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ARTICLES, JAZZ FESTIVALS, MWIJF 2015

STRINGS ATTACHED — AND LOVING IT

REVIEW: Xani Kolac Project, Bennetts Lane, Sunday 6 December, 8pm Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival Dec 3 — 13, 2015 Line-up: Xani Kolac electric violin/vocals, Arlene Fletcher double bass, Nat Grant percussion/vibraphone, Leah Zweck viola and guest Mark Leahy on drum kit I first encountered Xani Kolac back in April 2010 when she played her electric violin solo from a tiny, elevated “secret space” in … Continue reading STRINGS ATTACHED — AND LOVING IT

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ARTICLES, JAZZ FESTIVALS, MWIJF 2015

FOCUS OFF, FUN ON

GALLERY: Xani Kolac Project is warm and very fuzzy Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival 2015 Last night, Sunday 6 December, the Xani Kolac Project delighted the audience in the small room at Bennetts Lane. Before long lots of clear pictures will be added to a gig review  (more likely a rave), but in the meantime it seemed worthwhile to add a gallery, in colour, of some very … Continue reading FOCUS OFF, FUN ON

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OPENER COMES TOGETHER AT FINNISH

REVIEW Kokko Quartet (Finland), Bennetts Lane, Thursday 3 December Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival Dec 3 — 13, 2015 Line-up: Kaisa Siirala saxophones and flutes, Johanna Pitkänen piano and keys, Timo Tuppurainen bass, Risto Takala drums It is always welcome when we get a chance to hear jazz bands from Europe, because they offer a perspective that differs from the traditions imbued in the American … Continue reading OPENER COMES TOGETHER AT FINNISH

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