ALL VALVES OPEN AS TINKLER LEADS FUNKY BIG BAND

GIG: Moreland City Big Band plays Brunswick Bowls Club, 104-106 Victoria Street. Brunswick East, 3pm to 5pm, Sunday, September 30, 2012 Fans of Andra Jackson‘s arts articles and interviews with visiting jazz musicians will welcome the chance to hear her perform on saxophone with the Moreland City Big Band, one of two big bands in which she plays. Fiery trumpet virtuoso Scott Tinkler, well known … Continue reading ALL VALVES OPEN AS TINKLER LEADS FUNKY BIG BAND

HOME-GROWN HIGHLIGHTS APLENTY

WANGARATTA JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL PREVIEW — PART 2 October 28 – 31, 2011 The line-up for Cup weekend this year at Wangaratta includes enough expatriate musicians to suggest our local performers have all jumped ship in over the years. That’s far from the truth, of course, but the festival does have the pull to entice many musicians back for a visit. Pianist Barney McAll … Continue reading HOME-GROWN HIGHLIGHTS APLENTY

I WENT, I SANG, I RECORDED

BRIANA COWLISHAW BAGS A DEBUT ALBUM IN NEW YORK: Sydney vocalist/composer Briana Cowlishaw, who recorded her debut album When Fiction Comes to Life in New York last year, is coming to Melbourne and will also perform at Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival this year. Cowlishaw recorded the album during a visit to New York, collaborating with musicians including Aaron Goldberg (piano), Reuben Rogers (bass), Gregory … Continue reading I WENT, I SANG, I RECORDED