Wangaratta Jazz goes digital

When the decision was made to move to an all-online mode of delivery, the Festival reached out tokey organisations across the nation. What came back was unreserved enthusiasm, generosityand drive to make things happen.

Andrew Murray: ‘Singers are very brave’

My creative process ideally begins with an idea that is exciting to me, and often that seed of inspiration is enough to drive the project through to completion, and overcome all the challenges along the way. Georgie and Josh have been my inspiration for the last month or two while writing this music.

Josh Kyle: ‘Jazz is a set of freedoms’

“I think whilst duo performance is, exposing, it’s also very liberating, as you have a lot more space to play and work with.”

2015 Australian Jazz Bell Awards: and the nominees are…

The agony and speculation is over. The nominees for this year’s Australian Jazz Bell Awards have been announced. Among them appear, naturally, some of the […] Read More

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.

Album release – Songs of Friends – Josh Kyle and Sam Keevers

Songs of Friends allows Josh Kyle to re-imagine works by some of Australiaโ€™s leading jazz instrumentalists with the addition of new original lyrics, weaving vocals into an otherwise instrumental context.

Josh Kyle and Sam Keevers - Songs of Friends

Songs of Friends at Wangaratta – Josh Kyle and Sam Keevers

Josh is attracted to music that comes from the heart and says that all the tunes he’s chosen have the kind of investment that he believes matters in music. ‘The harmonic structure also has to catch my attention when I’m listening to songs with lyrics in mind. The thing I found is that all these songs sing really well. They are all very melodic.’