Review by Des Cowley. Bektet – Kinship (Independent, CD & digital release) Kinship represents the first outing by Melbourne-based band Bektet, the brainchild of up-and-coming saxophonist Jared Becker. It speaks volumes that he has chosen […]
Words Ian Bevington / Image Colin U’Ren The Necks – Meeniyan Town Hall, Saturday, May 20, 2023 Having previously experienced The Necks at venues as diverse as the Corner Hotel, The Myer Music Bowl and […]
Mick Thomas Where Only Memory Can Find You Album Launch, Memo Music Hall Melbourne Friday 19 May 2023 Review: Nick Corr Photos: Mark Hopper It was great to have a warm and crowded Memo Music Hall […]
Review by Des Cowley. Ilaria Crociani – Connecting the Dots (ABC, CD & digital) Italian-Australian singer Ilaria Crociani was mildly amused when, at age-50, she found herself recipient of a 2021 ABC Jazz Composer Commissioning […]
Review by Des Cowley. Mark Lockett – Swings & Roundabouts (Thick Records, CD and digital release) When we think of band leaders, we tend to think of singers, guitarists, sax players, trumpeters. Less so drummers. But […]
New Orleans Jazz& Heritage Festival, Friday April 28, Saturday April 29 & Sunday April 30, 2023 By Brian Wise It has been four years since my last JazzFest, my 25th, so it felt somewhat like […]
CRESFEST 2023, March 31 – 2 April 2 Creswick, Victoria By Chris Lambie When major events grow too big and busy for some, smaller community-led gatherings provide an affordable user-friendly alternative. The CresFest folk & roots […]
Review by Nick Corr | Images: Steve Ford A beautifully sunny Saturday kicked off with a similarly sunny set from Dog Trumpet. Brothers Peter O’Doherty and Reg Mombassa, best known as founding members of Mental as Anything, […]
Bluesfest Melbourne – MCEC, Saturday April 8, 2023 By Brian Wise| Images: Michael Mackenzie Check Out the 2023 Bluesfest Byron and Melbourne Image Galleries Here It’s just over two decades since the first attempt to […]
Review by Des Cowley. MacDonald, Burke, Grabowsky, Haywood, Floyd Dangerous Decision (FMR Records, CD & digital release) This adventurous recording sees UK saxophonist Raymond MacDonald team up with a stellar group of Australian players: saxophonist […]
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