Think big, dream large etc. This is an opportunity for you to stretch yourself creatively. Looking back at previous winners of the commission, we have all tried something very new to us and used the commission to test uncharted waters. The MJFF Commission is no place to play it safe.
Phil Treloar recently contacted us here at AustralianJazz.net, asking if we would post this video of a piece he’s written and dedicated so his dear friends David, Melissa and Amelia Ades. Of course we agreed – Phil is a longtime friend of extempore and Australianjazz.net – in all their iterations. Phil’s introduction Becoming is dedicated …
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The consensus on the Online Australian Jazz Archive Facebook group is that this concert was in Adelaide. Thanks to Dan Waples for uploading it to ye olde YouTube and to Sean Wayland for requesting it via the group 🙂 Personnel Joe Henderson – Tenor McNamara – Piano Craig Scott – Bass Alan Turnbull – Drums
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Adrian Sherriff was one of our featured musicians in Issue 5 of the extempore journal. Here’s some music from Kewti – a group that Adrian’s involved in (he mentions them in his interview!) Kewti is: Tom Fryer Fretless Guitar/Composer Adrian Sherriff – Bass Trombone Adam King Percussion December 2007 Or go direct to the video …
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A ten minute video of Vince and his band at The Basement in July 2009
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Red Onions Jazz Band, Brighton, Melbourne 1966 – Allan Browne, Bill Howard, Brett Iggulden, Bill Morris, Rowan Smith, John Scurry
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Red Onions Jazz Band, Brighton, Melbourne 1966 – Allan Browne, Bill Howard, Brett Iggulden, Bill Morris, Rowan Smith, John Scurry
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A great way to while away 2:07 minutes! Playing in this video: Lucian McGuiness, trombone; Dan Junor, saxophone, Fabian Hevia, percussion, Aaron Flower, guitar, Zoe Hauptmann, bass. These guys are having fun 🙂
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Friday Video: from Kindred by Mike Nock and Laurenz Pike. “…a dialogue between two old friends: a moment of pure improvisation, music drawn from many wells that need no special pleading or labels, open to all willing to engage it.”
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Something about this video made me want to keep listening and listening. I love the way Brendan and Andrew interact. And there’s been a bit of 75th Birthday action for Bernie McGann this year; a lot of talk about his unique sound. Here’s a taste.
