FORUM ON IDENTITY AT THE WHEELER CENTRE Paul Grabowsky was the consummate moderator for this discussion, which had in the panel Charles Lloyd, Martin Jackson, Theo Bleckmann and, at late notice, Gian Slater. It was a great success and I understand it was recorded for broadcast on the ABC. They covered a lot of ground, starting with how jazz is defined, how the local scene … Continue reading MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL — DAY 6
2010 — A BASS ODYSSEY AT YARRA EDGE THEATRE, NMIT What a brilliant concept dreamed up by bassist Tamara Murphy. This was a festival highlight for me, especially Ben Robertson’s Indian-influenced piece on acoustic bass with a little help from his friendly drone. More later, but here are a few pics from the three sets: Ben Robertson Ben Robertson Chris Hale Chris hale and Gian … Continue reading MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE FESTIVAL 2010 — DAY 6
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
