CD LAUNCH: The Buck Stops Here, at Paris Cat Jazz Club (Goldie place, Melbourne) on Friday, 1 March 2013 at 9pm, featuring Paul Van Ross sax, Kim Kelaart Hammond B3 organ, Hugh Stuckey guitar and Hugh Harvey on drums. Here’s one for the diary, particularly if you need an energy boost to carry you into the weekend. Why not enjoy a few Friday drinks with … Continue reading SAXOPHONIST WILL TAKE THE BLAME
REVIEW: Way Out West, 9pm on Sunday 3 February, 2013, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club Peter Knight trumpet and flugelhorn, Satsuki Odamura (Sydney) koto and bass koto, Paul Williamson saxophones, Ray Pereira percussion, Howard Cairns bass, Lucas Michailidis bottleneck and acoustic guitars, Hugh Harvey drums The debut performance by Peter Knight’s Way Out West in its latest incarnation was an occasion for mixed emotions. The tunes … Continue reading NEW DIRECTION FOR WAY OUT WEST
RANT Anzac Day seems a good opportunity for reflection. A week or so back I was gearing up to post about the coming season of jazz festivals in Melbourne and the need for us to get off our couches and venture into the wintry nights to hear live music, prodded or encouraged perhaps by a surge in publicity about the delights of improvised music. I … Continue reading Now, more than ever, seems it fit to have a Melbourne jazz fringe
