FESTIVAL SPRINGS A LEAK
SNEAK PREVIEW: Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2014 Information about a couple of major concerts for this year’s MIJF have been released ahead of time, but the main program launch takes place tonight (Wednesday, March 19). Ausjazz knows what’s in store, but cannot reveal the goodies until the embargo is lifted. Watch this space. However, in the spirit of Julian Assange and Edward Snowden, Ausjazz loves … Continue reading FESTIVAL SPRINGS A LEAK
MONASH HOSTS WORLD PREMIERE
PREVIEW: World Premiere of new composition by Dave Douglas, featuring the Monash Art Ensemble, Saturday 15 March, 7.30pm, Music Auditorium, Monash University, Cost: $20 / $15 There are two reasons to be excited by the collaboration to aired this evening at Monash University. The first is that renowned trumpeter and music educator Dave Douglas, fresh from his performance with John Zorn at the Adelaide Festival, … Continue reading MONASH HOSTS WORLD PREMIERE
ALLAN BROWNE — IN MEMORIAM OF DAVID TOLLEY
PREVIEW: Allan Browne — In memoriam of David Tolley, Bennetts Lane, Melbourne, 8.30pm, Monday, 10 March 2014 Tonight drummer Allan Browne will host a very special session at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club to pay respect to David Tolley. Browne describes his late friend and fellow musician as “a man who made such a significant dent in the Australian Music Scene that one could say the … Continue reading ALLAN BROWNE — IN MEMORIAM OF DAVID TOLLEY