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
REVIEW: Murphy’s Law premieres “Big Creatures Little Creatures: The Modular Suite”, written for MIJF by PBS Young Elder of Jazz Competition winner Tamara Murphy — Jordan Murray trombone, Nashua Lee guitar, Tamara Murphy bass, Joe Talia & Daniel Farrugia on drums and percussion — at Bennetts Lane, Melbourne, Saturday, June 2 at 8pm for Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2012 It’s the sign of a good … Continue reading TIMBRES WELL CRAFTED IN NEW SUITE
Tuesday, March 22 at 9pm, Bennetts Lane, Melbourne CALLUM G’FROERER QUARTET Perth-based trumpet player Callum G’Froerer leads a new quartet featuring Brett Thompson (Perth) on guitar, Alex Boneham (Sydney) on bass and Hugh Harvey (Melbourne) on drums. We had two glimpses of Callum G’Froerer in 2010. In July he was with the Mace Francis Orchestra at Bennetts Lane, his solos featuring in There’s Nothing to … Continue reading GIGS NOT TO MISS 3 — TUESDAY
