Jo Bloomfield has been a regular participant at the annual Noosa Jazz Party since its inception in 1993.
On Thursday 4 September at Majestic Theatre, Pomona, she leads the Jo Boys, an eight-piece ensemble that includes Steven Grant (trumpet), Ian Smith (trumpet/vocal), Grant Arthur (trombone) and Will Percell (banjo), all from Melbourne and joined by locals Paul Hendon (clarinet and saxophone), Richard Stevens (sousaphone) and Rod Andrew (drums).
Jo studied piano at age six, however, her jazz career started with the formation of the Vintage Jazz and Blues band in Brisbane in 1973.
Since then, she has worked with dozens of internationally acclaimed performers and possesses an extraordinary ability to play superb keyboard bass as well as piano. She is an unrivalled exponent of boogie woogie and early jazz styles, yet equally accomplished performing Latin, pop and rock genres and classical music.
From its conception, early jazz was music intended for dancing.
So, you will hear the popular music of the 1920s to the 1940s, including the revival of traditional jazz that was a key influence on the development of Australian jazz.
In that period, the older generations considered this music immoral and threatening to old cultural values. But you won’t. Your feet will tell the story when confronted with highly rhythmic compositions like Savoy Blues, I’ll See You In My Dreams, Canal St Blues, Maggie and many more classics and, if we are lucky, the magnificent composition from the pen of Lu Watters, Emperor Norton’s Hunch, to top of a marvellous afternoon of fine toe-tapping Jazz.
To secure the seat of your choice, book early; go to noosajazz.com
