Angela Davis: “It has always been a dream of mine to record with strings – some of my favourite albums are ventures in jazz with strings; Art Pepper’s Winter Moon, Lee Konitz Strings for Holiday and Paul Desmond’s Desmond Blue. To me there’s something profoundly beautiful about the timbre of the alto saxophone blending with a string section.”
Author: Nikolas Fotakis
jazz i write in public (with others) our tangled arcs threaded on grammar, are screeching chalks or a sea of question marks (conjuror, extempore 2012)
Paris Combo is a delight of a band, blending the best of theFrenchchanson tradition with a bubbly version of swing in an uplifting, joyous, jazzy […] Read More
Last time Dee Dee Bridgewater was in Melbourne, she had everybody in the audience forming what is now remembered as the most legendary conga line […] Read More
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“My goal is to go onstage not having decided anything. This way I can go out and play a chord that I wasn’t expecting. And if I don’t like it, I drop it. It’s all about being open and being in the moment.”
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Winter is here, but don’t worry, music will keep us warm. Because it is the jazz festival season, officially beginning tonight, with the glorious launch […] Read More