REVIEW: SEXTETO ZONA SUL/PANORAMA DO BRASIL at Stonnington Jazz, 8pm 17 May 2014 at Chapel Off Chapel Brazilian choro (pronounced shoro) and maxixi (mashishi) were new to me, so I was hoping that the music would be accompanied by some explanations of the musical forms. I was not disappointed. The Chapel Off Chapel space was packed to hear Doug de Vries as an engaging advocate for the … Continue reading BRASIL PACKS THE HOUSE
CD REVIEW CD launch: March 1, Bennetts Lane, Melbourne, 9pm THIS debut as leader by Tasmanian-born pianist Matt Boden, now living in Paris, closes with an endearingly slow-swinging version of Mingus’s tune Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love. With mates Leigh Barker on acoustic bass, Alastair McGrath-Kerr on drums and Gideon Brazil on tenor sax, Boden retains that mood in his Berlin-inspired Revaler Strasse. McGrath-Kerr’s 5am, … Continue reading MB4 — MATT BODEN QUARTET
CD cover to come ON its third album, recorded live in June last year at Bennett’s Lane, the quintet reflects the whole jazz tradition, with bassist bandleader Leigh Barker drawing on blues, country and gospel influences in his four compositions. It’s honest, unpretentious music played with obvious joy and a commitment to good old fashioned swing. Beethoven Blues and Lynnville hark back to 2005’s Off … Continue reading Lynnville — Leigh Barker Quintet
