John Shand Posts

January 20, 2015 / Features - Archive

When Maria Schneider formed her jazz orchestra in 1992 the members earned $25 a night, and she pocketed just $15. Now people travel to New York from around the planet to hear the band, and Schneider is acclaimed as one of the world’s leading jazz composers. But she doubts she…

January 14, 2015 / Concert Reviews - Archive

The Famous Spiegeltent, January 8 “This is live,” she tells us. “Anything can happen.” Or, “It’s my show, so I can do what I want.” It does and she does in Camille O’Sullivan’s new show, The Changeling. Four hanging frocks decorate the stage. It could have been 40 to truly…

January 12, 2015 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Fairmont Resort, January 11 Twenty-four hours of insistent rain washed away all hope of Sport For Jove’s The Crucible going ahead in the intended outdoor setting at Leura Everglades, and the twisting road to the alternate venue at the Fairmont Resort was so shrouded in fog as to bewilder even…