Russell Morris, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Russell Morris, Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Russell Morris, Mike Nock To Perform At Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival

by Paul Cashmere on August 14, 2013

in Live,News

The line-up for the 24th Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival has been revealed with Russell Morris and Jazz Bell Award winner Mick Nock on a list of artists from Australia, USA, The Netherlands, Norway, Belgium and Austria.

The Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival will be held in November.

Russell Morris will perform at the festival as his ‘Sharkmouth’ album becomes one of the biggest selling albums of the year in Australia. ‘Sharkmouth’ has passed 50,000 sales in Australia and will end the year as one of the Top 20 biggest sellers of 2013.

The legendary Mike Nock is one of Australia’s most respected jazz musicians. In 2009 Mike Nick was inducted into Australia’s Jazz Hall of Fame at the Jazz Bell Awards.

For overseas, Gerald Clayton Trio, Paul Bollenback and Ugonna Okewgwo, Old Gray Mule and Charlie Parr are from the USA, Peter O’Mara is from Austria, Jef Neve is from Belguim and Froy Aagre is from Norway.

The 2013 Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival will be held from November 1-4 in Wangaratta, Victoria.

2013 Wangaratta Jazz & Blues artists

JAZZ
B For Chicken
Barney McAll Non-Compliance Trio
Barney McAll Solo Piano
Barry Wratten’s New Orleans Pelicans
Blow
Callum G’Froerer Ensemble
Chris McNulty with the Paul Grabowsky Trio
Cope Street Parade
Dixie Jack
Drumbling : The Schauble/Ferella Project
Eric Vloeimans’ Gatecrash (Netherlands)
Expose: Tolley-Hicks-Thompson
Froy Aagre Electric
Generations In Jazz Academy Big Band
Generations In Jazz Academy Big Band
Gerald Clayton Trio (USA)
Gian Slater/Jamie Oehlers : The Differences
Jazz Mass with Kerri Simpson
Jef Neve
Joe Chindamo Trio
John Morrison All-Stars
Jonathan Zwartz Ensemble
Josh Kyle & Sam Keevers
Julien Wilson Quartet
Mace Francis Nonet
Mark Lockett Trio
Mike Nock-Stephen Magnusson-Julien Wilson
Mirko Guerrini/Stephen Magnusson Acquacheta
Monash University Big Band
Monique DiMattina
NYJA Ensemble
Paul Bollenback Trio
Paul Grabowsky Sextet
Paul Williamson’s Hammond Combo
Peter Knight Solo
Peter O’Mara Affiliation
Red Fish Blue
Sam Anning-Julien Wilson-Allan Browne
Shannon Barnett Quartet
Steve Grant Quartet
The Finer Cuts with Geoff Bull & Allan Browne
The Magic Trio: Chris McNulty, Paul Bollenback, Ugonna Okegwo
The Subterraneans
The Sugarfoot Ramblers
The Vampires
Tight Corners: Phillip Johnston – Jex Saarelaht Quartet
Trichotomy
U.nlock
Wangaratta High School Stage Band & Big Band
Way Out West

BLUES
Andrea Marr & The Funky Hitmen
Charlie Parr
Chris Wilson
Chris Wilson & Geoff Achison: Box Of Blues
Geoff Achison & The Souldiggers
Jeff Lang
Kerri Simpson
Luke R Davies’ Recycled String Band
MBAS Unearthed: Catfish Voodoo
Muddy Waters Tribute Australia
Old Gray Mule (USA)
Russell Morris
Steve Tallis & The Holy Ghosts
The Backsliders

Russell Morris talks about his Gold selling album Sharkmouth:

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