BREAKING NEWS: Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival line-up announced for its 25th year, Friday 31 October to Monday 3 November. The embargo has just been lifted and Adrian Jackson‘s line-up for the four days and nights of the pre-Melbourne Cup Day long weekend of jazz and blues can be revealed, featuring more than 300 musicians in more than 80 concerts on the main program, and … Continue reading THE ONE THAT DIDN’T GET AWAY — ENRICO RAVA
REFLECTION: Three concerts at The Malthouse on Friday 6 June 2014 for Melbourne International Jazz Festival 7pm: Django Bates Beloved with Monash Art Ensemble celebrate Charlie Parker It was going to be an evening of new experiences — I was familiar with only two of the four ensembles and had heard only one musical performance in the Merlyn Theatre at The Malthouse. It is a similar … Continue reading TURNING UNKNOWNS INTO KNOWNS
PREVIEW: Melbourne International Jazz Festival, May 30 to June 8, 2014 The best time to judge the worth of any music festival is when it’s all over, but I’ll go out on a limb and say that there is a good vibe about this year’s Melbourne dip of the collective toe into the diverse waters that link to jazz. In a preview to the 2013 … Continue reading GOOD VIBE AS FESTIVAL BRANCHES OUT
