THE REVEL IS IN THE DETAIL
REVIEW: The Necks, The Corner Hotel, Tuesday 29 January 2013 Chris Abrahams piano, Tony Buck drums and percussion, Lloyd Swanton bass Adrian Jackson, in a 1998 review of James Fielding’s three-CD set Notes From the Underground, noted that the keyboard player’s ensemble work “rewards attention”. That’s surely particularly apt for any performance by The Necks, because the band’s unplanned, set-long improvisations consist of incremental changes … Continue reading THE REVEL IS IN THE DETAIL
BITTER, BUT OH SO SWEET
REVIEW: Melbourne Jazz Co-operative 30th Anniversary Concert — Sunday, January 27 at The Edge, Federation Square at 2pm The music spoke most eloquently at The Edge on Sunday, but some perceptive words accompanied it. Paul Grabowsky, one of three musicians to perform at the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative’s first concert, held at RMIT’s Glasshouse Theatre on the Sunday afternoon of January 30, 1983, was obviously struggling … Continue reading BITTER, BUT OH SO SWEET
A CHANCE TO DANCE THE ARVO AWAY
GIG: Milton performs at Kindred Studios, 212a Whitehall Street, Yarraville, 1.30pm to 4.30pm, Sunday, 27 January 2013, $10/$5 concession — kids U12 welcome & free! BBQ food available for purchase. If you are not off the The Edge, Fed Square to hear the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative’s 30th anniversary concert (from 2pm), then consider digging out your dancing shoes and making a few moves with Milton … Continue reading A CHANCE TO DANCE THE ARVO AWAY