SWINGIN’ WITH BRANFORD
POZIBLE CAMPAIGN Tom Vincent is a jazz pianist, arranger and composer from Hobart, Tasmania, who performs worldwide and over the years has been based in Sydney, London, New York, Melbourne and Amsterdam. He continues to travel frequently to record and to perform in concert at jazz festivals and special events. As well as touring internationally and nationally, Tom has produced seven CDs as bandleader. Right … Continue reading SWINGIN’ WITH BRANFORD
BRANDIS-ING LIFESTYLE CHOICES
REVIEW Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues 2016 There is a political dimension to the performance of live music that often goes unmentioned. Yet it was present at this year’s Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues, whether in frequent black-humoured mentions of “lifestyle choices” (the products of which apparently we were hearing onstage) or in passing comments that did not reflect well on Attorney-General and … Continue reading BRANDIS-ING LIFESTYLE CHOICES
WHAT WANGARATTA’S DISHING UP
PREVIEW Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues, October 28-30, 2016 It’s a little late for a preview of a festival that opens this week, but it seems wrong not to take a look into the crystal ball and consider the delights of this year’s Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues, which opens for the 27th time on Friday. Adrian Jackson, creative director and for many … Continue reading WHAT WANGARATTA’S DISHING UP