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PICTORIAL UPDATE: Sunday 1 June, 2014 Ausjazz visits two very different Melbourne International Jazz gigs that attracted large audiences: How different can two concerts be? Hardly more so, it seemed, than The Greek Project at Melbourne’s town hall and Chris Dave with The Drumhedz at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club. I had the chance to go to both. This is not a review (that’s for later), … Continue reading FROM CROWD TO CROWD
PICTORIAL UPDATE: Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Saturday 31 May, 2014 at The Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre Festivals are about more than just providing a feast of music. Through masterclasses and conversation sessions they perform an educative role — for lovers of music and students taking the rocky road to becoming working musicians. Over recent years it has been hard to keep count of how many … Continue reading A BOOST TO AUSTRALIAN EXPORTS?
IN CONVERSATION WITH .. Maria Farantouri and Charles Lloyd respond to questions, The Langham, Melbourne, 1pm, Saturday 31 May It was easy to see that Charles Lloyd‘s heart was warmed this afternoon when asked a question about his album, Forest Flowers. His questioner, Cristian, was nine years of age. Lloyd spoke about the inspiration for the album and, among other things, mentioned it was a … Continue reading A YOUNG DREAMER GIVES CHARLES LLOYD HOPE
