NEWS: The 2013 National Jazz Awards: Piano Entries close on 10 June 2013 for this year’s National Jazz Awards, which carry a top prize of $10,000. This year Australia’s most prestigious jazz instrumental competition will be open to Australia’s leading young jazz pianists. Musicians of any nationality up to the age of 35 will be vying for a spot in the final 10, to compete at this … Continue reading CALLING ALL JAZZ PIANISTS
___________ 5. ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN WHEN NOCK MEETS MAGNUSSON The duo encounter between pianist Mike Nock and guitarist Stephen Magnusson is Ausjazz blog’s fifth highlight of the Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival in 2012, and definitely a reason not to miss the festival. Nock is one of the most experienced and accomplished musicians on the Australian jazz scene. Originally from New Zealand, he spent time … Continue reading EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
CD REVIEW 4 stars FWM Records Mike Nock piano, James Waples drums, Ben Waples double bass, Karl Laskowski tenor saxophone, Ken Allars trumpet This trio’s first album, An Accumulation of Subtleties, was a triumph, demonstrating on two discs how well the Waples brothers work with Nock’s presence and mastery. Hear and Know is altered radically by the addition of horns — it is fascinating to … Continue reading MIKE NOCK TRIO PLUS — HEAR AND KNOW
