GIG: WPAC theatre, 11pm, Friday, October 29 Oliver Lake alto saxophone, Jared Gold on Hammond B3, Chris Beck drums, Russell Gunn trumpet GERRY Koster of ABC radio’s Jazz Up Late was our smooth host for the first concert by an overseas ensemble, easing the expectant audience into a live broadcast. There were three concerts by this quartet during the festival, as well as a solo … Continue reading WANGARATTA JAZZ 2010 — OLIVER LAKE ORGAN QUARTET
LIVE NEWS: FROM WANGARATTA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE THEATRE News from Wangaratta: National jazz awards for 2010 as follows: 1. Eamon McNelis, 27, Melbourne 2. Matt Jodrell, 30, from Perth and now New York 3. Nick Garbett, 27, from Sydney. Eamon wins $8000, a studio recording session for Jazztrack with Mal Stanley on ABC Classic FM and an invtiation to appear at Stonnington Jazz Festival in … Continue reading STOP PRESS: NATIONAL JAZZ AWARDS
GIG: St Patrick’s Hall, Friday, October 29, 9:30pm Emily Thomas flute, Steph Nicholls oboe, Ben Collins clarinet and alto sax, Sean Little tenor sax, Callum G’Froerer trumpet, Wendy Tait french horn, Tillman Robinson trombone and bass trombone, Chris Foster piano, Nick Abbey bass, Ben Falle drums, Johannes Luebbers conductor WILD the west may be, but this dectet, under the “baton” of Johannes Luebbers, was all … Continue reading WANGARATTA JAZZ 2010 — JOHANNES LUEBBERS DECTET
