The Necks & Bill without the travel expenses

PREVIEW The Necks are on tour and performing at Stadtgarten in Cologne, Germany tomorrow. Bill Frisell is in Trumpland, possibly working on a set list for his next scheduled live appearance on Sunday, 20 September at the State Theatre in Austin, Texas. What’s the next best thing then? Turning up to The Jazzlab at 7.30pm on Tuesday 15 September to hear Spirograph Studies – an … Continue reading The Necks & Bill without the travel expenses

A thread opens, snails outpaced

REVIEW Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival3 – 10 December 2023 The Jazzlab Synchronicity – it turns out on checking the definition – was the wrong word to sum up outings in this year’s MWIJF, though that initially came into my addled brain. A better word may be reciprocity, but more of that later. Synchronicity – “a simultaneous occurrence of events that appear related but have … Continue reading A thread opens, snails outpaced

The voices have it

PREVIEW Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival 2023 The Jazzlab It is appropriate that this year’s Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival will feature a live-streamed symposium bound to provide insights into a key feature of this year’s comprehensive program at The Jazzlab in Brunswick– vocalists. On Saturday 9 December, in a live-streamed session moderated by Australian pianist Andrea Keller – Head of Jazz and Improvisation at … Continue reading The voices have it