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JAZZ: NOW Festival 2008, Sydney, Australia

by Barry O'Sullivan
October 25, 2008

JAZZ: NOW Festival Sydney Opera HouseSydney, Australia September 11, 2008Programmed by SIMA (Sydney Improvised Music Association) and the Jazzgroove Association and now in its fifth year, the JAZZ: NOW 2008 Festival purports to be a snapshot of “the best" in modern jazz sounds this country has to offer, with four nights ...

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Trio Apoplectic: Trio Apoplectic

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by Barry O'Sullivan
October 10, 2008

Ambitious, passionate, but at times a little tentative, the debut recording from Sydney, Australia-based Trio Apoplectic focuses primarily on original composition, as well as one contribution each from jazz giants Thelonious Monk ("Boo Boo's Birthday") and Mal Waldron ("Fire Waltz"). Waldron was Billie Holiday's pianist in the late '50s and the composer ...

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Irene Atman at the Slide Bar, Sydney, Australia

by Barry O'Sullivan
May 17, 2008

Irene AtmanSlide BarSydney, AustraliaApril 15, 2008Slide Bar, Oxford Street is a difficult venue for a jazz vocalist. Blessed with a hi- tech sound system but hindered by a somewhat small and an almost too close stage to audience set up , it is a venue that for the inexperienced could prove ...

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Bennetts Lane Big Band: The Snip

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by Barry O'Sullivan
March 8, 2008

This big band emerged in 2002 when eleven of Australia's finest jazz musicians came together as the Bennett's Lane Big Band. It was conceived as a vehicle for the performance of new works traversing the fields of improvised and composed music. Since its inception the band has played at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival and The ...

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Chris Cody Coalition: Conscript

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by Barry O'Sullivan
February 3, 2008

Conscript, from expatriate Australian pianist/composer Chris Cody and his ensemble Coalition, is as politically correct as it could be. A classically trained pianist, Cody's musical versatility has found expression in a wide variety of work situations, from theatrical music productions to television and jazz festivals, playing with top liners such as James Morrison ...

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The Idea of North: Live at The Powerhouse

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by Barry O'Sullivan
November 23, 2007

Like the great vocal groups that have preceded them such as Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Singers Unlimited, The Swingle Singers and The Manhattan Transfer, The Idea of North has learned from the best and taken the art form to new levels with its Live at The Brisbane Powerhouse CD/DVD combo. This vocal ...