Tag: A Season in Hell

CD REVIEWS

UNE SAISON EN ENFER — ALLAN BROWNE QUINTET

CD REVIEW (A SEASON IN HELL) 4 stars HELL has never been this appealing. In its second interpretative journey into the works of Arthur Rimbaud — after The Drunken Boat — the quintet takes as inspiration the prose poem A Season in Hell, written after the poet’s unhappy relationship with Paul Verlaine. Composers Eugene Ball (trumpet) and Geoff Hughes (guitar) bring eight harmonically rich and … Continue reading UNE SAISON EN ENFER — ALLAN BROWNE QUINTET

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ARTICLES

TO HELL AND BACK, THE BEAT GOES ON

INTERVIEW / STONNINGTON JAZZ 2010 Before his quintet ushers the Stonnington Jazz audience into A Season In Hell, Allan Browne tells ROGER MITCHELL of his personal journey to the brink ALLAN Browne has had his season in hell. In 2002 the drummer was staring death in the face and escaped by undergoing a lung transplant operation that meant time away from his beloved drum kit. … Continue reading TO HELL AND BACK, THE BEAT GOES ON

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