SHREVEPORT STOMP — BROWNE, HANNAFORD, ANNING

CD REVIEW 4 stars ON July 12 last year three patrons left Bennetts Lane jazz club in Melbourne grumbling that they “didn’t pay to hear three drunk blokes wearing flannel … miss every third note”. Yet that night these blokes, none of whom had touched a drop, began recording a live album that dips its lid to Monk, Parker, Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton and Ornette … Continue reading SHREVEPORT STOMP — BROWNE, HANNAFORD, ANNING

CATCH SAM ANNING ASLEEP AT HIS BASS

GIG Allan Browne Trio CD launch at Uptown Jazz Cafe, 9pm, July 5 Does this look familiar? Yes it’s that characteristic pose of a bass player catching some shut-eye after a night on the town or before a long flight to the US. If you have not heard Al Browne, Marc Hannaford and Sam Anning perform material similar to what’s on their new album Shreveport … Continue reading CATCH SAM ANNING ASLEEP AT HIS BASS