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Jazz women in the pocket – and loving it

REVIEW Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival 2022Sunday 4 December – Sunday 11 DecemberThe Jazzlab The Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival celebrated the determination by musicians, organisers and audiences to get back out to create, present and enjoy live music. Nobody was under the illusion that Covid-19 had gone away – case numbers were rising – but there was a real sense that hearing music performed … Continue reading Jazz women in the pocket – and loving it

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Is jazz winning an Aria? … Sounds jazzy to me.

REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival December 2-5 2021 Stories. That’s what music is about, whether those stories are conveyed via a festival, a concert, a suite, a song or a solo. Words, whether explanatory or in songs, can help tell stories. Other stories are passed on without words, conveyed powerfully in notes and passages that stir emotions and provoke responses. The short story of this … Continue reading Is jazz winning an Aria? … Sounds jazzy to me.

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Grand Sugg-estion

The Andy Sugg Group, The Jazzlab, 4 May 2021Doors 7pm Music 7.30pm $25 or $20 concession Just bobbing up briefly from among the beehives and honey frames with a reminder that tonight The Jazzlab hosts The Andy Sugg Group playing compositions from Andy’s last three albums, which were recorded in New York. Andy Sugg on tenor saxophone will be joined by Brett Williams on piano … Continue reading Grand Sugg-estion

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