It seems that jazz in Sydney has definitely turned the corner as a far as venues go. The signs have been there for some time but with the announcement that new club Foundry616 will kick off soon in Ultimo - perhaps the optimism is justified. Numerous venue closures have occurred over the years – including the popular Side On Café – so it has been… Read more
It was an unbelievable coup. When volunteer VJ's impresario Mark Ginsburg announced the advent of The Ernie Watts Quartet, I was staggered. There could be no more deserving venue than VJ's, but how did it get the jump on the more obvious ones? I still don't really know. And it doesn't really matter. The important thing is, it did. Ernest James… Read more
Saxophonist/composer Matt Keegan was awarded the 2011 MCA/Freedman Fellowship for Jazz. Below are observations from his project. This article was originally published by the MCA and we thank them for allowing us to share this piece. In 2011 I had the honour of being nominated for the Freedman Fellowship for jazz. My winning proposal was to… Read more
Jazz. And Jerusalem. For most of us, the last probably wouldn't be the first city we'd think of, in a word association test. Yet, by all reports the Israeli scene is thriving. Omri Mor, who's just shy of thirty, has been playing most of his life. Since the age of seven, to be precise, which puts him in a kind of Mozartian category. For a young… Read more
Questions whilst on the road for winner of eight Grammy Awards: five Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy and creditor of many doctorates, Dionisio Jesus "Chucho" Valdés Rodríguez is natural from Quivican, Havana Province, Cuba. Born in 1941, Chucho is a pianist, composer, professor of music, musical arranger and director of his own groups began… Read more
Lloyd Swanton of the Necks and The catholics has passed on the following information. SYDNEY MORNING HERALD DRASTICALLY CUTTING BACK ALBUM REVIEWS, we assume that it's sister paper the Age will also be doing the same. "If you are a lover of music, and Australian music in particular, you will be as concerned as I am that the Sydney Morning Herald… Read more
Festival Start date End Date Website Riverboats Music Festival, Echuca Feb 15 2013 Feb 17 2013 www.riverboatsmusic.com.au Adelaide Fringe Fri 15 Feb 2013 Sun 17 March 2013 www.alelaidefringe.com.au Clarence Jazz Festival, TAS Feb 17 2013 Feb 24 2013 http://www.ccc.tas.gov.au/jazz Perth International Arts Festival Mar 2 2013 April 8 2013… Read more
Jazz Queensland is excited to announce Brisbane’s inaugural International Jazz Festival to be held from May 29th to June 6th 2013. The festival is a much anticipated event among the Qld music community and is poised to be one of the largest and most diverse festivals of its kind in Australia. Jazz Qld president Lynette Irwin says she is thrilled… Read more
Having long been a fan of Etta James, it is good to see a show that celebrates her music, which kept on coming despite an often stormy life. Her career spanned around 50 years, rather an achievement given the drugs and turbulence until the latter part of her life. The strength of Vika Bull's voice does justice to Jame’s high octane powerful… Read more
The 11th annual Australian Jazz Bell Awards celebrated our diverse and world-class jazz industry. The 2013 Australian Jazz Bell Award winners are: The winner of the TarraWarra Estate Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album - Chris McNulty with ‘The Song That Sings You Here’ The winner of the Palace Cinemas Most Original Australian Jazz Album - Marc… Read more
Many who watch popular TV around the country are tuned into the Voice, is it a good thing or bad thing that artists who sit firmly in the jazz cannon, Emma Pask and Josh Kyle have made it through the battle rounds? Or is jazz so far removed from popular culture that it is not on the register? For another take on a classic "Voice" these images… Read more
Interview between Joe Zawinal and Matt McMahon in 2002. I first became aware of Joe Zawinul’s music when I heard my brother Michael’s copy of Weather Report’s “Heavy Weather”. I’ve been a fan ever since – enjoying his playing with Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, Weather Report and many other projects. His approach to music always exhibited a… Read more
Best wishes to Dale Barlow who is representing Australia this year at the request of the Thelonious Monk Institute and Herbie Hancock at the International Jazz day in Istanbul. As you can see from the programme below, I'm performing with Terence Blanchard, Terri-Lynn Carrington, James Genus. Then we're all playing 'A night in Tunisia with Herbie… Read more
The Music Council of Australia is conducting a survey of successful contemporary musicians to discover what role music education has played in their careers. They will use the information in our advocacy for better school music education and perhaps also discover gaps that musicians would like filled. Would you be willing to do a survey? It will… Read more
This year a new three-day jazz festival is being held in Perth from May 24 to 26, 2013 Putting on both paid and free events and more than 40 performances. The Festival will be the only Jazz festival in Western Australia and will develop into a regular event in Perth’s cultural calendar. Artists include a headline concert featuring a triple bill of… Read more
A little bit of trivia for the weekend, a site I came across with a jazz slang glossary. No to mention featured quotes from Jazz cats! like Ellington, Goodman, Holiday, Marsalis and more Perhaps there is some Aussie jazz slang out there? Check it out Read more
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2013 AUSTRALIAN JAZZ BELL AWARDS The 2013 Australian Jazz Bell Awards are pleased to announce this year’s nominations with winners to be announced at a glittering ceremony at the beautiful Regent Theatre Ballroom, Melbourne on Thursday May 2. This year is the 11th Jazz Bell Awards and one of great significance. Graeme… Read more
Congratulations to Brett Thompson, the inaugural AAO Young Artist in Residence. Brett will be in residence for the second half of 2013 developing a series of works using unconventional notation, which build on approaches developed by Morton Feldman and others. He will workshop these compositions with the AAO for eventual recording and performance.… Read more
In the month of April, APRA is supporting a range of jazz focussed events. Kicking it off is a special event focussing on jazz composition and performance together with introductions to local organisations Jazzgroove and SIMA. Highly sought after composer and performer Matt McMahon will be put under the spotlight to discuss the experiences,… Read more
Jazz Queensland is excited to announce Brisbane’s inaugural International Jazz Festival to be held from May 29th to June 6th 2013. The festival is a much anticipated event among the Qld music community and is poised to be one of the largest and most diverse festivals of its kind in Australia. Jazz Qld president Lynette Irwin says she is thrilled… Read more
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