REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival, June 1 – 11, 2017 To say this festival ended on a high note is undeniable. It was also a long note — or collection of many notes. Speedball — a quintet formed in Perth 17 years ago and whose members now mostly live in Melbourne — played possibly the longest set of the festival to a packed house at … Continue reading REVOLVING DOORS: 17 GIGS IN 10 DAYS
INTERVIEW Kavita Shah will perform at Uptown Jazz Cafe on Monday, June 5, at 7.30pm as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Kavitah has kindly taken the trouble to respond to some questions from Roger Mitchell for Ausjazz blog. Originally it was intended that these responses be incorporated into an article, but lack of time has ruled that out, so they are presented in … Continue reading A FRACTION TOO MUCH FUSION?
REVIEW: Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2017 KAGE: Out of Earshot, 7.30pm, June 1, 2017 at Chunky Move, 111 Sturt Street, South Melbourne What a change to review a performance that is not a one-off. The dance group KAGE, which was established in 1997 by Victorian College of the Arts dance graduates Kate Denborough and Gerard Van Dyck, will present this dance theatre many times during the … Continue reading REVERBERATIONS OF SOUND
