jazz

How jazz and baroque are “pretty much built on the same rules”

June 27, 2023

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When did you last listen to the music of J.S. Bach? Perhaps you heard a recording or attended a concert that was […]

LIVE REVIEW // Wendy sees Frances Madden

April 2, 2019

BY WENDY ZHANG Frances MaddenJazz Classics series The Foundry616, 15 March On a cold, drizzly night in March, I had the pleasure to listen to […]

This is what it’s like to go see Wynton Marsalis

March 15, 2019

BY MATT BODEN Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and the MSO (Nicholas Buc, conductor)Hamer Hall, 1 March It isn’t often that I […]

Samuel Cottell’s new concert series brings old school to Mosman

February 11, 2019

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A couple of years ago, CutCommon chanced upon Samuel Cottell. The classical and jazz pianist would quickly become our lead writer; penning […]

From the Apple Isle to the Big Apple

June 7, 2018

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE This story also features in Warp Magazine, June 2018. Joshua Dunn, 27, returns to his home state of Tasmania for the […]

Jazz Intensive: Tom Vincent masterclass and workshop

October 2, 2017

In Hobart this month? Check out this Jazz Intensive: Tom Vincent Masterclass/Workshop, Jazz Harmony and Improvisation. Learn how to play classic jazz standards incorporating the […]

Guitarist Sam McAuliffe talks new improv release

July 5, 2017

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Sam McAuliffe may be the freshest muso on the Hobart scene. He kicked off 2017 with a move to the island […]

CD Review: Sarah McKenzie’s Paris in the Rain

February 16, 2017

BY SAMUEL COTTELL Paris in the Rain Sarah McKenzie Impulse! Records, 2016 When Sarah McKenzie released her debut album Don’t Tempt Me in […]

James Macaulay on “Middle Class, White” Jazz

April 23, 2015

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Melbourne jazz trombonist James Macaulay enters the spotlight with his quartet at the Kew Court House this month. Joined by award-winning […]