PICTORIAL UPDATE: Way Out West plays Footscray Community Arts Centre, 7.30pm Tuesday 3 June for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival It was a significant milestone last night when Peter Knight‘s ensemble Way Out West played in Footscray at the venue in which the band — with a slightly different line-up — played its first gig 14 years ago. It was also significant in that the … Continue reading BREAKING NEW GROUND OUT WEST
Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival, November 1-4, 2013 This preview covers a lot of ground, with the aim of letting people know what is on offer. The joy of a festival such as Wangaratta is that patrons can take risks and dip into unfamiliar territory. JAZZ PROGRAM PREVIEW Music moves us, musicians move us and musicians move. So many times when we read the biographies … Continue reading MUSICIANS WHO MOVE
BREAKING NEWS: Pianist extraordinaire Marc Hannaford is the 2013 recipient of the Freedman Jazz Fellowship. Marc was listed as being a Brisbane entrant, but the Melbourne jazz community has long since adopted him as our own. So, yea for Marc! Last night Marc, Raj Jayaweera, Aaron Flower and Jeremy Rose performed with their bands before respected judges Andrew Robson, Tim Firth, and Alister Spence in The Studio at the Sydney Opera House. Marc, who … Continue reading HANNAFORD COPS THE CASH
