Today is a sad day. It is the final day on which music, other than on The Music Show, will be featured on ABC Radio National. It is also a day of action, in which all who are dismayed by this decision are using social media, telephones and emails to inundate the ABC during the day to demonstrate the level of our concern and to … Continue reading THE MUSIC MUST NOT DIE
CONCERTS PREVIEW: Monique diMattina performs two concerts in one day at Melbourne Recital Centre on Friday 29 November, at 1pm (solo piano) and 8pm (Songs and stomps from New Orleans) It’s a busy time for Monique diMattina, who is just back from the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, where she co-presented Singer, Songwriter, Storyteller with long-time collaborators Clare Bowditch and Tommy Spender. Before that she … Continue reading HEAR A SONG WRITTEN DURING INTERVAL
NEWS: The 2013 National Jazz Awards: Piano Entries close on 10 June 2013 for this year’s National Jazz Awards, which carry a top prize of $10,000. This year Australia’s most prestigious jazz instrumental competition will be open to Australia’s leading young jazz pianists. Musicians of any nationality up to the age of 35 will be vying for a spot in the final 10, to compete at this … Continue reading CALLING ALL JAZZ PIANISTS
