How jazz and baroque are “pretty much built on the same rules”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When did you last listen to the music of J.S. Bach? Perhaps you heard a recording or attended a concert that was […]
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LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Frances Madden
BY WENDY ZHANG Frances MaddenJazz Classics series The Foundry616, 15 March On a cold, drizzly night in March, I had the pleasure to listen to […]
This is what it’s like to go see Wynton Marsalis
BY MATT BODEN Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and the MSO (Nicholas Buc, conductor)Hamer Hall, 1 March It isn’t often that I […]
Samuel Cottell’s new concert series brings old school to Mosman
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A couple of years ago, CutCommon chanced upon Samuel Cottell. The classical and jazz pianist would quickly become our lead writer; penning […]
From the Apple Isle to the Big Apple
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This story also features in Warp Magazine, June 2018. Joshua Dunn, 27, returns to his home state of Tasmania for the […]
Jazz Intensive: Tom Vincent masterclass and workshop
In Hobart this month? Check out this Jazz Intensive: Tom Vincent Masterclass/Workshop, Jazz Harmony and Improvisation. Learn how to play classic jazz standards incorporating the […]
Guitarist Sam McAuliffe talks new improv release
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Sam McAuliffe may be the freshest muso on the Hobart scene. He kicked off 2017 with a move to the island […]
CD Review: Sarah McKenzie’s Paris in the Rain
BY SAMUEL COTTELL Paris in the Rain Sarah McKenzie Impulse! Records, 2016 When Sarah McKenzie released her debut album Don’t Tempt Me in […]
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 […]
James Morrison: On Success
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE You don’t think of James Morrison as the sort of musician who would have started out busking for food. But that’s […]