WINE, WOMEN AND SONG — IT’S A DREAM DROP

CD REVIEW / MWIJF PREVIEW Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival: Martha Baartz Quintet Dream Drops CD launch, Wednesday 11 December 2013, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, 8.30pm Alto saxophonist Martha Baartz was lost to the Melbourne jazz scene when she returned to northern New South Wales a while ago after 12 years down south, but she has visited for MWIJF gigs in 2010 and 2011. This … Continue reading WINE, WOMEN AND SONG — IT’S A DREAM DROP

MUSICIANS WHO MOVE

Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival, November 1-4, 2013 This preview covers a lot of ground, with the aim of letting people know what is on offer. The joy of a festival such as Wangaratta is that patrons can take risks and dip into unfamiliar territory. JAZZ PROGRAM PREVIEW Music moves us, musicians move us and musicians move. So many times when we read the biographies … Continue reading MUSICIANS WHO MOVE