REVIEW Kokko Quartet (Finland), Bennetts Lane, Thursday 3 December Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival Dec 3 — 13, 2015 Line-up: Kaisa Siirala saxophones and flutes, Johanna Pitkänen piano and keys, Timo Tuppurainen bass, Risto Takala drums It is always welcome when we get a chance to hear jazz bands from Europe, because they offer a perspective that differs from the traditions imbued in the American … Continue reading OPENER COMES TOGETHER AT FINNISH
NEXT month (after the Melbourne International Jazz Festival and after what is sure to be one hell of a party) Melbourne will lose the venue which has been at the heart of improvised music in the city for many years. Who knows what will spring up in the way of alternatives to the iconic Bennetts Lane, but as jazz in this city moves on, Ausjazz will be … Continue reading DOWN MEMORY LANE 3
NEXT month (after the Melbourne International Jazz Festival and after what is sure to be one hell of a party) Melbourne will lose the venue which has been at the heart of improvised music in the city for many years. Who knows what will spring up in the way of alternatives to the iconic Bennetts Lane, but as jazz in this city moves on, Ausjazz will be … Continue reading DOWN MEMORY LANE 2
