MINI REVIEW Monash Art Ensemble with special guest Mark Helias, The Forum Upstairs, Sunday 2 June, 2013, 2pm, Melbourne International Jazz Festival I’m a bit confused, because this gig was billed as Shapeshifter, but the leaflet given out refers to Monash Art Ensemble, described as “a dynamic new ensemble of 21st century musicians”. That description is apt because this was exciting music indeed. The large … Continue reading BAND ON THE RUN
NEWS: The 2013 National Jazz Awards: Piano Entries close on 10 June 2013 for this year’s National Jazz Awards, which carry a top prize of $10,000. This year Australia’s most prestigious jazz instrumental competition will be open to Australia’s leading young jazz pianists. Musicians of any nationality up to the age of 35 will be vying for a spot in the final 10, to compete at this … Continue reading CALLING ALL JAZZ PIANISTS
REVIEW: Melbourne Jazz Co-operative 30th Anniversary Concert — Sunday, January 27 at The Edge, Federation Square at 2pm The music spoke most eloquently at The Edge on Sunday, but some perceptive words accompanied it. Paul Grabowsky, one of three musicians to perform at the Melbourne Jazz Co-operative’s first concert, held at RMIT’s Glasshouse Theatre on the Sunday afternoon of January 30, 1983, was obviously struggling … Continue reading BITTER, BUT OH SO SWEET
