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MIJF 2011

NORMA’S WAY WITH — AND WITHOUT — WORDS

Melbourne International Jazz Festival double bill, Melbourne Recital Centre, June 11, 2011 Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio (not reviewed) Norma Winstone with Klaus Gesing, Glauco Venier The first set in this double bill was still showing on the small television screens in the MRC foyer when I arrived about 9pm. As I listened and watched the very poor quality video image, I decided this set would … Continue reading NORMA’S WAY WITH — AND WITHOUT — WORDS

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MIJF 2011

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011 — PREVIEW

Saturday, June 4 — Monday, 13 June It’s eclectic. It’s like an octopus. Yes, just when you thought the word eclectic had become too hackneyed a term, there is really no better way to describe this year’s MIJF, which had its program launch at 6pm today. The program devised by Sophie Brous is indeed wide-ranging, broad-based, extensive, comprehensive, varied, diverse, catholic, all-embracing, multifaceted, multifarious, heterogeneous, miscellaneous … Continue reading MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011 — PREVIEW

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