PICTURE GALLERY – Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Friday 16 October 2026 Now the dust has settled on this year’s festival, I’m progressively posting images from the 15 concerts I had the privilege of attending. For the full festival review click here. What a band to begin the festival on 16 October at The Jazzlab. Saxophonist and composer Yosvany Terry learned to play the chekeré from … Continue reading LENS ON MIJF 2026 – Yosvany Terry Quartet
REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival, 20 – 29 October 2023 To pianist Nduduzo Makhathini, the telling of a story can liberate and heal. The Blue Note artist from South Africa told his audience at The Jazzlab on the final night of the festival that performances are moments of emptying, an opportunity for us to dissolve for a second and to think about ourselves in the … Continue reading Glimpsing a collective consciousness
REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival14-23 October 2022 Optimism flowed freely in the first Melbourne International Jazz Festival freed from covid-19 lockdowns, pouring into venues filled with animated crowds so gleeful to be waiting with others in anticipation of the live music in store. Surely the musicians, festival organisers, sponsors, volunteers and even hard-working staff at venues must have felt this surge in excitement, the buzz … Continue reading Great ways to escape a sack o’ woe
