Gb
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Post by Gb on Nov 7, 2008 3:49:45 GMT 10
so, what happened at wang? who won the jazz award? who gets the award for being the most embarrassingly off their face and playing at the jam? did scrote get his gear off again? who got off with who? any good gigs? best gig? worst gig? all that stuff please...
it's freezing in london, it is getting dark at 4pm and i've got a cold... but the london jazz fest kicks off soon! its massive. no wang though! g
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Post by Shan on Nov 7, 2008 8:21:10 GMT 10
Scrote has a broken wrist and an interesting way of holding his trumpet.
Phil Stack won bass comp.
Dancing award goes to Carlo.
Best gig - MULLER AND SCOFIELD! Closely followed by the Antripodean Collective.
An attempt at revisiting the Wangaratta vocalise choir didn't quite get there... Killer Joe was perhaps not the best choice of tune. I had fun though!!
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Post by SumTing on Nov 7, 2008 13:25:14 GMT 10
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Post by Brisneylander on Nov 7, 2008 14:09:04 GMT 10
This was my first wang. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole wang. Hats off to AJ for everything. Have already booked accom for next year.
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Post by aj on Nov 7, 2008 16:56:04 GMT 10
Can't remember who it was, someone told me they missed the first Sco-Lo gig because they took 2 hours to eat at the Indian restaurant. If you're going somewhere to eat on a tight schedule, the second-last place you'd go is an Indian restaurant. (The last is an Indian restaurant in a country town).
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Post by mim on Nov 7, 2008 19:26:43 GMT 10
That was me AJ, but it was the Choulai Sextet gig. It actually took 2 hours to get the food. All their staff were over on Reid street at their stall. But really fantastic eats, I recommend it heartily. Usually good service too, just not that night.
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Post by vickibonet on Nov 7, 2008 22:20:04 GMT 10
Gid - David Murray played two totally excellent sets but most I spoke to said they found him too intense, I thought he was so much fun and brilliant in the true sense of the word. After that there was so many great sets that are hard to rank but Aaron Choulai Sext. was magnificent and Jim McNeely with the Spare Parts was extra special too. Lost and Found was even better than last time I heard them. Anyway look at the program ... you KNOW who was good Mr. B.
The funniest thing for me was watching one of the media asleep in the front row for a few performances. Might be good idea to for the festival to provide pillows and rugs next year.
There is also a story about someone collecting jazz DNA but that needs to be told over dinner when you get back.
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Post by aj on Nov 7, 2008 22:30:22 GMT 10
That was me AJ, but it was the Choulai Sextet gig. It actually took 2 hours to get the food. All their staff were over on Reid street at their stall. But really fantastic eats, I recommend it heartily. Usually good service too, just not that night. Sco-Lo, Azza Sextet.........same thing, really. |
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Post by ironguts on Nov 8, 2008 7:49:59 GMT 10
Carlo dancing?? He fell over the pissed git! The belly dancing was good though.
Best gig? Muller did tear it up with Sco, that boy has some unbelievable chops. Rex with Grabba,,,, wow, real amazing playing and his Solo was fucking outrageous!!!!!! Nicely capped off to with a few swigs from his Vodka bottle.
Carn Stackie!!! Always loved Phils'''' playing, heaps of ideas and a tough approach.
Jam? Sam Bates kicking arse on the last night. Oehlers played the shit out of a Trane tune along with Azza/Carlo/Zac, plenty of sad pissed shit too, which is always great fun.
John Shand'''''''''''''''s book a good read too, interested to hear peoples reactions to that? Well done JS.
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Post by gatoraids on Nov 8, 2008 11:07:22 GMT 10
Isn't there a condition called apostrophia? It's when one's mind becomes apostrophic.
The only cure is to read books by John Shand and heckle regularly...
On the other hand - this could also be associated with Post - Wangxiousness where only three out of ten people survive.
I'm suffering from from a case of wangsignificance - or hangfever as it''''''s commonly known.
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