PREVIEW: Perth International Jazz Festival, Friday 24 May to Sunday 26 May, 2013 If you’ve never heard of this festival, that’s because this is the first. Co-owner of the Ellington Jazz Club Graham Wood, who is also Program Director of Music at the WA Academy of Performing Arts, has planned the festival as an extension of the club, though PIJF is a not-for-profit incorporated association. … Continue reading ADD JOE LOVANO AND STIR
GIG: Russell Holmes Trio, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne, October 16, 2012, presented by Melbourne Jazz Cooperative It’s not news that, when it comes to improvised music, good things happen in Perth. Lots of names come to mind, including the WA Academy of Performing Arts, Johannes Luebbers and Jamie Oehlers. A week ago, exciting young pianist Tal Cohen was at Bennetts Lane with fellow Perth … Continue reading NOT ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
CD “REVIEW” This is a plug as much as a review, but I’ve just had a listen to a digital album downloadable for $15 from Listen/Hear Collective website. The Collective has created this compilation to contribute to the recovery efforts in Japan after the devastating March earthquakes and flood. It includes previously unreleased material from new Listen/Hear artists Kynan Tan and Peter Knight. Other contributors … Continue reading HELP JAPAN — ASSORTED ARTISTS
