PREVIEW: World Premiere of new composition by Dave Douglas, featuring the Monash Art Ensemble, Saturday 15 March, 7.30pm, Music Auditorium, Monash University, Cost: $20 / $15 There are two reasons to be excited by the collaboration to aired this evening at Monash University. The first is that renowned trumpeter and music educator Dave Douglas, fresh from his performance with John Zorn at the Adelaide Festival, … Continue reading MONASH HOSTS WORLD PREMIERE
MINI REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival Club Sessions at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club: 10.30pm Monday 3 June 2013 — David Ades & Friends 8pm Tuesday 4 June 2013 — Open Loose 10.30pm Tuesday 4 June 2013 — Snarky Puppy On 26 August last year, musicians gathered at Uptown Jazz Cafe in a benefit concert for saxophonist David Ades, who was in Germany receiving treatment for … Continue reading SINKING INTO THE SAXOPHONY
MINI REVIEW Monash Art Ensemble with special guest Mark Helias, The Forum Upstairs, Sunday 2 June, 2013, 2pm, Melbourne International Jazz Festival I’m a bit confused, because this gig was billed as Shapeshifter, but the leaflet given out refers to Monash Art Ensemble, described as “a dynamic new ensemble of 21st century musicians”. That description is apt because this was exciting music indeed. The large … Continue reading BAND ON THE RUN
