 (plus booking fees - pre purchase only)

• The Bird: $10-$15

• Perth Cultural Centre Wetlands: FREE

• Birdwood Square: FREE

10% discount when purchasing 3+ PIJF performances15% discount when purchasing 6+ PIJF performances

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*please plan on arriving 15 minutes before the start of each show to ensure best seating and prompt start times.

Where to buy tickets:State Theatre Centre performances: www.ptt.wa.gov.au/venues/state-theatre-centre-of-wa/whats-on/perth-international-jazz-festival-2019/

The Ellington Jazz Club performances: www.ellingtonjazz.com.au

The Bird performances: At the door only

Refunds and ExchangesWe are unable to offer refunds on tickets unless the performance is cancelled.

For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.perthinternationaljazzfestival.com.au

The Ellington Jazz Club191 Beaufort Street, Perth Tickets: 9228 1088 www.ellingtonjazz.com.au

Perth’s premier jazz venue, The Ellington Jazz Club offers a little taste of New York right in the heart of Perth. Showcasing artists until the wee hours of the morning every night of the week.

perth cultural centre - wetlandsPerth Cultural Centre, Northbridgewww.ptt.wa.gov.au

The Wetlands will house some amazing free live music over the festival weekend. A temporary stage surrounded by water and tiered seating is the perfect place to present a range of artists on Saturday and Sunday.

Locations, Tickets & VenuesPerth will come alive with Jazz in 2019 with a superb assembly of artists. Some venues are ticketed whilst others are free entry.

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· composer Fran Swinn (guitar), Freedman Award winner James McLean (drums) and one of Australia’s foremost practitioners of contemporary classical music, Luke Howard (piano)