REVIEW Travelling Tales, The Usefulness of Art concert 3, Adam Simmons with Arcko Symphonic Ensemble, 3pm December 10, 2017 at fortyfive downstairs The collection of thoughts, inspirations and observations that inspired compositions in the third concert in Adam Simmons’ series collectively titled The Usefulness of Art would have been familiar to anyone who has spent time travelling. These included the sense of adventure as we … Continue reading ART AWAKENS EMPATHY
REVIEW Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues 2017 Julian “Cannonball” Adderley was in the car on the way back from this year’s Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, along with Miles Davis, Hank Jones, Sam Jones, Art Blakey and a bunch of others from the fifties. They were not wearing seatbelts. They soothed my aching ears. They oozed class and they came uncluttered — clear … Continue reading LOUD AND PROUD V SUBTLY VARIED
REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival, June 1 – 11, 2017 To say this festival ended on a high note is undeniable. It was also a long note — or collection of many notes. Speedball — a quintet formed in Perth 17 years ago and whose members now mostly live in Melbourne — played possibly the longest set of the festival to a packed house at … Continue reading REVOLVING DOORS: 17 GIGS IN 10 DAYS
