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Did you say ‘Old Man Farting’?

Old Man Singing - Lucian McGuinesson trombone and other bits and pieces

Celebrating a long-standing artistic friendship with Australian poet Thomas Shapcott, the Kinetic Jazz Festival has programmed three of Shapcott’s poems with dramatisation and music. The festival runs from 25-29 January

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Mike Nock: Past and Present

Hear and Know cover

Review by Phil Sandford: The quintet format has proved an enduring one in jazz and this excellent album shows that it still provides a powerful vehicle for creative compositions, solos and group interaction.

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Jazzgroove Summer Festival 2012

Jazzgroove Summer Festival 2012

With nightly programming, the festival also includes a free workshops and kids program at the Redfern Town Hall. In 2012, the festival includes for the first time an opening night Q&A to take place at the Old 505 Theatre with members of the jazz community debating ‘The Sydney Sound’.

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Gian Slater: ‘Gone, without saying’

“…I have been trying to work on finding a balance between the experimental, improvisational elements and the more functional melodic, harmonic worlds that I love exploring…”

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Paul Motian – Conception Vessel

Paul Motian performing with pianist Dan Tepfer, at the Cornelia Street Cafe in Manhattan Feb 2011 © John Rogers

“In his last dozen years Motian began to sound like a complete neophyte who just happened to be blessed with an unerring instinct for what that music demanded, moment by moment.”

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Steve Newcomb’s SNO in Manhattan

“The chromatic scale is not the easiest thing to do on a harp.”

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Sines of the Times – Loops + Topology: airwaves

Airwaves from Topology

“To the marvels enfolded within this album, airwaves, there is literally no end…”

Cognitive dissonance: Kynan Robinson finds musical ideas in the works of Cormac McCarthy

“I was reading Cormac McCarthy a lot, just reading, without a purpose, and I kept going back there and reading it again and again. I was also listening and re-listening to certain composers I hadn’t listened to for years. People like Messiaen and Morton Feldman, and others.”

Review: Fish Boast of Fishing (Peter Knight)

Review: Fish Boast of Fishing (Peter Knight)

… the hum, buzz, & electric crackle coalesce at times into the sounds of the everyday

Welcome to the new Jazz-Planet

Welcome to the new Jazz-Planet

Jazz Planet has been around since 2002. The site began as a magazine site specialising in information about Australian jazz [...]

Gian Slater – a few quick questions

Gian Slater – a few quick questions

“All of the singers are very accomplished musicians, who are open minded, interested in exploring new territories and are all great improvisers.”

Sandy Evans – a few quick questions

Sandy Evans – a few quick questions

“… I find I have to focus on my own contribution and sadly miss some of the great musicians who are playing until after I’ve finished my concerts…”