AJN: Some think that a tribute to Vince Jones is long overdue and that the jazz community should gather and honour your contribution. What are your thoughts on that?
VJ: Give me a few more years to write some more songs before any tributes.
AJN: Some think that a tribute to Vince Jones is long overdue and that the jazz community should gather and honour your contribution. What are your thoughts on that?
VJ: Give me a few more years to write some more songs before any tributes.
“ATM15 is my vehicle for original material, experimentation and doing whatever the hell I want”
“My first thought when I took over the role was that I want people who think they don’t like jazz to discover it in new ways, in new formats”.
Though the impact that the new social media habits may have in the jazz scene hasn’t been adequately documented yet, there is a rather safe […] Read More
“Over an eleven day period, I’d seen a lot of jazz, a lot of great jazz. I missed a lot too, such is the extent of the festival’s program. ” Greg Phillips gives us a considered overview of the textured 2014 Stonnington Jazz Festival
‘It’s going to be great fun.’
Chris McNulty talks about gigs at Perth International Jazz Festival, Stonnington Jazz, her forthcoming recording and book – and how she keeps her voice intact with all that travel…
From the website stonningtonjazz.com.au For eleven nights in May, the City of Stonnington will brim with the glorious sounds of Australian jazz. Now in its […] Read More
‘I guess maybe I can’t decide what I like, I just like it all, and although that is hard to ‘market’ to the world, it’s true to me, so I’m a mongrel.’
“I started writing lyrics to instrumental tunes as a way to practise writing original songs. I was struggling writing melodies and lyrics at the same time so I started doing them independently, then really enjoyed the challenge of matching these existing melodies to lyrics.”