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Post by shaggaz on Apr 3, 2008 10:44:24 GMT 10
Hi all, The Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival was formed in 2005 to celebrate Melbourne’s burgeoning creative jazz scene. Building on the unprecedented success of the 2005, 2006, and 2007 festivals, we are once again ready to party with ten days and nights of original music featuring Melbourne’s most celebrated improvisers plus interstate guests. www.melbournejazzfringe.comThis year's program includes Erik Griswold (commission recipient), Matt Keegan Trio (Syd), The Snappers, Flap!, Ren Walters, Ben Winkelman Trio and Megan Washington/Paul Grabowksy duo. Big Arse Sunday will be held at the Northcote Town Hall this year. |
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Post by aj on Apr 3, 2008 13:57:10 GMT 10
Very impressive program!
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Post by punter on Apr 3, 2008 14:09:48 GMT 10
it's good but there should be more trumpets
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Post by trumpetguy on Apr 3, 2008 14:25:20 GMT 10
it's good but there should be more trumpets I hear Roy Hargrove needs a gig |
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Post by ironguts on Apr 3, 2008 16:39:36 GMT 10
No, he needs to practice.
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Post by shaggaz on Apr 3, 2008 17:50:05 GMT 10
Thanks AJ!
Now we just need the people to come :-)
Also, if anyone would like to help out on the door at any gig, please private message me or email me - shantrom - - -at - - - hotmail.com
Thanks kids!
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Post by ironguts on Apr 4, 2008 13:13:02 GMT 10
Yeah, that is a good program, well done all at the Fringe!!
It's great to see lots of great diverse spaces being used too. Gonna be a great week.
Looking forward to hearing what the Gris does with that line up too, could be a corka!
Onwards and upwards for the Fringe!!!!!!
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Post by jec on Apr 4, 2008 13:35:07 GMT 10
I received this response today from the Melbourne International Jazz festival re' the no shows. Dear John Unfortunately Melbourne Jazz have had to make some changes to the program, the Grigoryan brothers will now replace Charlie Hunter who has sadly withdrawn from the Festival due to a severe form of tendonitis of the elbow. His condition has seen the cancellation of a number of shows in Europe and on doctor’s orders will be resting for the next few months. Melbourne Jazz also regrettably advised that it has had to cut some components of the Festival program to meet budget expectations. International artists Roy Hargrove, Roberta Gambarini and Dr Bobby Jones will no longer be performing at the 2008 Festival. If you are interested in some Jazz Rock fusion I encourage you to look at Drummer, Cindy Blackman. She is an amazing artist who is currently on tour with Lenny Kravits, she will be performing with her quartet at the Palms at Crown on Sunday 4 May. You can find out more on www.melbournejazz.com. The performance with Dr Abdullah Ibrahim will still be showing with opening act Slava Grigoryan. Kind Regards Dean Dean Hampel Events and Marketing Melbourne Jazz Ltd. 5 Blackwood Street | North Melbourne | 3051 T 61 3 9001 1388 | F 61 3 9001 1387 melbournejazz.com | myspace.com/melbournejazz From: John Cox [mailto:jec@coxwest.com.au] Sent: Thursday, 3 April 2008 11:39 AM To: Melbourne Jazz Info Subject: show |
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Post by gator on Apr 4, 2008 14:40:37 GMT 10
Fantastic work at the Fringe - will try and see as much as I can..program looks terrific..
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Post by captain on Apr 4, 2008 15:54:13 GMT 10
Oh my god I love Jazz-Rock Fusion  |
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Post by vickibonet on Apr 4, 2008 21:23:03 GMT 10
I wouldn't mind some rocking fusion with Lenny Kravitz. (Hubba hubba!)
I wonder if Mr Hempel could arrange that?
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Post by shaggaz on Apr 5, 2008 19:22:19 GMT 10
Sorry to bother you all again about the fest, but I was just re-reading this and thought ya'll might find it relevant and interesting.
Tuesday April 22nd, 7.30pm, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club
In The Permanent Underground: Australian Contemporary Jazz in the New Millennium asks why, when our jazz musicians are so prized overseas, jazz remains a permanent underground? His answer is a National Jazz Plan to raise the profile, increase the audiences, lift income levels and enhance career pathways. Jazz, he writes, demands an urgent revision of both the public and governmental attitudes. Peter Rechniewski is co-founder and President of SIMA, Sydney Improvised Music Association. Published by Currency House, Platform Papers 16, April 2008
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Post by ironguts on Apr 6, 2008 8:16:34 GMT 10
Now there's a mans opinion I really trust,,,,,,, not.
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Post by gator on Apr 6, 2008 9:54:11 GMT 10
He seems to be putting up a European model for the support of the music here. At once culturally naive and probably more than just a bit self interested.While we can look at models like the Jazz Stichting in Holland with some envy - we're talking an exponentially greater amount of appreciation and support over there for creative music from government funding; it is under review constantly according to the people I know over there, and a huge amount of the money gets lost in administrative costs to individuals who overly administrate the system. Support is one thing:control another...
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Post by timothystevens on Apr 6, 2008 10:40:15 GMT 10
Well let's read it first, hey?
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