BASSIST CAIRNS ON A ROLL

GIG: Howard Cairns Quintet, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, October 30, 2012 at 8.30pm Bassist Howard Cairns has released two albums with his quintet, both demonstrating it was about time he did. Ausjazz blog has been badly remiss in not yet reviewing the second album, Compression, but gave four stars to Cairns’ first album as leader, Newell Waltz (Jazzhead). Tonight the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative presents the … Continue reading BASSIST CAIRNS ON A ROLL

BASSIST DIGS INTO HIS PAST AND FINDS A CAMEL

GIG PREVIEW: HOWARD CAIRNS QUINTET launches the album Compression, THURSDAY 26 JULY 2012, THE KELVIN CLUB, 8:30PM TICKETS $15/$10 available at the door. Entry includes a complimentary CD If you have never been to the Kelvin Club, then it’s time you did. On stage, unless it’s been moved*, is a stuffed camel. The whole place is surreal. It’s the ideal venue to hear Compressed, which … Continue reading BASSIST DIGS INTO HIS PAST AND FINDS A CAMEL