DADON PLANS THE BASEMENT RESCUE

BREAKING NEWS Musical entrepreneur and property developer Albert Dadon has acquired the name and assets of Sydney’s jazz club The Basement and plans to reopen it as soon as possible. The oldest jazz and blues club in Australia, The Basement closed its doors in March. The shutdown sparked debate about the dying live music scene in Sydney. Mr Dadon is now examining possible CBD locations … Continue reading DADON PLANS THE BASEMENT RESCUE

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011 — PREVIEW

Saturday, June 4 — Monday, 13 June It’s eclectic. It’s like an octopus. Yes, just when you thought the word eclectic had become too hackneyed a term, there is really no better way to describe this year’s MIJF, which had its program launch at 6pm today. The program devised by Sophie Brous is indeed wide-ranging, broad-based, extensive, comprehensive, varied, diverse, catholic, all-embracing, multifaceted, multifarious, heterogeneous, miscellaneous … Continue reading MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011 — PREVIEW