Thursday, July 18, 2024

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

DECADENT JAZZ BRUNCH to DELIVER Sweet sounds

Jacki Cooper is a jazz and big band singer who has performed around the world.
From singing in the famous Landing Jazz Club in San Antonio, Texas, to touring as a featured cruise ship vocalist around Europe, Russia, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean.
From there to the Sax n Art Jazz Club in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and then touring China, including a performance with the Shanghai Symphony Big Band.
She now resides in Sydney and council are excited to have her performing at the Friends of the MECC Jazz Brunch on Sunday, July 28.
Cooper will be accompanied by renowned Australian trumpet player Ray Cassar and supported by ConJazz.
They will perform classics from the Great American Song Book and more.
ConJazz features talented staff from the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music.
Running from 11am in the MECC Plenary Halls, the Friends of the MECC Jazz Brunch has dual appeal, both for its melodies and its flavours.
Those brunch flavours include some of your breakfast favourites like eggs benedict with all the accompaniments, hashbrowns and smoked salmon; and some fresh lunch offerings as well – pumpkin soup, a variety of salads, deli meats, chargrilled chicken and glazed ham.
And it’s never too early for dessert, so expect plenty of sweet treats as well.
The Friends of the MECC Jazz Brunch is proudly supported by ABC Tropical North.
For more information and to buy tickets, head to themecc.com.au/festivals
Please note, ticket numbers are limited and this event is likely to sell out.

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