WANGARATTA JAZZ 2010 — AARON CHOULAI’S SISIA NATUNA

GIG: WPAC Theatre, 3pm, October 30 Aaron Choulai piano, Yoshimoto Akihiro tenor sax, Komano Itsumi trombone, Sugawa Takashi bass, Tanaka Noritaka drums. IT RARELY works to arrive late at a gig. And it is equally not a great idea to leave a concert halfway through in order to hear something else. But at festivals clashes often occur, so these less-than-ideal late arrivals and early departures … Continue reading WANGARATTA JAZZ 2010 — AARON CHOULAI’S SISIA NATUNA

THINGS HAPPEN — A FEW WORDS ON WANG

REVIEW: WANGARATTA JAZZ 2010 ROGER MITCHELL attempts to sum up Australia’s major festival of improvised music in a few words WHEN Mike Nock’s New Quintet opened the 21st annual jazz festival at Wangaratta on Friday, the pianist told the audience, “This is jazz. Things happen.” It was good advice. The festival program had not seemed to promise as much as in recent years. But things … Continue reading THINGS HAPPEN — A FEW WORDS ON WANG