THIS July the Jetty Memorial Theatre in Coffs Harbour plays host to two spectacular performances celebrating the timeless music of legendary 20th-century musicians, promising an unforgettable experience for all music lovers.

First up is ‘Piaf & Aznavour – Back in Time’ on Friday 12 July at 7:30pm.

This tribute celebrates the songs of two iconic French singers: Edith Piaf and Charles Aznavour.

The musical journey takes the audience from Piaf’s beginnings singing on street corners and Aznavour’s performances in shady Parisian cabarets, through the timeless hits ‘Milord’, ‘La vie en Rose’, ‘No Regrets’, ‘Yesterday When I Was Young’, ‘She’, ‘If You Love Me’, ‘The Old-Fashioned Way’, and ‘La Boheme’.

The songs evoke the fascinating and romantic world of popular French music of the 1940s and ‘50s.

Parisian-born entertainer Corinne Andrew and the show’s creator award-winning Milko Foucault-Larche breathe new life into these transporting songs, delivering an authentic French cabaret experience.

Corinne embodies Piaf’s beautiful, intense, subtle, emotional and haunting singing style with its raw, raspy quality.

Milko has been singing Aznavour in Australia for some 20 years and has mastered the distinctive vibrato tenor voice known for its clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes.

On Sunday 14 July at 2pm the Jetty Theatre presents ‘The Good Life: Remembering Tony Bennett’.

The Dorian Mode Trio returns to Coffs with a captivating sing-along tribute show featuring those catchy unforgettable hits including ‘Stranger in Paradise’ (1955), ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco’ (1962), and ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ (1965/94).

The Good Life: Remembering Tony Bennett sees lead singer Dorian Mode deliver this heartfelt homage to these best-known hits.

Expect a celebration of Tony Bennett’s musical legacy and a mesmerising afternoon of music and nostalgia.

The trio sold out their 2023 Nat King Cole tribute and are already receiving enthusiastic reviews from audiences in NSW for their Tony Bennett tribute show.

By Andrea FERRARI