WANGARATTA JAZZ 2010 — STU HUNTER ENSEMBLE: THE GATHERING

GIG: WPAC theatre, 1pm, Sat, October 30 Stu Hunter piano, Matt Keegan tenor sax, Jonathan Zwartz acoustic bass, Simon Barker drums, Julien Wilson tenor sax, James Greening trombone and pocket trumpet THIS suite won Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year at the Bell Awards and Best Independent Jazz album in the Independent Music Awards. I loved the album (see Ausjazz review), but had not heard … Continue reading WANGARATTA JAZZ 2010 — STU HUNTER ENSEMBLE: THE GATHERING

WANGARATTA JAZZ 2010— PAUL WILLIAMSON’S BY A THREAD

GIG: Holy Trinity Cathedral, noon, Sat. October 29, 2010 Paul Williamson trumpet, Geoff Hughes guitar, James McLean drums IN June 2009 at New Box Studios this trio brought out the eponymous album By A Thread on the Downstream label, which aims to get bums on seats at live music performances by extending the reach of the music. The cathedral at Wangaratta was well suited to … Continue reading WANGARATTA JAZZ 2010— PAUL WILLIAMSON’S BY A THREAD

WANGARATTA JAZZ 2010 — JOE CHINDAMO TRIO

GIG: WPAC theatre, 11am, Saturday, October 30, 2010 Joe Chindamo piano, Phillip Rex acoustic bass, Raj Jayaweera drums ONE of the must-have albums of the year, at least for fans of the Coen brothers, is Joe Chindamo’s Another Time Some Other Place, on which he re-interprets songs from these films. Chindamo has the ability to distill the essence of a song and deliver a new … Continue reading WANGARATTA JAZZ 2010 — JOE CHINDAMO TRIO