Overground, Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2011 Sunday, June 12, 3pm-9pm, Melbourne Town Hall It was late in a solid afternoon of music when the Indonesians invaded. In a day of occasional confusion, with some patrons not quite sure who would be on next and which gigs were running late, musicians needed some drama to make their presence felt. A small but curious crowd had gathered … Continue reading INDONESIA’S OVERGROUND INVASION
Melbourne International Jazz Festival double bill at the Forum Upstairs, Friday, June 10, 6pm First set: Los Totopos Tim Berne alto saxophone, Oscar Noriega clarinet and bass clarinet, Matt Mitchell piano, Ches Smith drums Second set: Jason Moran piano, keys, drums; Scott Tinkler trumpet; Simon Barker drums, percussion It seems a funny place to start blogging a festival, but there’s been so much music and … Continue reading OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT — TIM BERNE & JASON MORAN
Saturday, June 4 — Monday, 13 June It’s eclectic. It’s like an octopus. Yes, just when you thought the word eclectic had become too hackneyed a term, there is really no better way to describe this year’s MIJF, which had its program launch at 6pm today. The program devised by Sophie Brous is indeed wide-ranging, broad-based, extensive, comprehensive, varied, diverse, catholic, all-embracing, multifaceted, multifarious, heterogeneous, miscellaneous … Continue reading MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011 — PREVIEW
