REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival, 17 – 26 October 2025 The night after this year’s MIJF I went to a concert. A jazz gig. There was an international vocalist, albeit an expat, visiting from Switzerland. The other musicians had been on stage during the festival. It was a sublime experience. It showed how well the improvised music Melbourne had been blessed with over the 10 … Continue reading Music is the best weapon
REVIEW 2019 Melbourne International Jazz Festival – May 30 to June 9 “If music’s not intense, it’s not good.” That throwaway line by a wonderful Melbourne musician came as an instant response to my summation of the Vijay Iyer Trio’s outing at The Jazzlab on Sunday, June 2 as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. In the trio’s fourth outing at the festival, US … Continue reading IS INTENSE … IS GOOD?
CD REVIEW Assaf Kehati guitar, Alon Farber saxophone, Daniel Sapir bass, Udi Shlomo drums 3 + stars This is the second album — after A View from My Window — for Israeli-born guitarist Kehati, who has lived in Boston, US, since moving there in 2007 to study at the New England Conservatory. In all seven of his compositions he plays with dexterity, restraint and subtlety … Continue reading ASSAF KEHATI QUARTET — FLOWERS AND OTHER STORIES
