Tag: Xani Kolac

ARTICLES, JAZZ FESTIVALS, MWIJF 2015

STRINGS ATTACHED — AND LOVING IT

REVIEW: Xani Kolac Project, Bennetts Lane, Sunday 6 December, 8pm Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival Dec 3 — 13, 2015 Line-up: Xani Kolac electric violin/vocals, Arlene Fletcher double bass, Nat Grant percussion/vibraphone, Leah Zweck viola and guest Mark Leahy on drum kit I first encountered Xani Kolac back in April 2010 when she played her electric violin solo from a tiny, elevated “secret space” in … Continue reading STRINGS ATTACHED — AND LOVING IT

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ARTICLES, JAZZ FESTIVALS, MWIJF 2015

FOCUS OFF, FUN ON

GALLERY: Xani Kolac Project is warm and very fuzzy Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival 2015 Last night, Sunday 6 December, the Xani Kolac Project delighted the audience in the small room at Bennetts Lane. Before long lots of clear pictures will be added to a gig review  (more likely a rave), but in the meantime it seemed worthwhile to add a gallery, in colour, of some very … Continue reading FOCUS OFF, FUN ON

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MELBOURNE JAZZ FRINGE FESTIVAL 2012

Now, more than ever, seems it fit to have a Melbourne jazz fringe

RANT Anzac Day seems a good opportunity for reflection. A week or so back I was gearing up to post about the coming season of jazz festivals in Melbourne and the need for us to get off our couches and venture into the wintry nights to hear live music, prodded or encouraged perhaps by a surge in publicity about the delights of improvised music. I … Continue reading Now, more than ever, seems it fit to have a Melbourne jazz fringe

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