Category: Concert Reviews

July 21, 2014 / Concert Reviews - Archive

Foundry 616, July 16  Film played a major role in liberating music from the shackles of genre, thanks to pioneering scores by the likes of Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone, Henry Mancini and Krzysztof Komeda. Otherwise we may never have enjoyed the breadth of work from such composers as New York’s…

July 17, 2014 / Concert Reviews - Archive

Camelot Lounge, July 6  There are two Janis Siegels. One sings with the super-slick vocal group Manhattan Transfer and the other is a super-sophisticated jazz singer. Usually it is the first Siegel who comes to Australia, filling venues like the Opera House Concert Hall. This was the jazz singer Siegel’s…

July 6, 2014 / Concert Reviews - Archive

Slide, June 30 When Bryan Batt last brought his Batt On A Hot Tin Roof cabaret show here the seasons of the ITAL Mad Men ITAL series in which his character Sal Romano appeared were recent history. Although his involvement in that primary source of his notoriety has slipped deeper…