ALBUM LAUNCH: The Monash Sessions: Enrico Rava, Thursday 30 October at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club in Melbourne It has become a tradition for Monash University to arrange for its students of improvised music to learn from some of the world’s great jazz musicians, either by having them visit or by taking the students overseass. The results of these working sessions have resulted in significant recordings … Continue reading AN ITALIAN COLLABORATION
A FESTIVAL GUIDE: Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival, Friday 31 October to Monday 3 November. It’s that time of year when excitement and an air of expectation begin to override all the mundane matters of life, necessary as they are, and the longing rises to be on the road again to Wangaratta. Once the bags are packed and the journey has begun, there is that … Continue reading BEING IN THE RIGHT PLACE — WANGARATTA
PREVIEW: Monash Art Ensemble Friday 3 October 7:30pm at the Iwaki Auditorium, free There’s a lot on in Melbourne tonight. First up, at 7.30pm, the always exciting Monash Art Ensemble presents its third and final project for 2014, featuring the world premiere of three new compositions and one classic work. From 8.30pm, at Uptown Jazz Cafe, there will be two sets to launch Paper Tiger, a new album … Continue reading MONASH FREE-FOR-ALL AT IWAKI
