WANGARATTA 2017: JAM-PACKED JAZZ

PREVIEW Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues, November 3 – 5, 2017 The 28th Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues will be the first without Adrian Jackson at the helm as artistic director. Instead, the programming team consists of Adam Simmons and Zoe Hauptmann for jazz, and Scott Solimo and Frank Davidson for blues. This change led to some understandable concern on the part of … Continue reading WANGARATTA 2017: JAM-PACKED JAZZ

UNITY IN DUALITY

GALLERY: Tuesday, November 12, 8.30pm: SHANNON BARNETT QUARTET & STEPHEN MAGNUSSON Melbourne Jazz C0-operative What a treat to hear New York-based trombonist Shannon Barnett at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club last night, in a first set with guitarist Steve Magnusson. It’s comparing apples and oranges, but I was struck by what a contrast there was between Barnett’s warm, resonant tones and the amplified, electronic sound of Eric … Continue reading UNITY IN DUALITY

CATCH SHANNON & AARON

In a rare change to the MJC’s advertised program, New York-based trombonist Shannon Barnett will play at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club tonight with guitarist Steve Magnusson (first set) and in a quartet playing compositions from her album Country. Scott Tinkler‘s scheduled performance with Magnusson and Erkki Veltheim has been postponed due to doctor’s orders (nothing major, fortunately). In the other room at Bennetts, students from the … Continue reading CATCH SHANNON & AARON