When The Beatles moved to psychedelic rock and Dylan went electric, Van Morrison hired New York’s finest jazz musicians and recorded two of the classic albums of that golden era – Astral Weeks and Moondance. Both albums had enormous impact on aspiring musicians and singers around the world. Vince Jones was one of them. Effortlessly blending genres from jazz to Celtic-rock, Van Morrison is beloved the world over for enduring classics such as ‘Gloria’, ‘Brown-Eyed Girl’ and ‘Have I Told You Lately’.

As one of Australia’s foremost jazz vocalists, Vince Jones leads a celebration paying homage to the legendary man himself at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre on Saturday January 6. A remarkable interpreter, Vince has invited a selection of the country’s finest jazz/rock musicians to form The Astral Orchestra, led by Music Director Matt McMahon, to join him in this musical tribute to two of Van’s most acclaimed albums; the magical Astral Weeks – a poetic, mercurial blend of jazz, folk and blues – and the soul/jazz influenced Moondance.

If you’re a fan of Van Morrison, this is definitely one you do not want to miss.