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ARTICLES

FINELY BALANCED QUINTET

IMAGE GALLERY Paul Williamson Quintet: Finding the Balance album launch Trumpeter and composer Paul Williamson launched his 11th CD at The Jazzlab on Sunday, November 12. Finding the Balance (Jazzhead), features long-time collaborators, Perth-based Jamie Oehlers (tenor saxophone), Andrea Keller (piano), James McLean (drums) and Christopher Hale (acoustic bass guitar). The original compositions and group aesthetic reflected Williamson’s desire to produce music with memorable themes with … Continue reading FINELY BALANCED QUINTET

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ARTICLES, JAZZ FESTIVALS, WANGARATTA JAZZ 2016

Suite for a shy revolutionary

“In music you are allowed more elbow room to find your own way to whatever you interpret the music to be. So I think that’s a kind of interesting wrinkle in music, that because of its abstract nature it actually allows the listener to participate maybe a bit more with their own creativity and their own spontaneity … “ INTERVIEW Ronan Guilfoyle talks about his … Continue reading Suite for a shy revolutionary

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ARTICLES, CD REVIEWS

The Burden of Memory: Oehlers, Grabowsky, Rogers, Harland

CD REVIEW The Burden of Memory: Jamie Oehlers, Paul Grabowsky, Reuben Rogers, Eric Harland How much do we need to analyse music and how much to just listen? To what extent can we escape our expectations of music from musicians who we’ve heard many times and yet not nearly enough? To the first question, the answer is probably that to listen is sufficient, and that … Continue reading The Burden of Memory: Oehlers, Grabowsky, Rogers, Harland

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