Tag: Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra

MIJF 2010

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL — DAY 8

Please scroll down for Sangam review CONVERSATIONS: ON TRADITION AND PROGRESS at The Wheeler Centre with ADRIAN JACKSON, JASON MORAN, SOPHIE BROUS, JOHN McBEATH, SCOTT TINKLER Post to come THE CLAUDIA QUINTET at BMW Edge Post to come THE MUSIC OF JOHN HOLLENBECK: JOYS AND DESIRES at BMW Edge with Theo Bleckmann and the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra Post to come SANGAM: CHARLES LLOYD WITH ZAKIR … Continue reading MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL — DAY 8

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WANGARATTA JAZZ 2009

WANGARATTA JAZZ 09: CHARLES TOLLIVER & JAZZGROOVE MOTHERSHIP ORCHESTRA

Saturday, October 31, performance by US trumpeter and band leader Charles Tolliver with the orchestra Band leader Charles Tolliver is attentive during an Aaron Flower solo. It’s funny how little things can so easily sway us. On the final night of this festival, a while after the last gig, I was on my way back to the motel to start writing a festival review and … Continue reading WANGARATTA JAZZ 09: CHARLES TOLLIVER & JAZZGROOVE MOTHERSHIP ORCHESTRA

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CD REVIEWS

The Snip — Bennetts Lane Big Band

CD cover to come (ABC Jazz) IT IS a gross generalisation of city stereotypes, but Sydney’s Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra is bold and brassy, fast-paced and up front, while Melbourne’s Bennetts Lane Big Band is introspective, exploring moods and plumbing deep feelings. Recorded in 2002, soon after the band’s formation, The Snip reflects a more limited repertoire than the current BLBB line-up, but the talent in … Continue reading The Snip — Bennetts Lane Big Band

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