DON’T LET YOUR FRINGE DOWN

Preview: Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival, including 2013 APRA Composer Commission Concert, Sunday 5 May, 2-8pm at
 Northcote Town Hall Lovers of popular music, including fans of classical and opera, may regard many incarnations of jazz as being on “the fringe”. Purely in terms of bums on seats at concerts, that is probably a reasonable view. But anyone familiar with the improvised music on offer in … Continue reading DON’T LET YOUR FRINGE DOWN

IKEA NO, IDEAS YES

REVIEW: Murphy’s Law performed Big Creatures & Little Creatures at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club in Melbourne on November 11, 2012 I don’t know much about modular furniture, but I have a hunch it is fairly dull. You have a box-shaped couch seating three, you add a couple of modules and it seats five. Forget Ikea. Tamara Murphy‘s suite Big Creatures & Little Creatures is not … Continue reading IKEA NO, IDEAS YES

NOT TO MENTION …

___________ 12. MANY OTHER FANTASTIC PERFORMERS Ausjazz blog has not exhausted the myriad reasons why you should not miss the opportunity to be at all or part of Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival this year, but a dozen is clearly not enough, so I’ve grouped a few who absolutely deserve a mention. Friday, November 2 at 10pm, WPAC Theatre: Paul Grabowsky and Bernie McGann will … Continue reading NOT TO MENTION …