GIG: Russell Holmes Trio, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne, October 16, 2012, presented by Melbourne Jazz Cooperative It’s not news that, when it comes to improvised music, good things happen in Perth. Lots of names come to mind, including the WA Academy of Performing Arts, Johannes Luebbers and Jamie Oehlers. A week ago, exciting young pianist Tal Cohen was at Bennetts Lane with fellow Perth … Continue reading NOT ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
CD REVIEW (To hear the band live see gig details below) 3 stars GUITARIST Julian Curwin borrows six members of The Tango Saloon to float liltingly aloft on this whimsical flight through tango, gypsy swing and spaghetti western to klezmer, helped by Eddie Bronson on clarinets. In 13 Curwin originals the mood is light and airy, yet varied. Sam Golding adds melodrama on tuba and … Continue reading THE MANGO BALLOON VOL. I — JULIAN CURWIN
A REFLECTION At a Bennetts Lane gig recently I was chatting to a musician about, among other things, the number of stars given to an album I’d reviewed. I was gently chided for handing out half a star fewer than other reviewers. I said I did not like the concept of star ratings, but a record label publicist who had joined the conversation happily confessed … Continue reading STARS IN THEIR EYES
