Jennifer Szelag on piano and vocals, Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy on June 15, 2011 The intimate venue and soft lighting at Uptown always suit a solo performance. Visiting Canadian vocalist Jennifer Szelag did not disappoint the audience, which was heavy with professional musicians as she opened the set with Dear Harvey, an original she wrote as a letter that was never sent. Szelag is one … Continue reading VOCALIST WITH A NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
Ausjazz blog previews Stonnington Jazz 2011 — May 19 to May 29 The days are suddenly much colder and the nights have that stay-at-home chill. Many of us are suffering from sore throats, persistent coughs and similar energy-sapping afflictions. So what’s the incentive to venture out to hear live music? During the past few nights I’ve had some of the worst coughing bouts in years, … Continue reading WYNTON MARSALIS SENDS HIS APOLOGIES
GIG REVIEW: Sam Anning’s penultimate farewell gig before going to New York, NY. Sam Anning, bass Eugene Ball, trumpet Andrea Keller, piano Rajiv Jayaweera, drums SAM Anning is now in New York, studying for a Master’s at the Manhattan School of Music. Now that he’s gone, we can talk about him. Not that there’s much to say that’s negative about the lad, except that he … Continue reading SAM ANNING QUARTET at Bennetts Lane
