PREVIEW Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues, November 3 – 5, 2017 The 28th Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues will be the first without Adrian Jackson at the helm as artistic director. Instead, the programming team consists of Adam Simmons and Zoe Hauptmann for jazz, and Scott Solimo and Frank Davidson for blues. This change led to some understandable concern on the part of … Continue reading WANGARATTA 2017: JAM-PACKED JAZZ
CD REVIEW 3.5 stars Yum Yum Tree Records The story of this collaboration and the album it produced is as interesting as the music thereon. After travel in India, Sydney saxophonist Matt Keegan (Matt Keegan Trio, Steve Hunter Band, Phil Slater’s Sun Songbook project, Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra) was awarded the 2011 Freedman Fellowship for the idea of transforming Piramal Haveli — a stunning Italian inspired … Continue reading HAVELI — THE THREE SEAS
CD REVIEW 3.5 stars AS composer, arranger, producer and bandleader, Isaacs is considered and meticulous, which is a good description of this studio album. Compared with the previous, more visceral live album, Tell It Like It Is, which comes as a bonus DVD in this release, Aurora has a decorative, almost embroidered feel that reflects Isaacs’ nurture. He has James Muller play electric and acoustic … Continue reading AURORA — MARK ISAACS RESURGENCE BAND
