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Marialy Pacheco: Spaces Within
by Ian Patterson
Spaces Within is Cuban pianist Marialy Pacheco's first trio CD since making Brisbane, Australia her home in 2009, though it's her fourth overall. It follows Songs That I Love (Pinnacle Records, 2011), an impressive solo outing where Pacheco displayed all the strengths that won her the Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competition award in 2012. As ...
Jeremy Woolhouse: The Persistence of Dreaming
by Dan McClenaghan
The translation of melancholy into music can be a beautiful thing in any genre. Jazz, with its focus, on improvisation (to varying degrees), allows an artist to explore the nuances of mood. A framework that gives way to in-the-moment rumination or flights of fancy can make for the most evocative of sounds.Melbourne, Australia-based pianist ...
Trichotomy: Fact Finding Mission
by Bruce Lindsay
So what is a “Fact Finding Mission"? It might be a pretty dull trip to gather data; it may be a euphemism for something a little more sordid. If it's being undertaken by Australian piano trio Trichotomy, then it's a whole heap of musical fun, for this particular Fact Finding Mission is the band's fifth album: ...
Take Five With Paul Van Ross
by AAJ Staff
Meet Paul Van Ross:Based in Melbourne, Australia, Paul has been a musical performer for over 20 years. He has performed all over the world in various musical ensembles. He is frequently in demand as a leader and sideman for his versatility.Instrument(s):Saxophone, flute, clarinet.Teachers and/or influences?George Garzone; ...
Interview With Jazz Pianist Tal Cohen
Q: What made you decide to become a pianist? Did you receive any formal training? A: I always liked the piano. At first I played xylophone but wasn't very good at it, unfortunately, so my mum suggested the piano. I immediately said yes because it meant I wouldn’t need to carry the xylophone to lessons anymore. ...
Interview: Australian Blues Guitarist Gus Mckay
Q: Where did the interest in music originate from? A: I have always had a love of music from as early as I can remember.Both sides of the family were musical; not professional, but keen and passionate. Q: Were your parents supportive of your musical ambitions? A: My parents supported me in the form of lessons ...
Legendary Rock From Macedonia - Leb I Sol
The legendary Balkan progressive rock / jazz band Leb i Sol – touring the new continent in October-November 2012. Following many successful concerts around the Balkans, Paris, Prague, Chicago, Amsterdam, New York, London, Toronto, Thessaloniki and many other cities around the globe, the best Macedonian band are to tour Australia for first time ever. Perth – ...
Australian Prog Legends Unitopia To Release Highly Anticipated New CD "Covered Mirror"
Australia - Much to the excitement of progressive rock fans around the globe, legendary Australian prog ensemble Unitopia is releasing a new CD of cover songs titled 'Covered Mirror' on October 31, 2012. The most well-known and respected progressive rock band to emerge from Down Under, Unitopia is back with a ground breaking, powerful new release! ...
Paul Kelly Springs Forward Without Falling Back
Legendary Australian singer-songwriter, delivers an intimate classic with his first new album in five years Spring and Fall to be released on November 6 on Gawd Aggie through CEN/RED Distribution in U.S. MELBOURNE, Australia — Paul Kelly’s remarkable new 11-song album Spring and Fall — his 19th studio album and first collection of new material in ...
Mike Nock / Laurenz Pike: Kindred
by John Kelman
Despite the lack of major label support--or, perhaps, as a result of it--jazz appears to be in a strange period of ascendancy, where the number of people playing it seems diametric to the industry support it receives. New Zealand-born Mike Nock should know; since relocating to Sydney, Australia in the mid-1980s--after spending a quarter century in ...
