I DO LIKE MONDAYS
REFLECTION Barney McAll Non Compliance Mondays, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne, 8pm on February 15, 22 and 29. Mondays at Bennetts Lane were Allan Browne‘s night. He brought philosophy, poetry and humour to many evenings of wonderful music, ably assisted by many musician friends and colleagues. He also brought much warmth. I’m no one will try to replace Al Browne, but a week ago on Monday … Continue reading I DO LIKE MONDAYS
FAST LUST AND STAR-CROSSED TRAIN WRECKS
PREVIEW Monique diMattina launches Everybody Loves Somebody, Saturday 13 February, 8pm, Bennetts Lane Jazz Lab, Melbourne Just in time for Valentine’s Day seems an appropriate time to release an album that has a fair bit to do with love, without getting too starry-eyed about it. Monique diMattina describes her fifth album in seven years — Everybody Loves Somebody — as “songs on fast lust, platonic pacts, French fantasy, star-crossed … Continue reading FAST LUST AND STAR-CROSSED TRAIN WRECKS
THE PIPES CALLED FOR CONCENTRATION
REVIEW: Exit Ceremonies, Australian Art Orchestra and Ensemble Offspring, Austin Buckett (Aus), Simon James Phillips (Germany), Saturday, 6 February 2015, 7.30pm, Melbourne Town Hall NOTHING that the Australian Art Orchestra delivers is without challenge. From this group of musicians we have come to expect performances that will expand our horizons and stretch our comfort zones. Under the artistic direction of Peter Knight that stretching has … Continue reading THE PIPES CALLED FOR CONCENTRATION