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ARTICLES, CD REVIEWS

DARK SKY – DENSON BAARTZ QUARTET

The Dark Sky album cover. (Image: Alfred Schrock) ALBUM REVIEW DENSON-BAARTZ QUARTET (Brisbane) –  Dark Sky 4 stars* Pianist Louise Denson and alto saxophonist Martha Baartz are co-leaders on this debut album by a relatively new group featuring their original compositions. It was recorded live at the Brisbane International Jazz Festival in 2017 at the Brisbane Multicultural Centre. Originally from Canada, Denson has lectured at Queensland Conservatorium … Continue reading DARK SKY – DENSON BAARTZ QUARTET

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ARTICLES, JAZZ FESTIVALS

ENJOY WOMEN AT WORK

PREVIEW: Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival 2018 It’s time to once again do what we ought to be doing all year — celebrating the importance and contribution of women in the valuable work of making music, especially jazz. Melbourne and Sydney have excellent festivals to help us enjoy the work of women composers and improvisers, so let’s support these gigs. I was unable to make … Continue reading ENJOY WOMEN AT WORK

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SUSTENANCE FOR THE SOUL

REVIEW Melbourne International Jazz Festival, 1 – 10 June 2018 Paul Grabowsky AO wrote Tokyo Overpass with Haruki Murakami’s novel IQ84 as inspiration — the story of a young woman who climbs down a ladder from an elevated highway when her taxi is stuck in a traffic jam and enters a parallel universe. That could be a metaphor for this festival’s engrossing opening concert, The … Continue reading SUSTENANCE FOR THE SOUL

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