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CARRIED AWAY BY AN ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC CLIMAX

‘It seemed as if they were hunters and collectors, fossicking and ferreting, gathering and creating, building and engineering, coaxing and tweaking.’ REVIEW ElectroACOUSTIC, ACOUSTICElectro, Australian Art Orchestra, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, 1 August 2013 Paul Grabowsky was at the piano, but not at the helm for this exploration of meeting points between acoustic and electronic music. This was the first outing curated by the AAO’s … Continue reading CARRIED AWAY BY AN ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC CLIMAX

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FOUR FELLOWS BAG FELLOWSHIPS

The Music Board of the Australia Council for the Arts has announced its 2012 fellowship recipients. Two-year fellowships were awarded to four artists: trumpeter and composer Peter Knight, jazz guitarist James Muller, composer and pianist Erik Griswold and experimental musician Lucas Abela. Knight’s fellowship will enable him to create new solo work for trumpet and electronics and undertake three collaborative projects, including a new Way … Continue reading FOUR FELLOWS BAG FELLOWSHIPS

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THE STING IN THE TAILFIN

GIG REVIEW: Shapeshifter, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne, Wednesday 24 October 2012 Take two groups of musicians, add Paul Grabowsky and stir. The result is bound to be interesting. In this case, Grabowsky as Musical Director has gathered six students from the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and teamed them with seven members of the renowned Australian Art Orchestra to form Shapeshifter — “a dynamic … Continue reading THE STING IN THE TAILFIN

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