WANGARATTA JAZZ 09 — BARNEY McALL & SYLENT RUNNING

Barney McAll on keyboards, Gian Slater vocals, Chris Hale on electric bass, Ben Vanderwal on drums, Dan West on laptop, toys, electronics, Nir Felder (New York) on guitar This was quite different from what I’d expected from the notes promising experiments in relationships “between silence and non-silence, beauty and its opposites … pristine acoustics and botched, ‘confused robot’ electronics”. Barney explained the set would explore … Continue reading WANGARATTA JAZZ 09 — BARNEY McALL & SYLENT RUNNING

Stonnington Jazz — Day 7

Scene set for a gig Again, pending some additional words about this evening at Chapel Off Chapel, here are some images to provide an idea of the atmosphere — at times the dry ice “smoke” wafting across the performers was enough to make us prepare our bushfire survival plans, but it contributed to the mood. Miriam Zolin introduces the musicians Jex Saarelaht Quartet With Saarelaht … Continue reading Stonnington Jazz — Day 7

Stonnington Jazz — Day 3

The Washington Grabowsky Project On April 25, 2008, the audience at BMW Edge during the Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival warmed to the endearing exuberance of Megan Washington, accompanied on piano by Paul Grabowsky. She was a real entertainer from the word go. And here she is: Then, at Wangaratta Festival of Jazz on November 1, 2008, Washington again wowed the crowds, this time accompanied by … Continue reading Stonnington Jazz — Day 3