TIME TO BERET THAT MAN IN BLACK

Oliver Lake is one of the international artists at Wangaratta Jazz ARTICLE: Wangaratta Jazz demystified — ROGER MITCHELL reflects on the musical feast about to unfold this weekend HE wears a black beret to match his clothes, snaps his fingers to a private beat and calls everyone “man”, but you won’t often find him among the madding crowd on Cup weekend at Wangaratta Jazz. He … Continue reading TIME TO BERET THAT MAN IN BLACK

WANGARATTA JAZZ 09 — JOHN McALL’S BLACK MONEY

John McAll on piano, Jordan Murray on trombone, Tim Wilson on flute and alto sax (David Rex broke his arm), Adam Simmons on reeds, Philip Rex on acoustic bass, David Jones on drums at Jazz on Ovens I loved Black Money, John McAll’s first album as bandleader and composer, so I relaxed and enjoyed as the septet played tracks including Atlantis, I Should Care, Behind … Continue reading WANGARATTA JAZZ 09 — JOHN McALL’S BLACK MONEY