FASTER THAN A SPEEDING SHUTTER
REVIEW: Stonnington Jazz 2012 Tim Davies Big Band, Chapel Off Chapel, May 23, 2012 From the outset it was always going to be a contest between stick and shutter, between the man at the drum kit and the finger on the camera button. For a long while I thought the lightning-fast hands of Tim Davies would win — that it might not be possible to … Continue reading FASTER THAN A SPEEDING SHUTTER
AWARD WINNERS CONFIRM THE JUDGES’ VERDICTS
REVIEW: STONNINGTON JAZZ 2012 Tim Firth Trio/James Muller Quartet, Chapel Off Chapel, May 22, 2012 This was a chance to catch two recent recipients of awards in two line-ups. Drummer Tim Firth won the 2012 National Jazz Awards competition in Wangaratta and Alex Boneham was recently chosen as Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year in the Jazz Bell Awards. Firth — who not so … Continue reading AWARD WINNERS CONFIRM THE JUDGES’ VERDICTS
TIM STEVENS — THE UNSENTIMENTAL BLOKE
Ausjazz blog interviews Tim Stevens before the launch of his new solo album, Life’s Undertow, at 8pm in South Melbourne Town Hall on Saturday, May 26. In music and in art, indeed in life, the act of creating is surely marvelous. It is a cause for great wonder, at least to the unschooled observer. But what I find so awesome in a musical performance may … Continue reading TIM STEVENS — THE UNSENTIMENTAL BLOKE