From the media release The Australian Art Music Awards finalists have been announced. Among them (of course) are a number of Australian jazz musicians and organisations … Award for Excellence in Jazz Alister Spence and Myra Melford for Everything Here Is Possible Andrea Keller for the creation, release and presentation of three contemporary jazz projects in 2013 Jonathan Zwartz for ... Read More »
Over the 10 day duration of the festival I'd encountered orthodox jazz rhythms, experimental jazz and music that you could argue was not jazz at all. Had I selected a different schedule of artists, I may have had a totally different festival experience altogether, such was the variety of shows on offer. Read More »
Network of Lines is a work of ethereal and pure loveliness – albeit one with a red-blooded heart. Read More »
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. Read More »
by Tilman Robinson In recent weeks much focus has been given to the and decision by the Music Board of Arts Victoria to cut funding to the Melbourne Jazz Cooperative – one of Melbourne’s longest standing organisations championing jazz and creative music. As rancour spreads amongst musicians and music-lovers alike over cuts , it is important to remember that other ... Read More »
John Hardaker reviews ECILA | ECILA is a startling debut from an exciting new talent and a dazzling new ensemble. The gratifying part is that, here on their debut, we witness the beginning of a road that I truly hope will stretch far far into the future. Read More »
Don Jordan | Keep going, don’t look down, keep going, don’t look back, keep going – until it is too late and we are swallowed up in the inferno. Read More »
"The idea of 'first chapters' - short little narrative gestures that leave you hanging for more - ties in nicely with my recent resolution to write shorter pieces. With this in mind I was able to create ten short unrelated pieces corresponding to each of what I call the 'narrative chapters'." Read More »
The Exquisite Corpse of Beethoven is the second album from his dectet, and comes with the promise that it ‘walks the line between jazz, contemporary classical and popular music’, creating an exciting hybrid of the three. Read More »
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