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ARTICLES, GIGS

HEAR A SONG WRITTEN DURING INTERVAL

CONCERTS PREVIEW: Monique diMattina performs two concerts in one day at Melbourne Recital Centre on Friday 29 November, at 1pm (solo piano) and 8pm (Songs and stomps from New Orleans) It’s a busy time for Monique diMattina, who is just back from the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, where she co-presented Singer, Songwriter, Storyteller with long-time collaborators Clare Bowditch and Tommy Spender. Before that she … Continue reading HEAR A SONG WRITTEN DURING INTERVAL

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JAZZ FESTIVALS, WANGARATTA JAZZ 2013

MUSICIANS WHO MOVE

Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival, November 1-4, 2013 This preview covers a lot of ground, with the aim of letting people know what is on offer. The joy of a festival such as Wangaratta is that patrons can take risks and dip into unfamiliar territory. JAZZ PROGRAM PREVIEW Music moves us, musicians move us and musicians move. So many times when we read the biographies … Continue reading MUSICIANS WHO MOVE

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ARTICLES, JAZZ FESTIVALS, STONNINGTON JAZZ 2013

SHAKEN AND A LITTLE BIT REHEARSED

ARTICLE Ausjazz blog takes a look at how singer/songwriter Monique diMattina has taken some song ideas through customs, taken a flight overseas, and come home with a new album It’s an intriguing and original way to record an album: Take an idea provided by someone else, spend 45 minutes writing lyrics and a melody, carry those ideas on a plane to New Orleans, team up … Continue reading SHAKEN AND A LITTLE BIT REHEARSED

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