Vince Jones + The Vampires

Join us for a captivating afternoon of live music by two of Australia’s most acclaimed jazz artists.

This unmissable concert brings the soulful sounds of Australia’s leading jazz vocalist Vince Jones and The Vampires’ genre-blending to the stage at Bundanon.

Multi-ARIA award winner and acclaimed jazz vocalist and trumpeter Vince Jones returns with his powerhouse Quintet for a masterful performance. With a career spanning decades, Jones is known for his sophisticated sound, expressive phrasing, and deep affinity with the jazz tradition — all delivered with effortless style.

ARIA Award winners The Vampires are one of Australia’s most acclaimed acts, effortlessly melding intricate melodies and expansive groove soundscapes into an immersive musical experience.

Settle in and enjoy these incredible performances, with sweeping views of Bangli/ the Shoalhaven River, a pop-up bar, and food trucks.

Please note, the Art Museum is closed 27 October – 21 November and will not be accessible on the day of this event.

KEY TIMINGS

Concert starts 4pm
Pop-up Bar & Food Trucks from 2pm
First shuttle bus arrives 3pm
Last shuttle bus departs 7.30pm

EVENT INFORMATION

No BYO
Limited parking available on site
Return shuttle bus from Bomaderry Train Station and Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, Nowra:
- Price: $10 per person, return
- Pick up Nowra: 2pm
- Pick up Bomaderry: 2.30pm
- Return departure times: 5pm, 6.30pm, 7.30pm

Stay The Night

Make it a weekend getaway and stay the night in award-winning architecture on the Bridge. Enjoy food and wine, live concert, artmaking workshop, and a tour of the Homestead and Arthur Boyd’s Studio. Find out more.

Vince Jones

Multi ARIA-Awarded Vince Jones, acclaimed vocalist, trumpeter and songwriter, is one of the most iconic voices in Australian music. For over five decades, Jones has carved out a singular space in the Australian musical landscape, blending cool jazz, soul and sophisticated song writing with a lyrical honestly that speaks straight to the heart.

From his breakthrough in the early eighties to creating the highest-selling Australian jazz album to date, Come in Spinner (ABC TV Series soundtrack), and performing at leading European and US festivals, Vince is recognised as one of the countries most influential artists for his trumpeting as much as his deeply expressive vocals. He doesn’t just interpret songs he inhabits them, and with 25 albums he continues to set the benchmark for Australian jazz with reviewers spellbound by his “effortless, sublime voice and command of his beloved trumpet” (The Australian) as a “musician who sings from his heart” (NME).

Born in Glasgow, Jones relocated to Australia at 11 years old with his family. He grew up in Wollongong listening to his horn-playing father and singing his mothers’ collection of great jazz albums. This early introduction to the feel, style and essence of music became a natural part of his world. Today, Jones continues to enjoy playing with some of the most elite musicians at the top of their game. His Quintet features long time Pianist and MD Matt McMahon, tenor sax John Mackey, double bassist Karl Dunnicliff, and drummer James Hauptmann.

The Vampires

2023 ARIA award winners, The Vampires have gained critical attention worldwide for their distinctive sound yet have a style that is undoubtedly their own. They have garnered praise from Downbeat, “phenomenal”, the Guardian UK, “seductive genre hopping creativity”, and All About Jazz, “gold all over”, and appeared at premier festivals throughout the UK, Europe and their homeland Australia. The Vampires are the first instrumental act to be short-listed for the Australian Music Prize and are some of the most in-demand and awarded musicians of their generation.

The band has released seven critically acclaimed albums including the ARIA-nominated The Vampires Meet Lionel Loueke. Their 2019 release, Pacifica, saw them return to the classic chord-less quartet format for a celebration of the band’s 10 years of performing together, evident in their deep, long-standing musical kinship. The album was an evolution of the band’s sound, leaning further into recording production. The band followed this with a successful European tour in 2019, including a sold-out performance at the Enjoy Jazz Festival.

Their latest release Nightjar, brings a fresh perspective on their music in a collaboration with pianist and keyboard player Chris Abrahams.