MINI REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival Club Sessions at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club: 10.30pm Monday 3 June 2013 — David Ades & Friends 8pm Tuesday 4 June 2013 — Open Loose 10.30pm Tuesday 4 June 2013 — Snarky Puppy On 26 August last year, musicians gathered at Uptown Jazz Cafe in a benefit concert for saxophonist David Ades, who was in Germany receiving treatment for … Continue reading SINKING INTO THE SAXOPHONY
MINI REVIEW: Melbourne International Jazz Festival Lost in the Stars, Allan Browne Trio with Marc Hannaford and Sam Pankhurst, Monday 3 June 2013 at 8pm, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club International guests are often the major drawcards at MIJF, giving audiences a chance to hear bands and musicians whose work they would otherwise know only from recordings. But special experiences may come from collaborations with Australian … Continue reading SIMPLY HEAVENLY
MINI REVIEW The End / Kneebody (US), The Forum Upstairs on Sunday 2 June 2013 at 7pm, Melbourne International Jazz Festival The crowd was noticeably younger at The Forum Upstairs for this gig, and expectations were high for the genre-bending five-piece US band Kneebody, billed as combining “the depth of jazz, the swagger of hip-hop and the conviction of rock” in a “no holds barred brand … Continue reading THE END BEGINS, AN ENCORE ENDS
