AMBROSIA — JACQUELINE GAWLER

CD REVIEW 3 stars (out of 5) Label: Independent Known for her singer/songwriter work with Coco’s Lunch, as well as other collaborations in The Jacqueline Gawler Band, Stoneflower and Picturebox Orchestra, Gawler goes it alone here in an album of mostly her own compositions. Not straying too far from her usual fare of pop infused with jazz and world music influences — in particular from … Continue reading AMBROSIA — JACQUELINE GAWLER

Melbourne Jazz Fringe 2009 — Day 6

Frisell — Music inspired or written by Bill Frisell Phil Bywater made a point after the first set at Uptown Jazz Cafe that the Fringe Festival had come up with the idea of having a Bill Frisell tribute before the Melbourne International Jazz Festival decided to invite him to Melbourne. When the Fringe organisers heard he was coming, the invited him to stay over for … Continue reading Melbourne Jazz Fringe 2009 — Day 6