NOT TO MENTION …

___________ 12. MANY OTHER FANTASTIC PERFORMERS Ausjazz blog has not exhausted the myriad reasons why you should not miss the opportunity to be at all or part of Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival this year, but a dozen is clearly not enough, so I’ve grouped a few who absolutely deserve a mention. Friday, November 2 at 10pm, WPAC Theatre: Paul Grabowsky and Bernie McGann will … Continue reading NOT TO MENTION …

GIGS NOT TO MISS 2 — SUNDAY

Sunday, March 20 at 9pm, Bennetts Lane, Melbourne Marinucci/Gould/Manins Gianni Marinucci trumpet and flugelhorn, Tony Gould piano and Imogen Manins cello Sundays used to be days of worship and reverence for many of us, and the chords and melodies of hymns are deeply embedded in our musical memory banks. Many of us have left that music behind in the process of shedding beliefs, but the … Continue reading GIGS NOT TO MISS 2 — SUNDAY

BRUBECK & BRAID (Canada) at Bennetts Lane

GIG: Aug 5, 2010 Matt Brubeck, cello David Braid, piano I had really no idea of what to expect from this duo from Canada, other than that the musicians’ classical backgrounds would be evident and that I would in all likelihood enjoy the graceful depth of a cello. After the gig I found out that Matt Brubeck’s father is pianist Dave Brubeck, which is more … Continue reading BRUBECK & BRAID (Canada) at Bennetts Lane