Canberra Jazz blog

O…klahoma where the da da da-da-da-da daaaa. That was about all I knew about the musical, except a discussion in recent weeks about the o...

“Queer old dean” is a well-known spoonerism, and “shining wit” is a funny put down and the one I know best of all I won’t write here. Sho...

Gossips played a gig recently with Jocie Jensen sitting in at Bite to Eat Café. There were lots of friends there, and that was fun, ...

Mary had a little lamb. So sang Chris Harland with his Blues Band blustering away on a steady 12 bar groove. Then the guitar solo. ...

It was just a quick visit to the National Press Club for one set. Andy Butler was leading a piano trio with Phill Jenkins and Aidan Lowe....

Chick Corea can do no wrong in my book, at least as regards music. This guy is a natural. He covers the waterfront: records Mozart and p...

Megan and I were surprised by the flurry and bustle and goodwill of the Multicultural Festival. This is Canberra community with many acce...

It’s not a thing of melody or even harmony, although there’s some minimal harmony there, and although there are times of immense rhythmic ...

Cognac Lounge played a particularly smooth gig on Sunday, and I was enjoying the lounge grooves and even the hipster-cum-nightclubby conno...

Peon. It’s an obscure word. I had to look it up: a landless labourer doing dull or heavy work, especially in Spanish America. There’s a...

First off, I was attracted by the lazy, swampy grooves that emanated as his right hand pick and left hand slide easily coaxed the guitar s...

… this everyman. I fretted to miss peon at the Loft, but I knew they were playing next night so OK. Instead, it was a night of ‘4...