ALL VALVES OPEN AS TINKLER LEADS FUNKY BIG BAND

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

BENEFIT GIG TODAY AT UPTOWN FOR DAVE ADES

BENEFIT GIG: For saxophonist Dave Ades, at Uptown Jazz Cafe, Melbourne, from 5.30pm Sunday, 26 August The word has spread far and wide, so Uptown Jazz Cafe in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy will be bulging at the seams this evening as Sonny plays host to a benefit concert for Dave Ades, who has been diagnosed with level 3 inoperable lung cancer. Scott Tinkler has said Dave … Continue reading BENEFIT GIG TODAY AT UPTOWN FOR DAVE ADES

ISN’T IT GRAND, NORWEGIAN BAND

REVIEW Ausjazz blog picks some highlights from the 2012 Melbourne International Jazz Festival: All up, Ausjazz went to all or part of 15 MIJF gigs this year. This is an attempt to pick out some highlights, though there will be posts about individual concerts when time permits. A few explanatory notes: First, I chose not to review the Opening Gala: The Way You Look Tonight … Continue reading ISN’T IT GRAND, NORWEGIAN BAND