Ausjazz blog catches the flavour of Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival on Friday, October 28, 2011 It was balmy, warm and threatening rain when festival artistic director Adrian Jackson welcomed patrons to the first gig of this festival, the Linda Oh Quartet. This group, with Sam Sadisgursky on tenor sax, Fabian Almazan on piano and Rhodes and Kendrick Scott on drums, played with zest, energy … Continue reading WANGARATTA OPENS WARM & A LITTLE WACKY
INTERVIEW Ausjazz blog talks with Josh Roseman When trombonist Josh Roseman talks music, it’s not long before the word “sonic” crops up. Born in Boston to a Jamaican mother and Jewish father, Roseman says he was “born to synthesize” because he came from such disparate backgrounds, so that “it became part of my intellectual and aesthetic make-up to intuit different cultural streams”. He embraced his … Continue reading WHO’S ON THE WAX WHEN YOU DROP THE NEEDLE
Ausjazz blog could not be at the awards ceremony at Melbourne’s Plaza Ballroom last night, but congratulates the winners: Tarrawarra Estate Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album ― Elly Hoyt Gibson Guitars Best Australian Contemporary Jazz Album: Mike Nock Trio ― An Accumulation of Subtleties Palace Cinemas Best Australian Jazz Blend Album The Subterraneans ― The Subterraneans Brand Partners Best Australian Traditional Jazz Album: Leigh Barker ― … Continue reading JAZZ BELL AWARDS 2011
