Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, August 31 9/10 Many have tried, but no one’s succeeded like Wynton Marsalis. Collaborations between jazz musicians and symphony orchestras tend to see the latter obliged to play drab accompaniments, and the jazz players’ rhythmic fluidity stymied. Add a 100-voice choir – putting about 200…
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June 9-11 Jazz has a way of flaring up in unexpected places – even in Orange on the far-flung Central Tablelands of New South Wales. The Orange Winter Jazz Festival was born last year, and this year’s event consisted of 40 concerts across three days in four venues. Most of…
Drama Theatre, May 30 8.5/10 Yes, they can still surprise us 36 years on. That shows just how nimble The Necks’ original conception of slowly-evolving long-form improvisations was, also appealing to an infinitely wider audience than free improvisation would usually attract. Having played all six venues at the Opera House,…