Posts about the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, November 2–5, 2012
___________ 5. ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN WHEN NOCK MEETS MAGNUSSON The duo encounter between pianist Mike Nock and guitarist Stephen Magnusson is Ausjazz blog’s fifth highlight of the Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival in 2012, and definitely a reason not to miss the festival. Nock is one of the most experienced and accomplished musicians on the Australian jazz scene. Originally from New Zealand, he spent time … Continue reading EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
___________ 4. WHEN DO TWO QUARTETS MAKE AN OCTET? The mystery of whether two quartets on stage together constitute two quartets or an octet will be solved in the two performances which Ausjazz blog has chosen as its fourth highlight of the Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival in 2012. The No tango Quartet from Germany is led by saxophone player Christina Fuchs with Florian Stadler … Continue reading FOUR PLUS FOUR ON THE FLOOR
___________ 3. LIGHTHOUSE JAZZ ENSEMBLE A third Ausjazz blog highlight of the Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival is England’s Lighthouse Jazz Ensemble, which includes saxophonist and bass clarinettist Tim Garland (who has played with pianist, keyboardist and composer Chick Corea and drummer, percussionist and composer Bill Bruford), Welsh pianist Gwilym Simcock and Israeli-born drummer Asaf Sirkis, who has lived in London since the late 1990s. … Continue reading IF YOU LOVE LIGHTHOUSE, YOU LOVE JAZZ
