AUSTRALIAN TOUR: Alex Stuart Quintet The title of this post will mean little to many, but it alludes to the first Lonely Planet guide that I ever used, South-East Asia on a Shoestring, which accompanied me on the trek up through the wilds of Java and Sumatra and beyond many, many years ago. But I digress. We have come to expect — and look forward … Continue reading PARIS ON A GUITAR STRING
BREAKING NEWS: Pianist extraordinaire Marc Hannaford is the 2013 recipient of the Freedman Jazz Fellowship. Marc was listed as being a Brisbane entrant, but the Melbourne jazz community has long since adopted him as our own. So, yea for Marc! Last night Marc, Raj Jayaweera, Aaron Flower and Jeremy Rose performed with their bands before respected judges Andrew Robson, Tim Firth, and Alister Spence in The Studio at the Sydney Opera House. Marc, who … Continue reading HANNAFORD COPS THE CASH
PREVIEW: Forget for a moment the prospect of debates between Opposition (pause) Leader (pause) Tony (pause) Abbott (pause) and fair-suck-of-the-sauce-bottle Kevin (frankly, let be be quite clear about this) Rudd. The musical debate about to unfold tonight in Sydney is bound to be more engrossing, if less bloody. Tonight four of Australia’s musicians play off in The Studio at the Sydney Opera House for the … Continue reading OPERA HOUSE VENUE FOR BIG DEBATE
