Jazz festivals in and around Melbourne and Victoria
Joshua Redman Trio A nasty cold and sore throat had me laid low all day, so I chose to miss the Zac Hurren Trio and arrive at the Melbourne Recital Centre in time for Redman on saxophones, Reuben Rogers on bass and Greg Hutchinson on drums. A number of words come to mind immediately as fitting descriptions for this trio: slick, polished, precise, elegant, athletic, … Continue reading Melbourne International Jazz Festival — Day 5
Tim Berne’s Adobe Probe Melbourne In a contest of popularity, the Choir of Hard Knocks — at Hamer Hall with Kate Ceberano and Carl Riseley — singing songs of Billie Holiday had to win by about the distance you’d put between yourself and a coughing Mexican, but I was ready for something with more of an edge. That said, feedback from the choir’s gig suggested … Continue reading Melbourne International Jazz Festival — Day 4
Magnusson/Ball/Talia Stephen Magnusson, Eugene Ball and Joe Talia made only one announcement on Tuesday at the Melbourne Recital centre — they played. There was no talk. Their instruments said all they wished to say. And from the opening notes from Magnusson’s guitar, through Ball’s solemn trumpet and Talia’s filigree drum work, it was evident that we would feel this music rather than merely hear or … Continue reading Melbourne International Jazz Festival — Day 3
