REFLECTION: Three concerts at The Malthouse on Friday 6 June 2014 for Melbourne International Jazz Festival 7pm: Django Bates Beloved with Monash Art Ensemble celebrate Charlie Parker It was going to be an evening of new experiences — I was familiar with only two of the four ensembles and had heard only one musical performance in the Merlyn Theatre at The Malthouse. It is a similar … Continue reading TURNING UNKNOWNS INTO KNOWNS
Tonight (6 June) at Merlyn Theatre in The Malthouse at 9pm, the Alister Spence Trio will perform in an Australian premiere with Dawn of Midi. It seems appropriate for Ausjazz to dust off an album review before we have the chance to hear the trio live: (OVERDUE) CD REVIEW Rufus Records 3.5 stars Occasionally I like to ask a friend or family member to give … Continue reading FAR FLUNG — ALISTER SPENCE TRIO
REVIEW: A Day at the Fair, Andrew Robson Trio, The Grainger Museum, Melbourne, Sunday, October 20, 2.30pm Next performance: Thursday, October 24, 6.30pm, Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Macquarie Street, Sydney What a treat to hear the world premiere of this song cycle in the hallowed space of the Percy Grainger Museum. But what a pity that a larger audience did not turn up … Continue reading A SONG-CYCLE RIDE TO VISIT PERCY
