WANGARATTA JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL PREVIEW — PART 2 October 28 – 31, 2011 The line-up for Cup weekend this year at Wangaratta includes enough expatriate musicians to suggest our local performers have all jumped ship in over the years. That’s far from the truth, of course, but the festival does have the pull to entice many musicians back for a visit. Pianist Barney McAll … Continue reading HOME-GROWN HIGHLIGHTS APLENTY
PREVIEW Well, Wangaratta Jazz & Blues is being launched tonight in Wangaratta, but Ausjazz can bring you the bones of the program as artistic director Adrian Jackson is telling the event’s home town denizens what’s in store. As predicted by Ausjazz blog, American trombonist Josh Roseman is the headline international artist, performing in two concerts with New York band members Australian expatriate pianist Barney McAll, … Continue reading TIME TO BONE UP ON WANGARATTA JAZZ 2011
SARAH McKENZIE SEXTET at Chapel Off Chapel Sarah McKenzie The first set was my last for this year’s Stonnington Jazz. A family commitment meant I had to leave before Paul Williamson and Friends, and could not make it to the Sunday gig with David Jones and Friends. I was not all that happy with my photographic efforts for this “last” gig. I was probably already … Continue reading STONNINGTON JAZZ 2010 — DAY 10
