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Howard Cairns Quintet at Paris Cat

Howard Cairns It was great, on May 28, to have bassist Howard Cairns — who has played with (among others) Yarra Yarra Jazz Band, Ross Hannaford, Allan Browne’s Red Onions and New Rascals, the Dancehall Racketeers, Michelle Nicole, Igor Oskolkov’s Gypsy Swing, Andy Cowan and the internationally acclaimed Way Out West, as well as touring widely in Australia, Europe and America — leading his group … Continue reading Howard Cairns Quintet at Paris Cat

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MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE FESTIVALS 2009 & 2010

Melbourne Jazz Fringe 2009 — Day 5

My intention was to make it to Make It Up Club, Bar Open, in Brunswick St, Fitzroy, where some 15 musicians were offering some avant garde improvised music, but the night ended where it began, in a pool of poetry and other literary delights, along with music, at Bennetts Lane. Launch of extempore issue 2 Martin Jackson, of the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative, officially launched the … Continue reading Melbourne Jazz Fringe 2009 — Day 5

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