JAZZ MUSICIANS TO STORM PARLIAMENT
PROTEST: Delegation seeks to meet Premier Baillieu The Melbourne Jazz Co-operative’s campaign to have its State Government funding restored for 2013 is gathering momentum and moves to the next stage on Wednesday 20 February. A printed version of a petition with hundreds of signatures — seeking the restoration of Arts Victoria funding — will be presented to State Parliament by Labor MP Martin Foley. At … Continue reading JAZZ MUSICIANS TO STORM PARLIAMENT
POIGNANT TRIBUTE TO A DEAR FRIEND
PREVIEW: Christopher Hale’s Sylvan Coda, presented by the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Tuesday 12 February 2013, 9pm Acoustic bass guitarist Christopher Hale, who won the Freedman Jazz Fellowship in 2012, performs for the MJC tonight with his award-winning project, Sylvan Coda. This ensemble has also released a self-titled album, which is Hale’s first project since the untimely death of his colleague, … Continue reading POIGNANT TRIBUTE TO A DEAR FRIEND
NEW DIRECTION FOR WAY OUT WEST
REVIEW: Way Out West, 9pm on Sunday 3 February, 2013, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club Peter Knight trumpet and flugelhorn, Satsuki Odamura (Sydney) koto and bass koto, Paul Williamson saxophones, Ray Pereira percussion, Howard Cairns bass, Lucas Michailidis bottleneck and acoustic guitars, Hugh Harvey drums The debut performance by Peter Knight’s Way Out West in its latest incarnation was an occasion for mixed emotions. The tunes … Continue reading NEW DIRECTION FOR WAY OUT WEST