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…
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In the best Gypsy fashion Stochelo Rosenberg is in his caravan when we speak on the telephone. The caravan is in the little French town of Samois-sur-Seine, which, being where the great Gypsy (or Roma) jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt died, holds an annual festival in his honour. Rosenberg is there…
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…