I WENT, I SANG, I RECORDED

BRIANA COWLISHAW BAGS A DEBUT ALBUM IN NEW YORK: Sydney vocalist/composer Briana Cowlishaw, who recorded her debut album When Fiction Comes to Life in New York last year, is coming to Melbourne and will also perform at Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival this year. Cowlishaw recorded the album during a visit to New York, collaborating with musicians including Aaron Goldberg (piano), Reuben Rogers (bass), Gregory … Continue reading I WENT, I SANG, I RECORDED

Melbourne International Jazz Festival — Day 3

Magnusson/Ball/Talia Stephen Magnusson, Eugene Ball and Joe Talia made only one announcement on Tuesday at the Melbourne Recital centre — they played. There was no talk. Their instruments said all they wished to say. And from the opening notes from Magnusson’s guitar, through Ball’s solemn trumpet and Talia’s filigree drum work, it was evident that we would feel this music rather than merely hear or … Continue reading Melbourne International Jazz Festival — Day 3