PREVIEW: Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues, October 30 to November 2, 2015 Ausjazz takes a look at what’s in store as a landmark festival of jazz and blues hits the reset button in a bid to broaden its appeal and invite new patrons into Wangaratta’s moonlit gardens to sample genre-hopping musical combos and chill-out lounges After 25 years of fairly settled venues and a reasonably … Continue reading SURPRISES AFTER DARK, QUINOA IN THE SALAD
REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival, May 28 to June 7, 2015 Coverage of this year’s festival was necessarily truncated, because I had a suitcase to pack and a plane to catch early on June 5. I’d deliberately scaled down the list of concerts for review, keeping to the smaller venues that in my experience deliver an up close and personal experience. So the sum of … Continue reading A SUITCASE PACKED WITH GOODIES
PREVIEW Andrea Keller and Miroslav Bukovsky Octet, The Komeda Project, Chapel Off Chapel, Friday 15 May, 7.50pm, $25 – $30 LAST night one of my favourite festivals of improvised music was launched at Malvern Town Hall with a grab bag of acts including Women of Soul, Paul Williamson’s Hammond Jazz Party and the Compton Organ Exhibition. Sadly, the familiar red, black and white program for the … Continue reading STONNINGTON PAYS TRIBUTE
