GIG Moreland City Big Band plays Brunswick Bowls Club, 104-106 Victoria Street. Brunswick East, 3pm to 5pm, Sunday, November 25, 2012 The Moreland City Big Band‘s Phoenix Project is back by popular demand at the Brunswick Bowling Club this Sunday, November 25. The 20-piece plus big band is led by jazz trumpeter Scott Tinkler, just back from performances in India. The band plays a … Continue reading LAST CHANCE TO BOWL ALONG TO HEAR PHOENIX
___________ 3. LIGHTHOUSE JAZZ ENSEMBLE A third Ausjazz blog highlight of the Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival is England’s Lighthouse Jazz Ensemble, which includes saxophonist and bass clarinettist Tim Garland (who has played with pianist, keyboardist and composer Chick Corea and drummer, percussionist and composer Bill Bruford), Welsh pianist Gwilym Simcock and Israeli-born drummer Asaf Sirkis, who has lived in London since the late 1990s. … Continue reading IF YOU LOVE LIGHTHOUSE, YOU LOVE JAZZ
___________ 1. VOCALS Maybe the stars are aligned. Maybe the success of voices raised against broadcaster Alan Jones has set the earth back on its axis. Maybe the irresistible force of vocal talent which is about to gather at Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival from November 2, 2012 is exerting its magnetic power. Whatever the reason, this reluctant enthusiast for vocals in improvised music has … Continue reading WANGARATTA JAZZ IN FULL VOICE
