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ARTICLES, JAZZ FESTIVALS

Great ways to escape a sack o’ woe

REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival14-23 October 2022 Optimism flowed freely in the first Melbourne International Jazz Festival freed from covid-19 lockdowns, pouring into venues filled with animated crowds so gleeful to be waiting with others in anticipation of the live music in store. Surely the musicians, festival organisers, sponsors, volunteers and even hard-working staff at venues must have felt this surge in excitement, the buzz … Continue reading Great ways to escape a sack o’ woe

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ARTICLES, JAZZ FESTIVALS

Heavens above – it’s going to be a hell of a party

PREVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2022 14-23 October As we ponder life’s imponderables – such as, was Scott Morrison ever sworn in as arts minister? – the launch of this year’s Melbourne International Jazz Festival draws our eyes to the heavens. The festival is back in town for 10 days from Friday 14 October, freed from the onerous constraints of Covid-19 (still here, but largely … Continue reading Heavens above – it’s going to be a hell of a party

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Is jazz winning an Aria? … Sounds jazzy to me.

REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival December 2-5 2021 Stories. That’s what music is about, whether those stories are conveyed via a festival, a concert, a suite, a song or a solo. Words, whether explanatory or in songs, can help tell stories. Other stories are passed on without words, conveyed powerfully in notes and passages that stir emotions and provoke responses. The short story of this … Continue reading Is jazz winning an Aria? … Sounds jazzy to me.

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