REFLECTION: Christopher Hale’s Sylvan Coda opens for Jorge Pardo “Huellas” at Melbourne Recital Centre, Saturday 31 May at 7.30pm Here and Now opens for Larry Carlton Quartet at Melbourne Recital Centre, Wednesday 4 June at 7.30pm In any international festival the established practice is for the visiting performers, as the main drawcards, to be on stage for much longer and to be preceded by support … Continue reading IN SUPPORT OF SUPPORT ACTS
CD REVIEW IT would be handy to have some free time after hearing Joe Chindamo‘s album of Coen Brothers film music, because it will almost certainly have you revisiting the films. But the absence of a moving image is no obstacle, freeing Chindamo’s arrangements from expansive requirements of the big screen. The Fargo theme, on solo piano, suggests so much — the dead quiet of … Continue reading ANOTHER PLACE, SOME OTHER TIME — JOE CHINDAMO
ZAC HURREN TRIO at Chapel Off Chapel Hurren, Anning and Bates It would have been a great way to end a festival, but on Friday night there was still one night to go. I chose to break the rule about not switching gigs midstream. Usually it’s hard to acclimatise to a change of venue and leaving in a rush to catch another band can be … Continue reading STONNINGTON JAZZ 2010 — DAY 9
