{"id":687,"date":"2026-04-21T12:38:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T02:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castlemainejazzfestival.com.au\/?page_id=687"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T02:38:06","slug":"the-velvetones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/castlemainejazzfestival.com.au\/?page_id=687","title":{"rendered":"The Velvetones"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"687\" class=\"elementor elementor-687\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a72553f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a72553f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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They knew that this could be no coincidence. And so, The Velvetones were born. Now, they sing jazz a cappella, wearing vintage outfits, drinking champagne at picnics\u2026 and everywhere else.<br \/>Vibrant, versatile, vivacious: just a handful of words to describe these four sassy women. Inspired by the likes of Manhattan Transfer, The Andrews Sisters and The Real Group, these velvet-voiced virtuosos perform everything from heart stirring jazz ballads to cheeky early Broadway ditties to hypnotise and delight.<br \/>The Velvetones launched on to the Australian music scene in 2018 and have very quickly established themselves as one of the country\u2019s leading a cappella ensembles, receiving glowing reviews at the Melbourne International Singers Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, and Hobart Festival of voices, and selling out their last 13 shows. 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