Stonnington Jazz is a popular festival featuring Australian jazz and improvising musicians. It is an annual event with a program devised by artistic director Adrian Jackson, who also fulfils that role for the Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival.
REVIEWS FOR STONNINGTON JAZZ 2014: The Syncopators: 30th Anniversary Concert, Malvern Town Hall, Saturday 24 May, 8pm Paul Williamson’s Hammond Jazz Party, Chapel Off Chapel, Saturday 24 May, 10.40pm (second set) This has to be the first of two “Twitter-style” reviews, or how to sum up two sets in very few words indeed. Truth is, time has marched on and we are now in the … Continue reading FAMILIAR FACES AND SURPRISE GUESTS
If you recognise these two faces, it’s because Doug and Les have long been making a big contribution to Stonnington Jazz over the years, whether taking tickets on the door at Malvern Town Hall and Chapel Off Chapel or driving artists to and from these venues. These capable lads know and love the music. They do their work voluntarily. In the picture above, they are … Continue reading MUCH-LOVED STANDARDS
REVIEW: Acquacheta / Paul Grabowsky & Virna Sanzone: The Italian Project, Chapel Off Chapel, Friday 23 May, 8pm for Stonnington Jazz In all my travels abroad, I have not been to Italy. Now I want to go. Yet the musicians who have inspired this wish are close to home. This concert was billed as “jazz with an alluring Italian accent”. It might also have been … Continue reading ITALIAN TRADITION TURNS ADVENTUROUS
