Reviewed by Des Cowley. Vanessa Perica Orchestra – Love is a Temporary Madness (Independent) Big bands in jazz have a long and illustrious history. On the one side, we can point to the powerhouse swing […]
Reviewed by Des Cowley. Ross McHenry is an award-winning bassist, composer and producer, originally hailing from Adelaide. An innovative and restless musician, his music to date has genre-hopped across jazz, afrobeat, electronic, and chamber music. […]
Reviewed by Des Cowley. Harry Tinney is a young Melbourne guitarist, and recent graduate from Monash University jazz studies where he was awarded the 2018 Allan Zavod Composition Prize. He’s been making waves around the […]
By Samuel J Fell. Cedric Burnside / Warren Earl Band – Mullumbimby RSL – March 12, 2020. The rain has stopped. Mullumbimby gleams under street lights, the odd car moving slowly down the main drag […]
44th Port Fairy Folk Festival – 6-9th March 2020 Rhythms subscriber Alan Calder sums up his Port Fairy experience. Award-winning Canadian modern folk trio The East Pointers may well have just endangered the somewhat staid stereotype of the Port Fairy […]
By TONY HILLIER (Photos by Rob Sferco) If the age-old aphorism is accurate in suggesting that variety is indeed the spice of life, last weekend’s WOMADelaide 2020 festival served up a smorgasbord of delights sufficient […]
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets – Forum Theatre, Melbourne – Tuesday February 18, 2020 By Brian Wise. In an alternative universe somewhere, Nick Lowe is packing large arenas and outdoor venues like Elton John is […]
This World – Mike Nock, Hamish Stuart, Julien Wilson, Jonathan Zwartz (Lionsharecords) By Des Cowley This album brings together four luminaries of the Australian jazz scene, all leaders in their own right. The simple fact […]
ELTON JOHN: FAREWELL YELLOW BRICK ROAD A DAY ON THE GREEN, ROCHFORD WINERY – SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2020 By Brian Wise It seems astonishing that Elton John has been coming to Australia since 1971 and, […]
Review by Des Cowley. VARIOUS ARTISTS: We Like Ike: 100th Birthday Tribute to Jazz Guitar Legend Ike Isaacs (Triangle 7 / The Planet Company/MGM) While guitarist Ike Isaacs (1919-1996) is not exactly a household name, his […]
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