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ARTICLES, GIGS

THE REVEL IS IN THE DETAIL

REVIEW: The Necks, The Corner Hotel, Tuesday 29 January 2013 Chris Abrahams piano, Tony Buck drums and percussion, Lloyd Swanton bass Adrian Jackson, in a 1998 review of James Fielding’s three-CD set Notes From the Underground, noted that the keyboard player’s ensemble work “rewards attention”. That’s surely particularly apt for any performance by The Necks, because the band’s unplanned, set-long improvisations consist of incremental changes … Continue reading THE REVEL IS IN THE DETAIL

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MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE FESTIVAL 2011

BAND OF FIVE NAMES

MJFF/MJC Transitions Series, Tuesday, May 3, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club Simon Barker drums, Carl Dewhurst guitar, Matt McMahon piano, Phil Slater trumpet Bringing the Band of Five Names to Melbourne was a coup for the Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival and bound to be a highlight of a program that included the premiere local performance of Andrea Keller‘s Place and a commission work by Fran Swinn … Continue reading BAND OF FIVE NAMES

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CD REVIEWS

BRUNSWICK NIGHTS — THE ANDY SUGG GROUP

CD REVIEW THE saxophonist leading The Andy Sugg Group is a quite different beast from his fiery free-jazz incarnation with Kris Wanders. In a recording taken at the end of a long season at the Brunswick Green Hotel, Sugg’s ensemble of Daniel Gassin (keys), Nashua Lee (guitar), Thom Mann (drums) and Michael Story (bass) delivers detailed and delicate fusion. Sugg’s originals are layered and incremental, … Continue reading BRUNSWICK NIGHTS — THE ANDY SUGG GROUP

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