POWERPOINT, BUBBLY AND LIONESSES

BOOK LAUNCH Jazz singer Chris McNulty launches her book Vocalist As Complete Musician, Thursday, December 7, Paris Cat Mezzanine Level, 5pm to 7pm There’ll be music, there’ll be drinks and canapes, there’ll be discussion … and there’ll also be a PowerPoint presentation. Now don’t be like that. It’ll be informative and fun. Chris McNulty has written a book explaining a method specifically designed for vocalists … Continue reading POWERPOINT, BUBBLY AND LIONESSES

OF BIRD’S, BENNETTS AND BEYOND

REFLECTION Ravi Coltrane at Bird’s Basement, Singers Lane, Melbourne on Sunday, March 6, 2016 IT HAS been said often in recent months, but there’s a lot of live music happening in Melbourne, plenty of it being jazz / improvised. That can’t be bad. But as venues proliferate, the challenge remains to really get more Melburnians — and visitors to town — off their couches and out there listening, … Continue reading OF BIRD’S, BENNETTS AND BEYOND

SINGING BY A THREAD

PREVIEW: Unwoven, performed by Movement 9 with vocals by Olivia Chindamo, special guest Carlo Barbaro and a string trio, Thursday 10 December and Friday 11 December at Paris Cat, tickets $25. Bookings essential. Anyone familiar with Joe McEvily’s work as a composer and arranger will not want to miss the chance to catch one of these two concerts. Award-winning vocalist Olivia Chindamo joins Movement 9 to … Continue reading SINGING BY A THREAD