Program / Venue Guide

Every corner of the newly-refurbished Bellingen Memorial Hall will be brought to life for this festival.

Live Jazz, DJs & Dancing

Main Hall

Dining, Dance Workshops, Live Podcasts

Studio BMH

Dining & DJs

Back Deck

Blue Note Records Exhibition, Chill Area

BMH Bunker

Fri 15 Aug

4.00pm
William Street (in the foyer)

5.30pm
Opening Ceremony - Gumbaynggirr meets Jazz

5.45pm
Diamond Tao

7.00pm
Pablo Blitzer Electric Quartet

8.15pm
Reimagined

9.30pm
Horatio Luna

Main Hall

DJ schedule - TBA

Back Deck

Studio BMH

6.00pm
Horatio Luna in conversation with Josh McGovern / Celebrate Sounds

7.00pm
Dance Makers Collective workshop

Sat 16 Aug

Bellingen Community Markets

9.00am
Bellingen Big Band + special guests

12.00pm
Memorial Hall kitchen and Back Deck dining open for lunch service.

2.00pm
Roger Burke Quintet

3.15pm
Evans, Singh & Sheeha

4.15pm
KT Memo & Otis

5.15pm
Monstress

6.15pm
Sandy Evans & Andrew Robson Quartet

7.30pm
The Saturday Night Social, feat. Mastersonics

8.45pm
Special guest - TBA

9.45pm
Nocturnal Swing - The House Band Sessions

Main Hall

Back Deck

DJ schedule - TBA

10.00am
Dance Makers Collective workshop

4.00pm
Dance Makers Collective workshop

Studio BMH

Sun 17 Aug

9.00am
Yoga with André Meyer

10.00am
Ibiza Sunrise

11.00am
Be Hear Now - Phil’s Smart’s Ambient Sound Bath

12.00pm
Acid Jazz & Other Illicit beats

1.00pm
Bellingen Brewing Co. presents Stick It On (bring your 2 favourite pieces of music to play on the sound system)

2.00pm
A Musical Odyssey: hip hop & jazz funk through to big room house & techno floor fillers

6.00pm
Festival close

Main Hall

Dining area

Studio BMH & Back Deck

All weekend

Faces of Jazz - photobooth

What is Jazz? - recording booth

Disco Pig - cocktail bar

Foyer & front lounge

SULT Movement - Burlesque & pop-up performances

YoungStars theatre - Jazzcats roaming characters

Main Hall / Roaming

Soul food from the kitchen/kiosk

DJs: Jemka, André Meyer, Coco Varma, Peret von Sturmer, Mark Morris, Phillage Sounds

Back Deck Dining & DJs

Exhibition of Blue Note Record album covers, curated & hosted by local collector DJ Morry

Chill out zone

BMH Bunker