___________ 4. WHEN DO TWO QUARTETS MAKE AN OCTET? The mystery of whether two quartets on stage together constitute two quartets or an octet will be solved in the two performances which Ausjazz blog has chosen as its fourth highlight of the Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival in 2012. The No tango Quartet from Germany is led by saxophone player Christina Fuchs with Florian Stadler … Continue reading FOUR PLUS FOUR ON THE FLOOR
GIG: Andrea Keller Quartet with strings, Bennetts Lane, Melbourne on Sunday 4 December 2011 at 8.30pm It’s been a busy time for award-winning pianist/composer Andrea Keller lately. On Sunday and Monday last week the Bennetts Lane Big Band performed one of her compositions (along with one by quartet member Eugene Ball, a horn player also well known as a composer). Then, on Tuesday, Keller played … Continue reading TWO QUARTETS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE
Preview: Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival, April 29 to May 8, 2011 Yes, the image above is unashamedly a bid to attract attention to this preview of this year’s MJFF, but in my defence it is the picture guitarist Mastaneh Nazarian chose to be used on the Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival website, which is where all the details of this festival can be found. Nazarian, who … Continue reading THE OUTER LIMITS
