This Thursday 14 July jazz lovers will support the forthcoming 15th Annual Great Tropical Jazz Party on Magnetic Island with a distinctly French flavour.

The benefit seeks to encourage supporters to join the GTJP organizers for the launch of the 2011 event in August with the Bastille Day Cocktail Party Benefit.

Come in your best French outfit for an evening of great entertainment with the Brer Van Der Fox Quartet.

$20 includes two glasses of sparkling French champagne and French styled appetizers. All proceeds go to the 2011 Great Tropical Jazz Party.

Every August, a diverse group of jazz musicians from around the nation gathers on Magnetic Island, 8km off shore from Townsville, to celebrate the music and camaraderie that is jazz.

Now in its fifteenth year, this increasingly popular Great Tropical Jazz Party will again be held in the delightful tropical setting of the All Seasons Magnetic Island. Three nights and two days of exciting jazz with 35 of the finest overseas and Australian musicians, including:
• Five Jazz Divas in Concert (New Zealand)
• Julie Mason Quartet (New Zealand)
• Phil Broadhurst Quartet (New Zealand)
• Ingrid James Quartet/ Wild Silk Latin (Brisbane)
• John Hoffman Quintet (Brisbane)
• Duke Ellington Tribute - Bukovsky (Syd/ACT)
• Ben Hauptmann Quintet 'Bob' (Mel/Syd)
• Miles, Kind of Blue Tribute (Syd/ACT)

This week's event:
Great Tropical Jazz Party - Bastille Day Cocktail Party Benefit
Thurs 14 July: 6.00pm – 7.30pm
At: All Seasons Magnetic Island
Cost: $20 includes two glasses of sparkling French champagne and
French styled appetizers and entertainment by the Brer Van Der Fox Quartet. All proceeds go to the 2011 Great Tropical Jazz Party