Tag: Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival

MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE FESTIVAL 2012

NETWORKING WINS FRINGE COMMISSION

BREAKING NEWS: Tilman Robinson wins the Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival APRA Composer Commission for 2012 Tilman Robinson’s ensemble Network of Lines will perform the the premiere of his commissioned work If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller on Sunday, May 13 at Northcote Town Hall. Robinson’s work attempts to replicate its the structure of Italo Calvino’s 1979 postmodern novel. Employing elements of through-composition and free … Continue reading NETWORKING WINS FRINGE COMMISSION

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GIGS

TWO QUARTETS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE

GIG: Andrea Keller Quartet with strings, Bennetts Lane, Melbourne on Sunday 4 December 2011 at 8.30pm It’s been a busy time for award-winning pianist/composer Andrea Keller lately. On Sunday and Monday last week the Bennetts Lane Big Band performed one of her compositions (along with one by quartet member Eugene Ball, a horn player also well known as a composer). Then, on Tuesday, Keller played … Continue reading TWO QUARTETS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE

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CD REVIEWS

EVERY DOG — FRAN SWINN TRIO

CD REVIEW Fran Swinn guitar, Tamara Murphy double bass, Ben Hendry drums 3 stars GUITARIST Fran Swinn knows about agility and fine balance, having composed for circus aerialist Rocky Stone at this year’s APRA Commission Concert for the Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival. Every Dog is less risky, but delivers indie rock-influenced jazz with poise and skill. Ably backed by Tamara Murphy (double bass) and Ben … Continue reading EVERY DOG — FRAN SWINN TRIO

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