Category: MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE FESTIVALS 2009 & 2010

MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE FESTIVALS 2009 & 2010

MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE FESTIVAL 2010 — DAY 1

APRA COMMISSION CONCERT Commission Winner Gian Slater: Gone, Without Saying Gian Slater and her singers What a great start to the MIJFF for 2010! Sonja Horbelt praised the work of the committee and the support of sponsors, including APRA, Victoria University and Miriam Zolin’s journal extempore, which is about to launch its fourth edition and is a must-have for serious lovers of improvised music and … Continue reading MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE FESTIVAL 2010 — DAY 1

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MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE FESTIVALS 2009 & 2010

Melbourne Jazz Fringe 2009 — Day 7

Downstream Label Launch It was a strong turnout at 3RRR for the three gigs marking the launch of Downstream Music, a label that’s really a collective aimed at selling some CDs and getting people out to hear some live music. The main movers and shakers are drummers Ronny Ferella and Sam Price, with help from guitarist Geoff Hughes’s new studio. The new albums include Mandala’s … Continue reading Melbourne Jazz Fringe 2009 — Day 7

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MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE FESTIVALS 2009 & 2010

Melbourne Jazz Fringe 2009 — Day 5

My intention was to make it to Make It Up Club, Bar Open, in Brunswick St, Fitzroy, where some 15 musicians were offering some avant garde improvised music, but the night ended where it began, in a pool of poetry and other literary delights, along with music, at Bennetts Lane. Launch of extempore issue 2 Martin Jackson, of the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative, officially launched the … Continue reading Melbourne Jazz Fringe 2009 — Day 5

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