GIG REVIEW: Shapeshifter, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne, Wednesday 24 October 2012 Take two groups of musicians, add Paul Grabowsky and stir. The result is bound to be interesting. In this case, Grabowsky as Musical Director has gathered six students from the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and teamed them with seven members of the renowned Australian Art Orchestra to form Shapeshifter — “a dynamic … Continue reading THE STING IN THE TAILFIN
___________ 2. TRIO M COLLABORATES WITH SOME OF AUSTRALIA’S FINEST IMPROVISERS Three musicians that stand tall in Australian improvised music are trumpeters Scott Tinkler and Phil Slater, and drummer Simon Barker. Their work has pushed boundaries; their intensity and focus has delivered drama to performances that linger long after the last notes have died away. Two years ago, in the US, Tinkler played with Mark … Continue reading THREE OF US JOIN THREE OF OZ
GIG: Moreland City Big Band plays Brunswick Bowls Club, 104-106 Victoria Street. Brunswick East, 3pm to 5pm, Sunday, September 30, 2012 Fans of Andra Jackson‘s arts articles and interviews with visiting jazz musicians will welcome the chance to hear her perform on saxophone with the Moreland City Big Band, one of two big bands in which she plays. Fiery trumpet virtuoso Scott Tinkler, well known … Continue reading ALL VALVES OPEN AS TINKLER LEADS FUNKY BIG BAND
