Adelaide Zoo Orangutan Releases Legit Jazz Track
He’s tired of monkeying around.
Jazz
Musos Set Racist Pauline Hanson Speech To Jazz, Hilarity Ensues
One Nation under G-sharp.
Shhh! Sydney Fringe’s speakeasy no longer on the downlow
Throw on your glad rags and join us for some lollygagging and unabashed whoopee at Five Eliza, where New York speakeasy meets Newtown Bohemia. Smooth licks and risqué rhythms. Cocktails and beer. Free-thinking and jangled morals! In September The Sydney Fringe will uncover a forgotten corner of our city and unveil the 2011 Festival Club.
Ned Heckling The Band – One Of My Favourite Things
Wow, another week passes without an opportunity to rest. Working, working, working… I need a holiday. Anyway, without any further ado, let’s get straight into the music!
Ned Heckling The Band – ARIAs & Australian Jazz
Shorter column this week – Hey! Don’t act so pleased! Anyway, after a one-week hiatus thanks to the glory of a severe overload of university work I’m back, and surprisingly there is nothing on my mind this week that provokes anger or debate.
Ned Heckling The Band – Milestones and Herbie Hancock
Wow, number 10 – who would have thought I could bust out 10 consecutive columns and still have something to say?
Ned Heckling The Band – To Cover or Not to Cover
There has always been one facet of popular music that has annoyed me: The cover song.
Ned Heckling The Band – Big Band Jazz
Ever since I got the opportunity to pen my thoughts and write a weekly spiel on jazz I’ve wanted to write something on my favourite form of jazz – Big Band.
Ned Heckling The Band – Spring, Sports & Dolphy
It’s that time of year. The sun is coming out, the temperatures are rising, and of course, my birthday is on the horizon.
Ned Heckling The Band – George Carlin and The Blues
I was listening to one of my favourite stand-up comedians, the late George Carlin, the other day in the car and in his usually expletive-heavy tirade he mentioned ‘the blues’.
Ned Heckling The Band – Finding Hidden Musical Gems
So I was speaking to a friend of mine about various problems occurring during life and somehow we got onto the topic of music.
Ned Heckling The Band – Live Gigs and the Concert Experience
I love listening to music. Surprise surprise, I know. Seriously though, there is almost nothing more that I love doing more than sitting back and listening to one of my favourite CDs.
Ned Heckling The Band #3
So before I begin this, I just want to clear one thing up: I have never commented on any of these columns and I never will.
Fred Wesley (PLAYING TONIGHT MON AUG 10th) Interview
When you’ve worked with James Brown, Ray Charles, Maceo Parker, Pee Wee Ellis, as well as playing in the famed Count Basie Orchestra
Fred Wesley 2nd show at the Basement August 10th (Aug 9th Sold Out)
Due to over whelming demand Niche Productions are proud to announce a second show from Fred Wesley at the Basement
Ned Heckling The Band #2
Column two – how exciting!
Ned Heckling The Band #1
New recruit Ned Green let’s his slippery digits fly in his new weekly column Ned Heckling The Band focussing on Jazz and whatever else is rattling round his tightly wound head.
A Night at the Jazz Rooms
UK Dj Russ Dewbury founder of the Brighton Jazz Rooms has become the first international dj/promoter to achieve a Distinguished Talent Visa for permanent residency in Australia. In a musical career spanning 22 years Russ has achieved a reputation as one of the best djs on the worldwide music circuit. Working with everyone from Art
Jazz with Zazz #3
Let’s jump straight in this week with a band that’s got a lot of people confused simply by their name. They’re called Aunty Richard and they recently launched their debut contemporary jazz album Leaf Blower at the Basement, much to my tongue-wagging delight.
Jazz with Zazz #2
It’s been a busy few weeks for all things jazzy around Sydney, but then again it always is… Every Tuesday night it’s hard not to be drawn down to the Excelsior hotel in Surry Hills for the delightful offerings from Jazzgroove. Most recently I caught the set from the Matt Keegan Trio, who has done
