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Articles, including interviews, published in print in Melbourne’s Herald Sun or Sunday Herald Sun newspapers, as well as ruminations that appear only on the blog.

ARTICLES

Last chance to catch The Bad Plus

Melbourne International Jazz Festival16-25 October 2026 The entrée release from the menu of this year’s Melbourne International Jazz Festival includes nostalgia along with the new, as prominent artists make return visits. The Bad Plus, who have evolved into a quartet since their 2008 and 2015 performances with Ethan Iverson at the piano, will bring their worldwide farewell tour to Melbourne in what will be their … Continue reading Last chance to catch The Bad Plus

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ARTICLES

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

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