FOUR FELLOWS BAG FELLOWSHIPS

The Music Board of the Australia Council for the Arts has announced its 2012 fellowship recipients. Two-year fellowships were awarded to four artists: trumpeter and composer Peter Knight, jazz guitarist James Muller, composer and pianist Erik Griswold and experimental musician Lucas Abela. Knight’s fellowship will enable him to create new solo work for trumpet and electronics and undertake three collaborative projects, including a new Way … Continue reading FOUR FELLOWS BAG FELLOWSHIPS

RESIDUAL — PETER KNIGHT, DUNG NGUYEN

CD review (Parenthèses Records) 3 stars Peter Knight on trumpet, cornet, prepared piano, voice, laptop electronics, real-time processing Dung Nguyen on dan tranh, prepared dan tranh, dan bau, modified electric guitar Fans of the successful and popular jazz ensemble Way Out West, of which Knight and Nguyen are members, may find this album a shock to the system. Knight’s performances with solo trumpet and laptop … Continue reading RESIDUAL — PETER KNIGHT, DUNG NGUYEN