James Macaulay on “Middle Class, White” Jazz
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Melbourne jazz trombonist James Macaulay enters the spotlight with his quartet at the Kew Court House this month. Joined by award-winning […]
Writer-musicians bring the latest from Australia’s classical and new music scene
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Melbourne jazz trombonist James Macaulay enters the spotlight with his quartet at the Kew Court House this month. Joined by award-winning […]
BY SAMUEL COTTELL From the opening clarinet glissando to the stunning piano cadenza, Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody In Blue’ is a work that has permeated popular culture […]
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE “A lot of people watch the film and they don’t realise how powerful music can be – how it can actually […]
BY UMA MUTHIA It takes considerable talent to drop a beat without spraying spit all over the place. Or sounding like you’re choking. But […]
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Sitting in a café amidst a busy street in the leafy suburb of Crows Nest, in Sydney’s Northern Suburbs, I caught […]
BY SAMUEL COTTELL William Gardiner crafts his own worlds of sound. Through influences from Bach to electronic music, the composer’s works inhabit many different […]
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Alex Raineri is doing pretty well at 21 years old. The pianist has performed with some of the country’s most respected […]
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Ever wanted to clap between movements? Grab a drink and tell the stranger next to you how damn good the music […]
BY ANGUS MCPHERSON Wind players have long been jealous of strings, who can play and breathe at the same time. Although circular breathing has […]
BY UMA MUTHIA Glancing at her busy schedule, Georgia Ioakimidis-MacDougall maintains a cool head in front of the day’s challenges. Organising venues, meeting deadlines, […]
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