FESTIVAL NOT DOMINATED BY MEN!

PREVIEW Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival,November 24 to December 10, 2017 I suppose the reason why we don’t have a men’s international jazz festival in Melbourne – or anywhere – is that it would be doubling up on what we often experience at jazz gigs – that is, a predominance of male performers. So, until that changes, and we no longer need a women’s festival … Continue reading FESTIVAL NOT DOMINATED BY MEN!

Melbourne International Jazz Festival — Day 3

Magnusson/Ball/Talia Stephen Magnusson, Eugene Ball and Joe Talia made only one announcement on Tuesday at the Melbourne Recital centre — they played. There was no talk. Their instruments said all they wished to say. And from the opening notes from Magnusson’s guitar, through Ball’s solemn trumpet and Talia’s filigree drum work, it was evident that we would feel this music rather than merely hear or … Continue reading Melbourne International Jazz Festival — Day 3