The end of July means jazz in Devonport with the annual mix of performances and workshops that make up the annual Jazz Festival.
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Having begun on Thursday, the 2017 Devonport Jazz Festival has had the usual feast of fine music across different sections of the town.
Not even some early rain on Saturday could derail the festivities, with jazz lovers still managing to find plenty of room to jive indoors.
In the absence of the Musos in the Mall event, the action moved to the Town Hall, with swing dancers and acapella singers put through their paces.
More than 100 people turned out to the Singin’ A Capella Workshop, which was lead by Sydney singing group, The Idea of North.
The Aria award-winning four piece have been performing together for more than two decades and were more than happy to pass on some of their expertise.
Member Naomi Crellin said audience participation was a big part of whatever they did.
“With workshops, we like to ask the audience what they want to do, because that way we can get a feel for how much singing experience everyone has,” she said.
“There is always safety in numbers.”
The group followed up the workshop with a show at the same venue on Saturday evening, with the alto singer excited to play in front of the Devonport crowd.
“We always love playing here, because we feel the audience is already on our side,” she said.
"There is always such an eclectic mix of people, so we try to incorporate different genres into the show.”
Other highlights from the Saturday morning portion of the festival included the Phileas Fogg trio, who performed the songs of Thelonious Monk from the Life Way Auditorium.
The trio is made up of the Andrea Micanova (Macedonia) on piano, Dan Seddon (UK) on bass and Philippe Castermane (France) on drums. Not only was the auditorium audience treated to a distinctly European interpretation of the American pianist’s extensive songbook, but the group also managed to work in some other classics into their set, including Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit.
The 2017 Devonport Jazz Festival finishes on Sunday night with a performance from Polish duo Myrczek and Tomaszewski at The Ulverstone Wharf Precinct. Tickets are $20 per person and are only available at the door.