2/2/2010 Win Two Tickets
to Diana Krall at the Sydney Entertainment Centre
The Frontier Touring Company
and Roundhouse Entertainment are delighted to announce Grammy award-winning pianist
and singer Diana Krall will be returning to our shores in 2010 and, in a world first,
will be joined on her tour across Australia and New Zealand by the sublime talents
of Madeleine Peyroux and Melody Gardot.
Fans of Diana Krall in Christchurch,
Wellington, Auckland, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney will be treated to Diana
performing with her band and a 42-piece orchestra, allowing them a rare opportunity
to experience some of the vast catalogue of her music in the form that it was originally
recorded. Meanwhile audiences at the Barossa Valley, Hunter Valley, Bowral and Yarra Valley
A Day On The Green events will experience Diana and her band
outdoors under the stars. Diana will tour Australia for the first time since 2005
and New Zealand for the very first time in support of her twelfth album
Quiet
Nights (released in March through Universal). Since her last visit she has given
birth to twin boys, released four albums, produced and performed on Barbra Streisand’s
new album, and toured extensively across the United States, Europe and UK.
Thursday 4 March SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
Diana Krall performs with
the Australian Chamber Orchestra
Ticketmaster 136 100 www.ticketmaster.com.au
By listening to Frank Presley’s
Now’s the Time on Mondays at 9pm 2NSB FM 99.3 you’ll have the chance to win two
tickets to the Sydney concert featuring Diana Krall & the Australian Chamber
Orchestra, Melody Gardot & Madeleine Peyroux.
2/2/2010 Mark Ginsburg
to tour East Coast
Mark Ginsburg emerged as a
saxophonist of note in Cape Town where he frequently performed at popular jazz venues
as well as appearing in shows, television programs and on tours, including a two-month
tour working with notorious British comedian Spike Milligan. Since migrating to
Australia, Mark has performed and collaborated extensively with vocalist Judy
Campbell. Mark completed a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium
in 2003 and is one of the founding members of Judy Campbell's MOSAIC, contributing
compositions and arrangements for the band. Mark is currently undertaking a Master
of Music course at the Sydney Conservatorium, exploring linkages between music
of Jewish origin and jazz improvisation. “The things that drive my musical explorations
range from the experience of singing in a synagogue choir as a young boy, listening
to melisma of the hazzan through to hearing strains of Cannonball Adderley and John
Coltrane playing on my elder brother’s monophonic turntable when I was too young
to operate it myself. Plus rhythm was in the air. Its in the blood fo the African
people, like a constant heartbeat. I am also inspired by the contemporary jazz emanating
from the highly creative music scene in Australia.”
Thurs 4 March – Adamstown
Jazz Dungeon – Adamstown (Newcastle)
Sat 13 March – SIMA at The
Sound Lounge – Sydney
Wed 17 March – Manning Regional Art Gallery – Taree
Thurs 18 March – Westport Jazz Club – Port Macquarie
Fri 18 March – Brisbane Jazz Club – Brisbane
Sat 20 March – Ballina Jazz
– Ballina
Sun 21 March – The Chapel
Theatre – Glenn Innes
Thurs 25 March – Goulburn
Conservatorium – Goulburn
Fri 26March –
Jazz Basement – Wodonga
Sat 27 March – Earth Festival
– Ballarat
Sun 28March –
Bennets Lane – Melbourne
Tues 6 April – Gods Café &
Bar – Canberra
www.markginsburg.com.au
2/2/2010 New Dedicated
Music Venue Opens in Sydney
Sydney's best known 'underground'
jazz club, artist run 505 has moved out from the shadows to a legitimate space and
is now running as a dedicated live music venue 6 nights per week.
Now in its 6th year, this
move enables 505 to expand its programming and change the cultural landscape of
Sydney.
We are thrilled to have two
other music organisations take up residency at 505, Jazzgroove on a Tuesday night
and Cafe Carnivale on Thursdays.
Established in 2004 by Kerri
Glasscock and well known Sydney bassist Cameron Undy, as an artist run performance/workshop
space for sydney based musicians and theatrical performers. It was created as a
meeting place for artists from two genres to see each others work and initiate collaborations.
Our audience base of some 4500+ artists, local arts supporters and travelers has
developed into one of the most dedicated, respectful and committed in Australia.
505 is committed to offering
a performance focused venue which is artist orientated, that said 505 has proven
that an artist run space can be managed in a commercially viable and responsible
manner. It is this mix of high artistic programming and firm management that has
seen 505 become Sydney’s most respected and popular performance space, gain Council
and Government support and a leading promoter of new Australian content. www.venue505.com
30/1/2010 Vale Kevin Casey 1933-2009
On 27
th December 2009, aged 76 well
known jazz enthusiast extraordinaire, Kevin Casey lost his valiant battle with cancer.
He was exceptionally dedicated to jazz in a great many ways and the jazz community
will miss this dedication, almost as much as the man himself. Courtesy JAS NSW
30/1/2010 Petition to Support the Melbourne
Jazz Co-operative
In its 27 years of existence, the Melbourne
Jazz Cooperative (MJC) has presented more than 1800 concerts, with the number of
concerts exceeding 150 in 2009. This has been achieved with minimal funding by the
Australia Council and Arts Victoria. Now the MJC’s funding from Arts Victoria has
been COMPLETELY CUT!
Without funding from Arts Victoria, the MJC
is forced to cut its program by half. This will directly reduce the opportunity
for Victorian's to see and hear contemporary Australian jazz.
For more information and to sign the petition,
please visit:
http://www.petitiononline.com/
MJC2010/petition.html
Direct link: http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/petition-sign.cgi?MJC2010
Please support our Australian Jazz Music industry.
18/1/2010 A better understanding of Oz Jazz
for Japan
http://arts.australia.or.jp/en/news/
18/1/2010 Jon and Jimmy Released
Storm Filmsis
proud to announce the release of
‘Jon
and Jimmy’the must-see Django-Jazz
documentary.
Release date:
18th January 2010.
Jon and Jimmy- This
is the incredible story behind the friendship of Jon Larsen, top jazz guitarist
and music producer, and Jimmy Rosenberg, the Hendrix of Gypsy Jazz.
Voyaging through the
demanding world of entertainment we learn about the drugs, money and temptations
that threaten to destroy one of the most exciting partnerships in jazz history.
As both men struggle
to come to terms with influences beyond their control, jazz becomes a matter of
life and death.
With over 40 minutes
of exclusive bonus footage ‘Jon and Jimmy’, features rare footage of Chet Baker’s
last recording session in Paris and goes behind the scenes with Jazz greats such
as Stian Carstensen, Angelo Debarre and Stochelo Rosenberg.
Storm Films
In 06 Storm Films
produced ‘Free Jimmy’ which won the prestigious ‘Amanda Award’ and the Annecy Cristal
for Best Animated Feature (2007).
Also in 06, Storm
Film’s ‘Peter and the Wolf’ went on to win the Oscar for Best Animated short.
In 2007 Storm Films
produced ‘Symphonic Django’, a music DVD showing the first Django concert held in
Oslo. The DVD reveals outstanding performances from Stochelo Rosenberg, Florin
Nicolescu, and the leading Norwegian Kristiansand Symphonic orchestra.
‘Jon and Jimmy’is
released in time for the anniversary and celebration of Django Reinhardt’s 100
thbirthday and is essential viewing for any lover
of Django, jazz and guitar.
For more information
and updates visit:
www.djangomovies.com.
22/10/2009 New Invention Makes Music Studies
Easier
Instead of referring
constantly to textbook sources, a simple new device allows music students to locate
quickly the scale or mode they are looking for. The Decodamode®Scale and Mode Decoder
is an easy to use reference tool that gives access to the scales and modes most
used in Western harmony and Jazz. It has received glowing endorsements from leading
musicians and music educators.
The Scale and Mode Decoder is lightweight, flat and portable, and replaces
the need for pages of printed music. Made of two glazed cardboard wheels rotating
on each other, it works via colour coding, indicators and strategically positioned
apertures, which reveal in a few seconds the notes of the chosen scale or mode.
Queensland Conservatorium Jazz Lecturer Steve Newcomb says:
"The
Decodamode is a very useful tool for musicians of any age, interested in expanding
their knowledge of scales and their understanding of 'modal’ theory."
It covers modes particularly useful in the art of jazz improvisation,
and gives access to major, melodic minor ascending, harmonic minor, whole tone,
blues, and pentatonic scales and all the modes derived from the major, melodic and
harmonic minor scales in the twelve keys.
Pianist and Head of Keyboard Studies at Southern Cross University, Steve
Russell, says: “
the Decoder will be an invaluable tool for anyone studying the
art of improvisation in music”, while Laura Noble, music educator who has been
using the Decoder in her teaching of secondary school music students believes “
it’s
an innovative and extremely useful teaching resource”, she adds that it has
enabled her to
“...provide students with a visual representation of how scales
and modes are formed and how they relate to each other . It has helped make clear
concepts that many people studying music find difficult to grasp.”
Vocalist and Head of Vocal Studies at Southern Cross University, Leigh
Carriage, says
“...it is a perfect tool to use in the early stages of learning
music theory and selecting keys...and to use as a continuing reference”.
There are a limited number of free copies available to Australian music
institutions. To receive one, just write a mail to:
helene@decodamode.com
For more info and demo visit
www.decodamode.com
29/1/2010
Byron Bay Bluesfest turns 21
January 27,2009-
The third major round of artiststo perform at the 21
stAnniversary Bluesfest has today been announced.
The great music just keeps on coming in what is fast being considered by the media
as the
best ever Bluesfest bill– a fitting scenario for a 21
stbirthday celebration. And there’s still approximately
40 artists yet to be announced!
Australia’s most awarded
and internationally renowned festival officially will be held at its permanent new
home – at the Tyagarah Tea Tree farm just off the Pacific Highway, 12 minutes north
of Byron Bay. The Easter weekend dates for your diary are
Thursday April 1through to
Monday April 5,
2010!
Make those big decisions with the Bluesfest
playing schedule now online!
Festival goers should also note the first major
playing schedule is now online – something Bluesfest fans wait all year for! It
features 5 days of detailed performance times across 6 stages. The playing schedule
– often with multiple sets by artists – highlights why Bluesfest is considered to
be Australia’s best music festival. Clashes are unavoidable as there might easily
be three GREAT bands playing at the same time you want to see. But with so many
fantastic sets across the event, the playing schedule gives you a chance to make
those big decisions and plan your Bluesfest experience in immense detail!
One day tickets are also on sale – just visit
www.bluesfest.com.auto see it all.
The third Bluesfest announcement for 2010
includes:
Troy Cassar Daley, The Break featuring members
of Midnight Oil & The Violent Femmes, Kev Carmody & Friends, Dan Sultan,
Umphrey’s McGee, Galactic featuring Cyril Neville (Neville Brothers), Imelda May,
Poor Man’s Whiskey (USA) performing their incredible creation ‘Dark Side of the
Moonshine’, Music Maker Relief Foundation Proudly Presents:Pat ‘Mother Blues’
Cohen, Eddie Tigner, Dr G.B.Burt, Ardie
Dean& Albert White
, Jen Cloher
& The Endless Sea, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Johnny Green’s Blues Cowboys, Warren
H Williams, NarasiratoPan Pipers,
Tijuana Cartel, Watussi, The Fumes, Grace Barbe, Tribali (Malta),and
Chase The Sun.
The new names join the major artists unveiled
in the first and second Bluesfest announcements which included:
1
STANNOUNCEMENT: Crowded House, Buddy Guy, Roger
Hodgson from Supertramp, Gipsy Kings,OrquestaBuena Vista Social Club®, Jeff Beck, Lyle Lovett,
RocKwiz, Jimmy Barnes Plays the Rhythm & the Blues, Jessica Mauboy, The Swell
Season, Newton Faulkner, Dr John & the Lower 911, Bčla Fleck’s African Project
Featuring Oumou Sangarč & band, Blue King Brown, Al Di Meola World Sinfonia,
Gogol Bordello, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Joe Bonamassa, Peter Green & friends, The
Flatlanders, Avett Brothers, Justin Townes Earle, Renee Geyer, Colin Hay Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, Lil
Band o’ Gold, Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express, AND Robert Gordon & the Gang They
Couldn’t Hang - featuring Chris Spedding(Roxy
Music), Glen Matlock(Sex Pistols), and
Slim Jim Phantom(Stray Cats).
2
NDANNOUNCEMENT:The Fray, John Butler Trio, John Mayall, Taj
Mahal, Matisyahu, Angus & Julia Stone, 10cc, Bebel Gilberto, Rodriguez, Jon
Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Ross Wilson’s Five Decades Of Cool,
The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker, Josh White Jr, Patty Larkin and The Greencards.
As well as joining those in the very special
November Jack Johnson announcement:
Jack Johnson (exclusive to Bluesfest), Donavon
Frankenreiter, Ozomatli, Galactic, A.L.O (Animal Liberation Orchestra), Matt Costa,
Zee Avi, and Neil Halstead.
To celebrate the significant milestone of achieving
21 years, Bluesfest is ensuring its patrons will have one hell of a good time with
the planet’s best music rolled into five days of incredible musicianship, camping,
shopping stalls, plenty of great food and drink options, a relaxing family-friendly
atmosphere and an abundance of good will. All this, plus the knowledge that Bluesfest
is at the global forefront in delivering a green, environmentally sustainable event
that respects the Earth as much as its respects the wonderful artists that visit
Byron Bay each year.
Festival director Peter Noble said, “Aside from being on par with our best ever lineup, 2010 now looks
like such incredible value for money with this announcement. It’s certainly the
best Bluesfest I’ve ever booked. Following on from the big headline acts in earlier
announcements, our THIRD artist unveiling is full of surprises.
“There’s the fruitful new collaboration The
Break featuring members of Midnight Oil and The Violent Femmes. There’s rising stars
such as blues guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor, Aussie songsmith Jen Cloher and Irish
soul/rockabilly wunderkind Imelda May; Kev Carmody one of our most respected artists
who’ll be joined by the cream of Australian music on stage; one of America’s most
exciting improv jam-bands, Umphrey’s McGee; the might of soul vocalist Cyril Neville
from the Neville Brothers joining the irresistible funk of Galactic; the unstoppably
great Dan Sultan; the much anticipated blues return of the authentic and very important
Music Maker Relief Foundation – and did I mention Poor Man’s Whiskey from the US?
Their jaw-dropping bluegrass version of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon complete
with Theremin is destined to be the hit of the festival!”
Grammy nominated artists
Bluesfest would also like to wish the best of
luck to the
Grammy nominatedartistsplaying at Bluesfest 2010:
Jeff Beck,
The Fray,
Bčla Fleck,
Oumou Sangarč, and
The Greencards. Special mention must
also go to
Joanne Shaw Taylor, whose
debut 2009 albumWhite Sugarhas just
been nominated for Best New Artist Debut album at the influential
Blues
Music Awardsin the U.S. – not bad for an English artist and for someone
who has yet to reach 20 years of age!
Big congratulations
also go to
TroyCassar-Daleywho has just won an amazing 6 awards
at the 38TH Tamworth Country Music Awards of Australia for his ‘Best Country’ ARIA
Award winning album,
I Love this Place.
The awards included Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and APRA Song of
the Year!
More room for camping in the Heart of Bluesfest!
Festival goers take note:Saturday one day camping is selling fast and
is very likely to sell out in the coming weeks. Also the VIP Saturday tickets are
a very hot item. There are only a handful left, so don’t miss out!
And remember – Bluesfest 2009 was held at Belongil
Fields and accommodated 1,800 campers. Bluesfest 2010 looks forward to welcoming
patrons on its own land – and will accommodate approximately 6,500 campers! The
very spacious and natural environment is right next to the festival grounds and
will include a general store, showers and toilets.
The festival itself will feature more space,
more music, more stalls, and more areas to chill out, but is all about keeping in
the Bluesfest tradition, which is about creating an environmentally sound, peaceful,
relaxed and happy home for everyone. Regular shuttle buses will be included to and
from the festival into Byron Bay, Mullumbimby and surrounding towns.
