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CD Review: Aaron Michael (Aaron Michael)
Aaron Michael – Aaron Michael (Independent Release) available from CD Baby CD Review by John Hardaker Aaron Michael | picture by Aaron Blakey (www.aaronblakey.com) In James Ryan’s liner notes to Aaron...
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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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Album review by Chris McNulty: Mandarin Skyline – ‘an outstanding, creative...
Mandarin Skyline (Vitamin Records) Leigh Carriage Review by Chris McNulty On first listening it’s clear that this recording project will speak to listeners outside the mainstream, jazz realm. That’s...
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Q&A: Mutiny Music (Rick Robertson & Baecastuff) by John Hardaker
by John Hardaker Mutiny Music is a moving and evocative suite of music written by Rick Robertson and performed by Baecastuff. The piece is based on the story of the Mutiny on the Bounty and the...
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Gig review: Mutiny Music (Rick Robertson & Baecastuff) by John Hardaker
Gig details: Mutiny Music (Rick Robertson & Baecastuff) Venue 505 Sydney 29 January 2014 Review by John Hardaker Read John’s Q&A with Rick Robertson, published prior to the gig Saxophonist and...
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Album review: Cosmos (Steve Hunter) by John Hardaker
Cosmos, Steve Hunter Cosmos will be launched at Venue 505 on 18 June 2014 Review by John Hardaker I recently had the singular pleasure of watching Sydney electric flamenco samurai Steve Hunter perform...
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Album review: The Monash Sessions (Vince Jones) by John Shand
Vince Jones: The Monash Sessions (Jazzhead) Vince Jones with students from Sir Zelman Cowan School of Music at Monash University Review by John Shand Australia has produced hardly any jazz singers of...
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Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues – souvenir postcards
In the last few months Miriam has been working with 26 very special people to create a set of souvenir postcards to help celebrate Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues 25th birthday. We started with...
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Album review: The Voyage of Mary and William (Matt McMahon) by John Hardaker
The Voyage of Mary and William (PathsAndStreams Records PAS 001) Matt McMahon – solo piano Review by John Hardaker Jazz at its best is a music of conversations. The dialogue between soloists and rhythm...
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The Voyage of Matt McMahon
By John Shand Many musicians might share Matt McMahon’s catholic listening habits, but few have allowed those habits to migrate into their actual playing to the same degree. In fact I doubt there is...
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