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.
AS the dust settled on the Steinway grand piano in Wangaratta’s new Performing Arts Centre at the start of Cup week, the man wheeling out boxes of unsold CDs admitted sales had been “well down” this year. The 20th annual improvised music feast, now known simply as Wangaratta Jazz, was over, but punters would relive the gigs to decide their favourites. In the stalls there … Continue reading Wangaratta Jazz 2009 — Review
Bassist Linda Oh Two strangers will meet on stage at Wangaratta, writes Roger Mitchell THEY seem so different. She plays bass — electric and upright. He plays trumpet. She is 25, was born in Malaysia and grew up in Perth listening to Red Hot Chili Peppers. He is 67, was born in Jacksonville, Florida and grew up listening to his parents’ 78rpm Jazz at the … Continue reading Oh to hit the right note
Mike Nock plays Wangaratta. Picture courtesy CHERYL BROWNE …………… Christmas for jazz fans comes just before the Melbourne Cup, reports ROGER MITCHELL, and in 2009 the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz celebrates its 20th year …………… (Article published in the Sunday Herald Sun on October 18, 2009) THE signs were not auspicious. Drummer Allan Browne was thinking, “This will never work”. Artistic director Adrian Jackson was … Continue reading Wang and all that jazz
