MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE FESTIVAL 2010 — DAY 1

APRA COMMISSION CONCERT Commission Winner Gian Slater: Gone, Without Saying Gian Slater and her singers What a great start to the MIJFF for 2010! Sonja Horbelt praised the work of the committee and the support of sponsors, including APRA, Victoria University and Miriam Zolin’s journal extempore, which is about to launch its fourth edition and is a must-have for serious lovers of improvised music and … Continue reading MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE FESTIVAL 2010 — DAY 1

Lose your eyes for a night on the Fringe

(A shorter version of this article was published in the Herald Sun newspaper, Melbourne on May 6, 2009. In that article the words “Close your eyes…” became “Lose your eyes …” — hence my heading above. Picture, below, of Gian Slater by JOSIE HAYDEN) IF the person beside you in the audience at the Iwaki Auditorium on Friday night, May 8, jumps out of his … Continue reading Lose your eyes for a night on the Fringe