___________ 6. THE TAWADROS BROTHERS IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT The hour of separation is fast approaching, when music lovers will leave the humdrum and mundane world of the daily grind behind and head to the Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival which opens on Friday, November 2. Ausjazz blog’s sixth festival highlight for 2012 is the Joseph Tawadros Jazz Project, featuring Egyptian-born oud player Joseph with his … Continue reading IS JAZZ, IS OUD
Awards are in the air and it’s fantastic to hear that some of Ausjazz blog’s favourite albums have been listed. In the ARIA list is a real favourite, Joe Chindamo’s take on Coen brothers’ music. It is frequently on the playlist. And Joseph Tawadros is another that deserves plaudits, though Ausjazz has not managed to squeeze in a review yet. 2010 ARIA Awards Nominations Best … Continue reading AWARDS NOMINATIONS
CD cover to come (Rufus) SIX pieces from an unplanned live recording during Wanderlust’s second visit, in 2004, to Villa Celimontana jazz festival make up this fifth album. Guests Joseph Tawadros (oud) and former band member Adam Armstrong (acoustic bass) join leader/composer Miroslav Bukovsky (trumpet, flugelhorn), James Greening (trombone, didgeridoo), Alister Spence (piano, keyboards) and Fabian Hevia (drums) in a selection from the repertoire of … Continue reading When in Rome — Wanderlust
