Tag: Ornette Coleman

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UPTOWN HOSTS PAPER TIGER

CD LAUNCH: Paper Tiger, featuring Oehlers/Magnusson/Vanderwal at Uptown Jazz Cafe, 8.30pm (two sets) To give a taste of what’s in store, here is Uptown’s take on proceedings: “Jamie Oehlers (tenor and soprano saxophones), Stephen Magnusson (guitar) and Ben Vanderwal (drums) are three widely recognised and acclaimed Australian jazz artists, who came together in 2013 to perform each others’ original material in Perth and Melbourne. “The … Continue reading UPTOWN HOSTS PAPER TIGER

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CD REVIEWS

SNEAKING OUT AFTER MIDNIGHT — MARK LOCKETT

CD REVIEW 3.5 stars Label: Rattle Jazz Recorded in New York with Joel Frahm on sax and Orlando Le Fleming on bass, Melbourne drummer Mark Lockett’s fourth album features eight of his compositions. Despite time as a student of flamboyant NYC drummer Ari Hoenig, Lockett does not push his work to the fore. This album showcases all members of the trio in lively and polished … Continue reading SNEAKING OUT AFTER MIDNIGHT — MARK LOCKETT

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SHREVEPORT STOMP — BROWNE, HANNAFORD, ANNING

CD REVIEW 4 stars ON July 12 last year three patrons left Bennetts Lane jazz club in Melbourne grumbling that they “didn’t pay to hear three drunk blokes wearing flannel … miss every third note”. Yet that night these blokes, none of whom had touched a drop, began recording a live album that dips its lid to Monk, Parker, Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton and Ornette … Continue reading SHREVEPORT STOMP — BROWNE, HANNAFORD, ANNING

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