Frock — Father, Son and Holy Ghost I was looking forward to hearing Frock live, though this would be different — the energetic and original ensemble of Craig Beard on vibes, Anthony Schulz on piano and piano accordion, Simon Starr on acoustic bass, Adam Starr on guitar and Daniel Farrugia on drums was airing some covers of songs by Don Walker, Nick Cave and Neil … Continue reading Stonnington — Day 10
The Sculthorpe Songbook It was a great pity that Peter Sculthorpe, who inspired Phil Slater and Matt McMahon as students and later as the accomplished jazz musicians who brought us this incarnation of the Sculthorpe Songbook, was at the last moment, due to illness, unable to travel to Melbourne for this concert. It was a fitting tribute to one of Australia’s living treasures soon after … Continue reading Stonnington Jazz — Day 9
All these posts full of pictures are turning this blog into an image fest, which is OK for the moment, I guess. But the real intent is to provide some reflections on or reactions to the music. So if you are dropping in for a look at the images, you’re welcome back in a day or so when I catch up with the other task … Continue reading Stonnington — Day 8
