WANGARATTA JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL PREVIEW — PART 2 October 28 – 31, 2011 The line-up for Cup weekend this year at Wangaratta includes enough expatriate musicians to suggest our local performers have all jumped ship in over the years. That’s far from the truth, of course, but the festival does have the pull to entice many musicians back for a visit. Pianist Barney McAll … Continue reading HOME-GROWN HIGHLIGHTS APLENTY
PREVIEW Well, Wangaratta Jazz & Blues is being launched tonight in Wangaratta, but Ausjazz can bring you the bones of the program as artistic director Adrian Jackson is telling the event’s home town denizens what’s in store. As predicted by Ausjazz blog, American trombonist Josh Roseman is the headline international artist, performing in two concerts with New York band members Australian expatriate pianist Barney McAll, … Continue reading TIME TO BONE UP ON WANGARATTA JAZZ 2011
Melbourne International Jazz Festival double bill, Melbourne Recital Centre, June 11, 2011 Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio (not reviewed) Norma Winstone with Klaus Gesing, Glauco Venier The first set in this double bill was still showing on the small television screens in the MRC foyer when I arrived about 9pm. As I listened and watched the very poor quality video image, I decided this set would … Continue reading NORMA’S WAY WITH — AND WITHOUT — WORDS
