LOST CITY — ANTON DELECCA QUARTET

CD REVIEW THERE’S a cool elegance, complexity and delicacy of touch to tenor saxophonist Delecca’s second quartet album, but one track stands out. On Regulated, Delecca and Marc Hannaford on piano build excitement through barely suppressed tension, ably backed by Daniel Farrugia on drums and Jonathan Zion on acoustic bass. It’s gripping, draining and satisfying. The all-new quartet, plus Elvis Aljus on congas in the … Continue reading LOST CITY — ANTON DELECCA QUARTET

MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE 2009 — COMMISSION CONCERT

Gian Slater and the Silo String Quartet THE Melbourne Jazz Fringe opened at the Iwaki Auditorium hard on the heels of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival and will overlap Stonnington Jazz by a day or two. It’s great to have all this live music, but perhaps it would be better if they were spaced a little apart on the calendar. It makes it hard for … Continue reading MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE 2009 — COMMISSION CONCERT