The Cooktown Jazz Club presents an evening of fabulous music and food at the Verandah Restaurant at Nature’s Powerhouse located in the magical setting of the historic and beautiful Cooktown Botanic Gardens from 7pm on 12 August 2006. The Gardens themselves are well worth the visit, containing many of the 200 biological specimens identified by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander when Captain Cook called in for ship repairs.
Nature’s Powerhouse is an Environment Interpretive Centre that also contains art galleries, bookstore and gift shop.
Route 66 is one of North Queensland's best known mainstream jazz combos and the line-up for Cooktown will be -
Trevor Pilling, keyboards has recently returned to North Queensland from the London and Rome jazz milieu. Peter James, bass and guitar, Jim Craigie, drums and vocals, Victoria Boxall, vocalist and The Legend, Junior See Poy on saxophone and clarinet
Telephone The Verandah Restaurant, Cooktown on 4069 6004 for reservations, members $25 and visitors $30 includes dinner. Visit these websites for more information - www.cook.qld.gov.au www.naturespowerhouse.info and to book accommodation and tours www.cooktownbookings@fni.aunz.com
