The IJF Committee would like to express its sincere condolences to the family of Clive Budd for their loss of a great man, respected musician, and stalwart of the Festival and Committee for many years. He will be sadly missed.

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WHAT

The Inverloch Jazz Festival, going since 1994. We present two days and two evenings of music, with over forty bands and 150 artists playing in all styles of jazz.

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At Inverloch, a seaside village just a short drive from Phillip Island, with town and surf beaches, coastal walks, boating, cool cafes and modern restaurants.

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Hear great jazz just two hours from Melbourne, in comfortable indoor venues. Enjoy regional food and wine, and help support community projects.

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Jazz Festival Inverloch, Victoria
​Days flip verso
a large bass floating,
scored over the inlet breeze
pianists compete for what’s left of cool.
Notes are transfused eternal,
the flamenco trio has a new language
George Michael to a different beat.
The sky draws sail boards in bluesy clefs
the old blokes banter in sets,
so familiar they change key with a look
marry Rodrigo in Autumn Leaves,
tapping feet counting in vintages.
Torch singers coy the crowd,
drummers get their solos
saxophones blow a curing mist.
Buskers play kiss chasey for a place,
strangers smile a harmony.
A day is gifted on to another
all silky wrapping smooth as sway.

Published in "Nine Muses Poetry" 2018 by award-winning poet James Walton.