NAT’S BACK, WITH NEW TRIO AND NEW ALBUM

GIG REVIEW / PREVIEW: Nat Bartsch Trio, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne, 9pm Thursday 25 April 2013 with guest saxophonist Kieran Hensey; Thursday 2 May and Thursday 9 May with guest vocalist Gian Slater. What was intended to be a brief review of the Nat Bartsch Trio’s debut in its present line-up (Bennetts Lane, 26 March) has become a short preview for a CD launch … Continue reading NAT’S BACK, WITH NEW TRIO AND NEW ALBUM

Katya Sourikova Quartet (Berlin)

GIG: Bennetts Lane, Sunday, February 20 at 9pm, courtesy of the Melbourne Jazz Cooperative Katya Sourikova piano, Paul Van Ross tenor sax, Tom Lee double bass and Mark Lockett drums Often reviews of live jazz performances are not useful in the way that a theatre review can be at the start of a season, but in this case there is a second performance in Melbourne. … Continue reading Katya Sourikova Quartet (Berlin)

Katya Sourikova Quartet (Berlin)

GIG COMING UP Bennetts Lane, Sunday, February 20 at 9pm, courtesy of the Melbourne Jazz Cooperative Katya Sourikova piano, Paul Van Ross tenor sax, Tom Lee double bass and Mark Lockett drums Russian-born and British trained pianist and composer Katya Sourikova is based in Berlin. Melbourne Jazz Cooperative describes her as having been “recognised by jazz heavyweights including Dave Douglas and Marilyn Crispell as a … Continue reading Katya Sourikova Quartet (Berlin)