TIME TO BERET THAT MAN IN BLACK

Oliver Lake is one of the international artists at Wangaratta Jazz ARTICLE: Wangaratta Jazz demystified — ROGER MITCHELL reflects on the musical feast about to unfold this weekend HE wears a black beret to match his clothes, snaps his fingers to a private beat and calls everyone “man”, but you won’t often find him among the madding crowd on Cup weekend at Wangaratta Jazz. He … Continue reading TIME TO BERET THAT MAN IN BLACK

AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Awards are in the air and it’s fantastic to hear that some of Ausjazz blog’s favourite albums have been listed. In the ARIA list is a real favourite, Joe Chindamo’s take on Coen brothers’ music. It is frequently on the playlist. And Joseph Tawadros is another that deserves plaudits, though Ausjazz has not managed to squeeze in a review yet. 2010 ARIA Awards Nominations Best … Continue reading AWARDS NOMINATIONS

JAZZ BELL AWARDS 2010

AWARDS NIGHT AT BMW EDGE The winners: (from left) Hall of Fame inductee Bob Barnard, Kristin Berardi, Stu Hunter, Jonathan Zwartz and Allan Browne. Congratulations to the 2010 winners of the Jazz Bell Awards: Jazz Ensemble of the Year – Jonathan Zwartz – The Sea Jazz Song of the Year – Jonathan Zwartz – Epic Young Australia Jazz Artist of the Year – Linda Oh … Continue reading JAZZ BELL AWARDS 2010