Tag: Wangaratta Jazz 2010

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TIME TO BERET THAT MAN IN BLACK

Oliver Lake is one of the international artists at Wangaratta Jazz ARTICLE: Wangaratta Jazz demystified — ROGER MITCHELL reflects on the musical feast about to unfold this weekend HE wears a black beret to match his clothes, snaps his fingers to a private beat and calls everyone “man”, but you won’t often find him among the madding crowd on Cup weekend at Wangaratta Jazz. He … Continue reading TIME TO BERET THAT MAN IN BLACK

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PERFECT PRESENT — KURT ELLING ON BEING IN THE MOMENT

INTERVIEW Drawcard: Kurt Elling KURT Elling is a hard taskmaster — hard on himself and on his audiences. The Grammy award-winning vocalist has made a rigorous study of the great jazz singers and strives for total engagement with music through improvisation and spontaneity. He has mastered scatting, singing and writing vocalese lyrics for jazz standards and current repertoire. He can sing a beautiful ballad and … Continue reading PERFECT PRESENT — KURT ELLING ON BEING IN THE MOMENT

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