MJFF/MJC Transitions Series, Tuesday, May 3, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club Simon Barker drums, Carl Dewhurst guitar, Matt McMahon piano, Phil Slater trumpet Bringing the Band of Five Names to Melbourne was a coup for the Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival and bound to be a highlight of a program that included the premiere local performance of Andrea Keller‘s Place and a commission work by Fran Swinn … Continue reading BAND OF FIVE NAMES
Saturday, June 4 — Monday, 13 June It’s eclectic. It’s like an octopus. Yes, just when you thought the word eclectic had become too hackneyed a term, there is really no better way to describe this year’s MIJF, which had its program launch at 6pm today. The program devised by Sophie Brous is indeed wide-ranging, broad-based, extensive, comprehensive, varied, diverse, catholic, all-embracing, multifaceted, multifarious, heterogeneous, miscellaneous … Continue reading MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011 — PREVIEW
ISSUE: The Blogger as Intruder PERFORMANCE: Pin Drop — Premiere season of a work by Tamara Saulwick at Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall Seeing red: The Sony F717 still camera has a Nightshot facility which displays two red spots above the lens. This post is not a review, but an attempt to canvass some issues related to unsolicited blogging and the changing landscape resulting … Continue reading CAUGHT RED-HANDED
