MIJF – Summer Sessions

Melbourne International Jazz Festival present a series of Summer Sessions, bringing a range of exciting local and visiting musicians to Bennetts Lane Jazz Club in January 2015.

Event: Jazzgroove Summer Fiesta 2015

The best of jazz of all kinds will descend on Ultimo in January for the sixth annual Jazzgroove Summer Fiesta 2015, presenting performances by nine leading Australian jazz ensembles across two venues.

We persist

In a recent post, and our email newsletter, we brought you the sad news that AustralianJazz.net would be closing from 31 December. Thank  you for […] Read More

ABC Jazz programming changes for 2015

What’s happening with Jazz Up Late? And why doesn’t the ABC Jazz website have any details? Jazztrack will no longer be broadcast on Classic FM. And our sources tell us that Jazz Up Late will cease to exist after mid-January.

Singing the Baqashot – reflections on Yitzak Yedid’s Visions, Fantasies and Dances

Visions, Fantasies and Dances Music for String Quartet by Yitzhak Yedid A Reflection by Arjun von Caemmerer Yitzhak Yedid remarks that during a synagogue service […] Read More

Album review: Penny King Quintet Journey

That it’s her first album is astonishing. I hope she will find the support to do many more. King gives credit to her phenomenal musicians who she says took the shells of her tunes and weaved such magic with them and to Pete Jeavons, the musician who brought his studio and recording expertise and incredible ears to the table to assist her in realizing her heart felt and impeccably musical vision.

Chance encounters at LJF & Ronnie Scott’s

I started getting concerned that popping up unexpectedly but repeatedly at Necks performances in European jazz clubs might have given me the appearance of a stalker.

Book review: The Remarkable Mr Morrison by Mervyn E. Collins

Collin’s research has been considerable, if by no means exhaustive, and his prose is fluent and eminently readable. Morrison’s legion of fans will find much to enjoy.

Allira Wilson on stage at the Bells, in full voice

Jazz Bell Awards nominations open

Celebrating its 13th year in 2015, the Jazz Bell Awards are the only jazz-specific awards in Australia to acknowledge excellence in performance, creativity and presentation.

Album review: Songs of Friends (Josh Kyle & Sam Keevers) by Ian Patterson

If there’s one complaint is that the forty plus minutes seem a little short – a sure sign that this duo is pushing all the right buttons.