GIG Yes, it hasn’t happened yet, but there are already pictures circulating. In a few hours, at 6.30pm on Saturday, October 6, 2012, Uptown Jazz Cafe will host a Lynch mob as guitarists Steve Magnusson and Ren Walters present a creative project which has been 12 months in the planning. With two musicians of such talent at work, the audience is guaranteed of twin peaks … Continue reading SNEAK PREVIEW: LYNCH MOB AT UPTOWN
REVIEW Ausjazz blog picks some highlights from the 2012 Melbourne International Jazz Festival: All up, Ausjazz went to all or part of 15 MIJF gigs this year. This is an attempt to pick out some highlights, though there will be posts about individual concerts when time permits. A few explanatory notes: First, I chose not to review the Opening Gala: The Way You Look Tonight … Continue reading ISN’T IT GRAND, NORWEGIAN BAND
GIG: CD Launch at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne, Tuesday, November 15, 8.30pm When Robert Burke, Tony Gould, Nick Haywood and Tony Floyd launch their album Live At Bennetts Lane (Jazzhead) this week by playing live at Bennetts Lane, one member of the quartet will be studying their performance closely. Bassist Haywood, who with his newly formed quartet of Colin Hopkins on piano, Stephen Magnusson … Continue reading LIVE AT BENNETTS LANE, BUT 15 YEARS IN THE MAKING
