MJFF 2012 – APRA Commission Concert plus more…
Sunday 13 May
Northcote Town Hall 5pm, doors open at 4.30
Tickets $25/$20 available at the venue
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David Tolley, bass violin | Ren Walters, acoustic guitar
An intimate improvised exchange concerning sound structures and articulated space.
The 20+ years of collaboration by Tolley and Walters has spawned a wide variety of performance events, methods and instrumentation. In this presentation they have chosen to focus on their acoustic instruments. Read more …
MAGNET Trio
featuring Eugene Ball, trumpet | Stephen Magnusson, guitar | Carl Panuzzo, voice
A collective expression of musicians who have grown together and speak a common language.
Magnet is the history of friends, the virtue of practice, the depth of musicality and the joy of adventure in one moment of sound. As one moment becomes another, Magnet’s music – deep, important and beautiful – writes its own story. Read more…
APRA Commission Concert

Tilman Robinson
APRA Composer Commission winner Tilman Robinson leads Network of Lines in the premier performance of If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
Inspired by Italo Calvino’s 1979 postmodern novel, this work attempts to replicate its unique structure. By employing elements of through-composition and free improvisation the work allows the musicians to speak directly to the audience as well as forming a cohesive musical narrative.
Network of Lines
Tilman Robinson – Composition/Trombone/Processing
Peter Knight – Trumpet/Processing
Callum G’Froerer – Trumpet
Xani Kolac – Violin
Melanie Robinson – Cello
Brett Thompson – Guitar/Banjo
Berish Bilander – Piano/Accordion
Samuel Pankhurst – Double Bass
Hugh Harvey – Drums

Apra
extempore
Melbourne Jazz Co Operative
Northcote Town Hall