Post CCi Conference, now visiting New Zealand's Queenstown Winter Festival, where music is everywhere, of outstanding quality and indeed - musicians are highly respected and well paid (and actually, the FOH and technical people put on as much a show as the stage musicians - more like DJs, totally into the music; cool to hang out by the desk).
Meanwhile, in another room, an incredible cross of Bob Marley-meets-James Brown – funky, loud and just amazing music from NZ's Tahuna Breaks:
In fact, New Zealand rates music and cultural policy at the top of government policy, yet with a population so much smaller than Australia's. Something the Australian Rudd government might want to think about, given the country's first and only cultural policy hasn't been progressed much since the Keating Government's work in 1994. Creative Nation II, anyone? Hon. Garrett MP?
Some great jazz and original music in one of the Skyline Gondola restaurant venues, from Anna Whitaker and the Company Band:
Meanwhile, in another room, an incredible cross of Bob Marley-meets-James Brown – funky, loud and just amazing music from NZ's Tahuna Breaks:
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