MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011 — PREVIEW

Saturday, June 4 — Monday, 13 June It’s eclectic. It’s like an octopus. Yes, just when you thought the word eclectic had become too hackneyed a term, there is really no better way to describe this year’s MIJF, which had its program launch at 6pm today. The program devised by Sophie Brous is indeed wide-ranging, broad-based, extensive, comprehensive, varied, diverse, catholic, all-embracing, multifaceted, multifarious, heterogeneous, miscellaneous … Continue reading MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011 — PREVIEW

Melbourne International Jazz Festival — Day 5

Joshua Redman Trio A nasty cold and sore throat had me laid low all day, so I chose to miss the Zac Hurren Trio and arrive at the Melbourne Recital Centre in time for Redman on saxophones, Reuben Rogers on bass and Greg Hutchinson on drums. A number of words come to mind immediately as fitting descriptions for this trio: slick, polished, precise, elegant, athletic, … Continue reading Melbourne International Jazz Festival — Day 5