Tag: Paolo Angeli

ARTICLES, MIJF 2016

WE WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR TRUMP

REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2016 The dust has settled, my particularly nasty post-festival toothache — during which I utilised a sleepless night to write a long and meandering rave on the MIJF —and subsequent never-ending plague of coughs, colds and sinus pain are fading from memory. It’s finally time to reflect on the remaining concerts I had the opportunity to attend during this year’s festival. Paolo Angeli … Continue reading WE WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR TRUMP

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ARTICLES, JAZZ FESTIVALS, MIJF 2016

OF JAZZ HEROES AND HIGHLIGHTS

REVIEW / RAVE Melbourne International Jazz Festival, June 3 to June 12, 2016 One of the most interesting conversations I’ve had during this jazz festival — and I’ve had a few, before and after attending 15 concerts — was about the jazz hero. The person I spoke to was a musician who said he wanted to move away from that approach or model in bands … Continue reading OF JAZZ HEROES AND HIGHLIGHTS

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ARTICLES, JAZZ FESTIVALS, MIJF 2016

LONG LOOK AT A SHORTER FESTIVAL

PREVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival, June 3 – 12, 2016 SOME of the main drawcards at this year’s festival are well-known knowns — Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding, Gary Bartz — but it’s a big program with plenty of other artists to be excited about. Stats don’t put flesh on the bones, but over 10 days the festival will stage 74 events involving 335 artists (75 international and 260 Australian), … Continue reading LONG LOOK AT A SHORTER FESTIVAL

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