PREVIEW: Forget for a moment the prospect of debates between Opposition (pause) Leader (pause) Tony (pause) Abbott (pause) and fair-suck-of-the-sauce-bottle Kevin (frankly, let be be quite clear about this) Rudd. The musical debate about to unfold tonight in Sydney is bound to be more engrossing, if less bloody. Tonight four of Australia’s musicians play off in The Studio at the Sydney Opera House for the … Continue reading OPERA HOUSE VENUE FOR BIG DEBATE
CD REVIEW 3.5 stars THE Vampires’ debut album, South Coasting, was a horn-lover’s feast, with Jeremy Rose (alto sax) and Nick Garbett (trumpet) jousting and joining delightfully and guest Shannon Barnett (trombone) adding warmth and depth on five of 11 tracks. Chellowdene has a lighter, brighter feel, with Barnett sitting in on only two of nine Rose and Garbett originals. Alex Masso stays on drums, … Continue reading CHELLOWDENE — THE VAMPIRES
(Jazzgroove) WHAT a pity these four young musicians, who’ve been together for three years in Sydney, do not make it often to Melbourne, where this debut album was recorded in 2007. (They did make it to the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.) Shannon Barnett is a guest on five tracks, but the keys to this collection of originals are the interplays between main composers Nick Garbett … Continue reading South Coasting — The Vampires
