Performance History
Students in the jazz and popular music specilization perform regularly throughout their program of study. Some of the performances and venues have included:
- Hamilton Island Race Week
- Hamilton Island Food and Wine Festival
- ABC Tour with Vince Jones & Graham Jesse: Noosa, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Hamilton Island, and Mackay
- ABC Tour with Grace Knight & Don Rader: Noosa, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay and Hamilton Island
- ABC Tour with Don Burrows & Kevin Hunt: Noosa, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay
- Mackay Festival of Arts
- Darling Harbour Jazz Festival
- Magnetic Island Jazz Festival
- Jazz at the Clarion Hotel, Mackay Marina
- CQU Multicultural Fair, Rockhampton
- Blues Brothers Review Show, CQU campuses
Interest Stories
The following section contains articles concerning the CQCM jazz and popular music area published on UniNews, the ABC website and in the Daily Mercury newspaper.
Interest Stories - 2008
Conservatorium graduates give Tassie talents a voice
Baptism in jazz a revelation for student drummer
Popular jazz singer and drummer add gloss to Mackay concert
Interest Stories - 2007
Big jazz names join with students for Jazz Extravaganza!
Jazz offers Simon a degree of freedom
Conservatorium gears up for BIG night IN!
Former Conservatorium student's rise to fame as jazz diva
Positive feedback helps keep musician on track
Reed feels 'sharper' thanks to Conservatorium experience
Island classroon strikes chord with Jazz Education Journal
Atherton musician finds jazz can be liberating
Island jazz a boon for Cairns musician
Noosa girl Jessica sharpens up her act
Bundy boy's Con gigs at a pro level
Ipswich girl mixes with jazz greats on tropical island
Interest Stories 2006
Conservatorium gears up for 'Big Night In'
High School students Jammin' to become professional musicians
Vision-impaired jazz student inspires high school students
Performers earn praise for keeping up with Jones
Australia's top performers to jazz up Central Queensland
Jazzing up the north
Millions of ears tuned in to Mackay jazz
Musical journey for CQCM jazz lecturer
Conservatorium lecturer visits jazz legend's home town in America
Conservatorium student on Spicks and Specks
Acclaimed bass player joins jazz tour
Vince Jones joins busload of jazz talent for Queensland tour
ABC and CQCM strengthen their partnership
Jazz educator travels world to research guitar great
Interest Stories 2005
Big night in jazz
Regional Queensland reaps artistic funding rewards
Come and spend a great night in
Conservatorium awarded grant for visiting scholar
Visiting jazz vocalist at Mackay Con
Idol life of Conservatorium students
Interest Stories 2004
CQCM Jazz Spectacular!
Jazz Botanical in Mackay on Sunday
Hamilton Island races to the sound of Jazz
CQU's Australian Idol singer still jazzed-up
Interest Stories 2003
National nomination for former CQCM jazz student
Final free jazz concert for 2003
Inaugural Jazz Festival and Conference takes over Hamilton Island
Jazz star to "Grace" the Multicultural Fair stage
Queensland in state of 'Grace' after jazz tour
Grace Knight on track for first CQCM Jazz Tour
Grace Knight Tours with ConJazz
Grace Knight and Don Rader in Concert
Hamilton Island jazz partnership a first in Australia
Mackay jazz lovers brave the weather
International jazz legend to rock CQU Mackay 10th birthday Library celebrations
Interest Stories 2002
Jazz Concerts at CQU
Don Burrows Comes to Mackay
The Don Burrows Tribute Tour
Central Qld Conservatorium Band Stars with Morrison and Burrows in Sydney
Interest Stories 2001
Jazz in the city
Rader in Bundaberg
Jazz at the Fair