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ARTICLES, JAZZ FESTIVALS, MIJF 2016

OF JAZZ HEROES AND HIGHLIGHTS

REVIEW / RAVE Melbourne International Jazz Festival, June 3 to June 12, 2016 One of the most interesting conversations I’ve had during this jazz festival — and I’ve had a few, before and after attending 15 concerts — was about the jazz hero. The person I spoke to was a musician who said he wanted to move away from that approach or model in bands … Continue reading OF JAZZ HEROES AND HIGHLIGHTS

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ARTICLES

SUPERHERO’S SOUND

INTERVIEW Eternal thinker: Wayne Shorter. IF Wayne Shorter — the composer whose musical scores Miles Davis never altered — can seem at times to be on another planet, it’s certain Captain Marvel will be at his side. Shorter is a deep thinker and a philosopher, but the saxophonist who wrote such classics as Nefertiti, Footprints and Prince of Darkness peppers his conversation with humour and … Continue reading SUPERHERO’S SOUND

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