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WANGARATTA JAZZ 2009

WANGARATTA JAZZ 09 — BARNEY McALL & SYLENT RUNNING

Barney McAll on keyboards, Gian Slater vocals, Chris Hale on electric bass, Ben Vanderwal on drums, Dan West on laptop, toys, electronics, Nir Felder (New York) on guitar This was quite different from what I’d expected from the notes promising experiments in relationships “between silence and non-silence, beauty and its opposites … pristine acoustics and botched, ‘confused robot’ electronics”. Barney explained the set would explore … Continue reading WANGARATTA JAZZ 09 — BARNEY McALL & SYLENT RUNNING

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ARTICLES

Wang and all that jazz

Mike Nock plays Wangaratta. Picture courtesy CHERYL BROWNE …………… Christmas for jazz fans comes just before the Melbourne Cup, reports ROGER MITCHELL, and in 2009 the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz celebrates its 20th year …………… (Article published in the Sunday Herald Sun on October 18, 2009) THE signs were not auspicious. Drummer Allan Browne was thinking, “This will never work”. Artistic director Adrian Jackson was … Continue reading Wang and all that jazz

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CD REVIEWS

BLACK MONEY — JOHN McALL

(Independent) THE name McAll is usually associated with New York-based pianist/composer Barney, but this is the first time his elder brother, John, pianist on 40-plus albums, has been bandleader and composer. The less-known McAll has waited a long time, but his breadth of experience shows in eight originals, each with a story to impart. Imbued with dark references (Axe Dig Gun), black humour (Behind the … Continue reading BLACK MONEY — JOHN McALL

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