Challenges
Canberra Jazz blog - Tue 4 Nov 2025
It was a challenging program and a professionally demanding MD and our time was cut by various things and then I had a family event in Adelaide so missed further practices but it went OK in the end.  I was massively embarrassed by a miscount, of all things playing a pizz latin groove in the ... ... More...

Most worthy rehash of rehashes
Canberra Jazz blog - Mon 3 Nov 2025
I recorded the first of Mike Dooley's set of compositions in the wtyles of a string of styles and renowned composers, from baroque and classical to the romantics and impressionists, Mozart, Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Clementi, Chopin and the like.  I guess it was a learning tool but more. ... ... More...

Animals
Canberra Jazz blog - Fri 31 Oct 2025
Monarto Open Plains Zoo was last week but I got some good pics so this post.  I'm not so big on visits to nature, but it's a worthy establishment, associated with the Adelaide Zoo, private but with government sponsorship and essential crew of volunteers, doing good work in supporting species... ... More...

Adel local
Canberra Jazz blog - Tue 21 Oct 2025
I remember a school reunion finishing with a walk with fellows to Norwood Parade in Adelaide and a chance meeting with two performers from the Norwood Symphony Orchestra, apparently having a coffee before they performed.  They weren't too chatty  but I returned to see NSO in rehearsal a... ... More...

COMA not at all
Canberra Jazz blog - Tue 14 Oct 2025
I've mentioned COMA (Creative Original Music Adelaide) on CJ before.  This time I managed to attend a gig.  Basically it's pretty much a fortnightly event on Mondays at the Wheatsheaf Hotel in Thebarton (the Wheaty).  Two sets for two groups playing original music in various forms.... ... More...

Such a thing
Canberra Jazz blog - Thu 9 Oct 2025
The title of this Wesley Wednesday lunchtime concert was "Is there such a thing as a day?" and it was from two stellar local performers, both associated with Luminescence and many more, Rachel Mink and Callum Tolhurst-Close.  Suffice to say the performance was both thrilling in capability bu... ... More...

Thomas and Hildegard
Canberra Jazz blog - Thu 9 Oct 2025
The Tallis Scholars performed at Canberra Theatre and it appeared a full house.  They sing sacred music a capella.  The songs of Hildegard were performed by 3 or 4 females, singing in unison with no conductor, but maybe my ears weren't so good.  The singing seemed so perfect, so pr... ... More...

Domestics
Canberra Jazz blog - Mon 6 Oct 2025
It was a fascinating approach to a concert.  Stuart Long played a personally influential album, essentially in order  His father had purchased it as part of a music collection, then on record/LP (now nominated vinyl), to hear on his stereo from Duratone.  How's that for a Canberra ... ... More...

Land and skies
Canberra Jazz blog - Sun 5 Oct 2025
This was a concert of open skies and land and nature, and not only of Australia. But there were Australian themes and local composers and the performers were obviously local and very worthy.  I like Canberra Choral Society and consider our annual outing of NCO/CSS in Llewelyn a highlight of ... ... More...

Home(r) runthrough
Canberra Jazz blog - Sat 4 Oct 2025
Harriet Allen had the most fabulous title for her rendition of the Odyssey, A long way Home(r), and I'd never managed to get through my book of the Idiad and the Odyssey so I didn't want to miss this one.  I had once seen a theatrical rendition of Odysseus arriving home to Penelope at Belcon... ... More...