MARY HALVORSON LETS HER HAIR DOWN
Mary Halvorson Trio, Bennetts Lane, 11pm, June 10 Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2011 Mary Halvorson guitar, John Hebert bass, Ches Smith drums It was late at night when Halvorson’s trio was setting up. Bennetts Lane Megan Evans introduced the trio and could have murdered “that man at the bar talking on his mobile phone” … but she didn’t. It probably says something about my lack … Continue reading MARY HALVORSON LETS HER HAIR DOWN
PICKING UP ON THE VIBE
Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Bennetts Lane, June 10, 2011 Pascal Schumacher Quartet (Belgium/Germany/Luxembourg) Pascal Schumacher vibraphone, Franz von Chossy piano, Christophe Devisscher bass, Jens Duppe drums There’s nothing like a fast uphill walk from the Forum to Bennetts Lane to get the pulse racing, but it does not necessarily encourage the right vibe for a concert featuring vibes. To make matters worse, I had to … Continue reading PICKING UP ON THE VIBE
OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT — TIM BERNE & JASON MORAN
Melbourne International Jazz Festival double bill at the Forum Upstairs, Friday, June 10, 6pm First set: Los Totopos Tim Berne alto saxophone, Oscar Noriega clarinet and bass clarinet, Matt Mitchell piano, Ches Smith drums Second set: Jason Moran piano, keys, drums; Scott Tinkler trumpet; Simon Barker drums, percussion It seems a funny place to start blogging a festival, but there’s been so much music and … Continue reading OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT — TIM BERNE & JASON MORAN