Adam Rudegeair really knows how to pay tribute to his heroes. His love for Prince led him to create the ultimate homage to the Minneapolis […] Read More
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“Lexicon is defined as the vocabulary of a person, language or branch of knowledge. I took this definition and applied it to my love life quite literally. Each song title on the EP is a word the definition of which encapsulates an experience I had in my dating life.”
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In its new direction, the Festival is proud to bring jazz and blues back to Wangaratta, keeping the rich 34 year history alive.
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Apparently, today is ‘Batman Day’ — the annual event started in celebration of the iconic comic book character’s 80th Anniversary, and it is evolving into […] Read More
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The Bowie Project is not a tribute – it’s a thesis; it’s a product of research and analysis. Rudegeair dived deep in the Bowie universe, took the songs, stripped them down to the bare essentials, analysed their components and took each element and presented it under new light.
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“Festivals are great opportunities to create different kind of experiences,” Chelsea Wilson explains. “A lot of jazz venues in town do not have the stages or infrastructure to be able to do something like that, so were very fortunate to have Chapel Off Chapel as a festival hub this year; it has lots of space for the bands to explore.”
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“I’m particularly interested in the jazz-fusion side of the music, (particularly Prince’s collaborative project with Eric Leeds, Madhouse, and also the Family, now known as FDeluxe) and I look for ways to marry the sophistication of jazz with the groove and danceability of party funk.”
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AustralianJazz.net and the Paris Cat Jazz Club join forces to celebrate International Jazz Day 2018. Melbourne’s longest-standing jazz club and Australia’s premier jazz website team up to co-curate a jam session, inviting members of Melbourne’s jazz community to join in and play together. Firebrand pianist Adam Rudegeair will lead a house band of luminaries, featuring bassist Claire Cross and drummer Adam Donaldson, with a series of guests sitting in – everyone is welcome!
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Adam Rudegeair: “I was more worried about what the ‘jazz police’ would think of the record than what the Bowie fans would think. Fortunately I’ve had a great response from both camps.”
