Generations in Jazz festival hits right note with schools

Sherryn Groch

By Sherryn Groch
Published May 13, 2016

They came from far and wide, from Rockhampton to Auckland, to raise the roof at this year’s record-breaking Generations in Jazz festival. In its biggest turnout yet, 4400 students and staff flooded into Mount Gambier from 107 schools around Australia to take part in the annual school band competition. And, for the first time, a New Zealand school joined in the music making.

Blackburn High School recieved top marks for their performance. Photo credit: Steb Fisher

Over the weekend, students shared the stage with a 40-piece band featuring some of the world’s most high-profile jazz musicians along ...

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