Jazz it up in Victoria

Jazz fans will want to be at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz from November 2 – 5, an event that will see leading Australian and international jazz performers take the stage.

Included in the international line-up at what is one of Australia's premier jazz festivals are the Dave Holland Quintet from the United States; American jazz guitarist, Kurt Rosenwinkel; Nils Wogram’s Root 70, one of Germany’s hottest young bands; Belgium’s Pascal Schumacher Quartet; and Danish jazz saxophonist, Jakob Dinesen.

Among the Australian line-up are the saxophone icon, Don Burrows; New Zealand-born and Sydney-based pianist Mike Nock; and jazz singer, Vince Jones.

The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz will also boast a blues programme, with performers from the United States and Australia.

The festival, which dates back to 1990 and has built a reputation for uncompromising artistic excellence, takes place among the fine wine and food districts of sunny Wangaratta, just two and a half hours from Melbourne,

The atmosphere is relaxed and casual and you can stroll from one venue to another. Typically, several venues are playing at any one time including a tented blues stage , hotels, the town hall and the cathedral. In between, you can wander through Reid Street and check out the local food and wine.

Red Bull Air Race returns to Perth

There is now less than a month to go until the Red Bull Air Race returns to Perth for the finale of the 2007 World Series.

Last year more than 300,000 spectators flocked to the Swan River to see world-class pilots perform impressive gate crossings and turning manoeuvres, with even larger crowds expected in 2007.

This year’s event will take place over the weekend of November 3 and 4

To get a taste of this top class event watch the exciting footage of last year’s Red Bull Air Eace at Tourism Western Australia’s online television website.