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ARTICLES, CD REVIEWS

DARK SKY – DENSON BAARTZ QUARTET

The Dark Sky album cover. (Image: Alfred Schrock) ALBUM REVIEW DENSON-BAARTZ QUARTET (Brisbane) –  Dark Sky 4 stars* Pianist Louise Denson and alto saxophonist Martha Baartz are co-leaders on this debut album by a relatively new group featuring their original compositions. It was recorded live at the Brisbane International Jazz Festival in 2017 at the Brisbane Multicultural Centre. Originally from Canada, Denson has lectured at Queensland Conservatorium … Continue reading DARK SKY – DENSON BAARTZ QUARTET

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ARTICLES, JAZZ FESTIVALS

BEYOND, AND WITH, WORDS

Ellen Kirkwood performs in [A]part with Gian Slater and Sandy Evans.    Image: Roger Mitchell REVIEW Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, November 2-4, 2018 Music speaks for itself. That’s what visiting saxophonist from Holland, Yuri Honing – a man of few words – told the audience in Wangaratta’s Performing Arts Centre Theatre on Saturday night during his quartet’s second festival outing. He’s right, of course. The … Continue reading BEYOND, AND WITH, WORDS

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ARTICLES, JAZZ FESTIVALS

SUSTENANCE FOR THE SOUL

REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival, 1 – 10 June 2018 Paul Grabowsky AO wrote Tokyo Overpass with Haruki Murakami’s novel IQ84 as inspiration — the story of a young woman who climbs down a ladder from an elevated highway when her taxi is stuck in a traffic jam and enters a parallel universe. That could be a metaphor for this festival’s engrossing opening concert, The … Continue reading SUSTENANCE FOR THE SOUL

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