Free family-friendly jazz festival for Ettalong

A free, family friendly jazz festival will take place in Ettalong Jazz Festival from 11am on July 20.

It will be held at The Galleria at Ettalong and will feature 12 different acts.

Festival artistic director Ms Zoe Hauptmann said the festival's diverse line-up will bring together some of the best musicians in Australia and includes: The Red Hands, Queen Porter Stomp, I Vanish, Gerard Masters Aussie Jazz, The Fabulous Botting Flower, Jo Fabro's Home Cookin', Brianna Cowlishaw and Gavin Ahearn, The Hauptmann Trio, Rodric White, Dorian Mode Trio, Donne Restom Trio and the Andrew Wilke Duo.

The festival is being coordinated by Ms Emily Batts from event planning company Empty Suitcase Events.

"Under the advice of Zoe Hauptmann, we are bringing a full line up of world class music to Ettalong for the first ever Ettalong Jazz Festival," Ms Batts said.

"We are very excited to showcase some fantastic Australian talent whilst putting on a family friendly event inside the iconic Mediterranean inspired walls of The Galleria.

"Within the quirky venue we are utilising balconies, courtyards and stages where you can sit and enjoy a drink or a meal as the festival unfolds," she said.

The festival will run until 5:30pm and will also feature a variety of guest wineries and food vendors, as well as a pop up bar from local brewery, Six String Brewery Company.

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Media release, 3 Jul 2019

Emily Batts, Empty Suitcase Events