Hyphens aside, a festival with plenty on the bill
PREVIEW Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival 2025 7-14 December The Jazzlab As the year rushes madly towards its end, we should not forget all the music Sonja Horbelt has put together in the Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival for 2025. Program and artist details are available on the festival website, but here’s a quick guide to what’s in store this year. A missing hyphen should … Continue reading Hyphens aside, a festival with plenty on the bill
Music is the best weapon
REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival, 17 – 26 October 2025 The night after this year’s MIJF I went to a concert. A jazz gig. There was an international vocalist, albeit an expat, visiting from Switzerland. The other musicians had been on stage during the festival. It was a sublime experience. It showed how well the improvised music Melbourne had been blessed with over the 10 … Continue reading Music is the best weapon
The power of Invisible Threads
At the Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday 25 October 2025, bassist and composer Linda May Han Oh led an ensemble of six to present “Invisible Threads” – a work commissioned by the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Here are a few of Roger Mitchell’s images from the concert. Continue reading The power of Invisible Threads