The Geelong Botanic Gardens come to life this month with the summer series of jazz concerts.
Music at the Geelong Botanic Gardens returns with three outdoor, family-friendly concerts celebrating jazz, swing and big band music.
The series kicks off on 14 February with Melbourne jazz stalwarts The Pearly Shells, who bring a seven-piece band renowned for their lively stage presence and dance-oriented sound.
Originating 30 years ago in Melbourne, The Pearly Shells have performed with some of the biggest names in Australian jazz, and regularly call on the scene’s best-known singers to join them.
“We’re bringing the Hot Seven, which is our usual rhythm section with three horn players, so we’ll make a big racket with that; not quite a big band, but heaps of horns,” bandleader and bassist Steve Purcell said.
“Once you’ve got three or four horns, people pay attention. It’s a big sound, you can really hit people over the head with it.”
The series will also feature the Surf Coast Big Band (22 February) and Bob Sedergreen & Friends (28 February).
Visit musicatgbg.com for tickets.
