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Tony Hicks on Crossing Roper Bar: What do I do when nothing I know works?
As Crossing Roper Bar prepares for a European tour later this year and a concert series with workshops at Monash University this week, we spoke to Tony Hicks about the transformational experience of...
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A privilege to play : a portrait of David Ades
It was a mad, almost delirious night, with the music more intoxicating than any wine or beer. David Ades can do that. One note on his alto saxophone is enough to arrest attention, change one’s mood and...
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The New Sheiks tour with Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts
Frank Zappa has inspired bassist and New Sheiks band leader Leigh Barker since he was sixteen. ‘Apart from all the incredible musical things he did,’ says Barker, ‘he was innovative at the time because...
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Alister Spence: Explorations in Sound
by Phil Sandford Alister Spence is intrigued by the relation between acoustic and sampled music, something which is explored at length in his trio’s latest CD, Far Flung. This is the trio’s fifth...
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Marialy Pacheco: Music as Memory
by Phil Sandford On the eve of departing for a three-month tour of Europe and Japan, Marialy Pacheco has released her sixth CD, Spaces Within. The winner of the 2012 Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano...
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Sirens, yes. But the music always comes first.
Jess Dunn speaks to AJN about The Sirens Big Band, as they prepare to launch their first CD Kali and the time of change on 3 March 2013 Sirens Big Band | Kali and the Time of Change The Sirens Big Band...
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MJFF APRA Commission – Tilman Tells All
The peeps at Melbourne Jazz Fringe have just announced that applications are open for the 2013 APRA Commission. We talked to last year’s commissioned composer Tilman Robinson about his experience with...
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Emma Franz on singing and remembering how to breathe
Independent film maker Emma Franz (Intangible Asset No. 82) is singing at Bennetts Lane on Saturday 16 March. She was a musician long before she started making films, and music has also been at the...
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Ellen Kirkwood Q&A – with John Hardaker
Prior to publishing his review of Theseus and The Minotaur (Captain Kirkwood), John Hardaker asked Ellen Kirkwood some questions about the album and Here are her responses. 1. The most obvious first –...
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Trio on a mission
by Phil Sandford Trichotomy have just returned from a tour of the UK to promote their new album, Fact Finding Mission, regarded by the trio’s pianist Sean Foran as the band’s strongest recorded work....
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Gai Bryant’s Cuban adventure
Interview with Gai Bryant by Phil Sandford Gai Bryant Saxophonist-composer Gai Bryant, who is completing her Master’s in Composition at the Sydney Conservatorium, has found inspiration in traditional...
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Sound of RAah – an interview with Ryan Ritchie of The RAah Project
Hear the RAah Project live – Melbourne Recital Centre & Capital Jazz Project Ryan Ritchie (vocals, beats) and Tamil Rogeon (violin) | The RAah Project | pic by Laki Sideris Ryan Ritchie is the...
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Interview: John Mackey (saxophone) on the John Mackey Quartet and more
The John Mackey Quartet will be playing the opening concert at this year’s Capital Jazz Project this Friday 2 August. The quartet is a powerhouse of John Mackey, joined by Matt McMahon on piano,...
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by John Hardaker Two jazz releases around the beginning of the year that really made me prick up my ears were Mace Francis’ ‘Land Speed Record’ and Alice Humphries’ ELICA. Both were bristling with...
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Q&A – John Hardaker interviews Jenna Cave
Prior to posting his review of the Divergence Jazz Orchestra CD The Opening Statement John Hardaker asked Jenna Cave some questions. John Hardaker: What was the spark that led to the formation of The...
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Songs of Friends at Wangaratta – Josh Kyle and Sam Keevers
Sam Keevers (piano) and Josh Kyle (voice) have been working together on their Songs of Friends project for over a year now. They performed songs from the project at Stonnington Jazz Festival, and on...
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Unlocking the secrets of no fixed pitch
Performing tonight at Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival This morning we spoke to Shannon Barnett (trombone) and Gian Slater (vocals) – half of the band U.nlock. They were on the road, heading...
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Brendan Clarke: Stretching Out by Phil Sandford
Review and interview by Phil Sandford Stretch will be launched on Thursday 5 December, 8.30 pm Foundry 616, 616 Harris Street, Ultimo www.foundry616.com.au Brendan Clarke‘s sparkling debut album...
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Album Release: The Cope Street Parade Volume 1 interview and review by Lucian...
The Cope Street Parade – Volume One (Yum Yum Tree) The Cope Street Parade Review by Lucian McGuiness The Cope Street Parade seem to manage effortlessly what many modern jazz musicians find elusive – a...
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No dividing lines in music: Sandy Evans and Testimony by Phil Sandford
No dividing lines in music: Sandy Evans and Testimony Interview by Phil Sandford Read Phil’s review of Testimony here > First conceived in 1995, Testimony, the musical poem tribute to Charlie...
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