TEN PART INVENTION at Chapel Off Chapel Bertles, Robson, Evans, James It was fantastic to have this Sydney ensemble in Melbourne, though the band’s obvious enthusiasm at having come south was tempered a little by the absence of the bandleader, Bell Awards Hall of Fame member John Pochee, and by departure of saxophonist Ken James, who has settled in Hamilton, Victoria. It is to be … Continue reading STONNINGTON JAZZ 2010 — DAY 8
CD cover to come (Lamplight) THERE’S disorder in the house, as Warren Zevon would put it. Shares are falling, temperatures rising and super suddenly not so. At such times music can express our pain (Scott Tinkler’s solo trumpet, perhaps) or soothe our soul. Robson’s Trio offers a sublime escape. In its second album with this line-up (composer Robson on saxophones and descant recorder, Steve Elphick … Continue reading Radiola — Andrew Robson Trio
CD cover to come (ABC Classics) THE origin — tunes by Thomas Tallis for eight psalms, and an ordinal hymn — is classical, but the journey instigated by Andrew Robson ventures into jazz. An ideal setting in which to hear Robson (alto and soprano sax), Sandy Evans (tenor and soprano sax), James Greening (trombone, pocket trumpet) and Steve Elphick (double bass) interpret Tallis would surely … Continue reading Bearing the Bell — Andrew Robson
