http://melbournejazzfringe.com/NEWS Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:50:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Allan Browne - drums Eugene Ball - trumpet David Rex - alto sax Nick Haywood - double bass Geoff Hughes - guitar He's much more than just a great drummer: Allan Browne is a seminal figure in Australian jazz. He has perhaps its widest "comfort zone": equally vibrant & creative in contexts that lesser musicians ... http://melbournejazzfringe.com/NEWS/2007/04/04/allan-brownes-drunken-boat/ Glynn Hickling: Trumpet Caitlin French: Violin Dushan Mitrovic: Clarinet Mike Mueller: Tea Chest Bass Maya Green: Violin Taegan Hannah: Clarinet Mikey O'Connor:Flute Adam Ferguson: Guitar David Hoxley: Tuba Tzigas began in 2004 as a side project of world music band Umanee when Dushan and Adam decided to form a new band that would play wild Klezmer tunes along with ... http://melbournejazzfringe.com/NEWS/2007/04/04/110/ Gerard Masters (piano) Evan Manell (drums) Cameron Undy (bass) "It’'s thinking music but sincere and heartfelt and possessed of a delicate, refined moodiness." Shane Nichol One of Sydney’s foremost young jazz pianists and composers, Gerard Masters studied and was very active in the New Zealand jazz scene, performing locally, touring and winning ... http://melbournejazzfringe.com/NEWS/2007/04/04/gerard-masters-trio-2/ Elana Stone teams up with two of the most distinctive voices in Australian creative music: Stephen Magnusson, guitar, and Julien Wilson, saxophones. Elana describes the project: "I first heard the Julien Wilson Trio at the Jazz Now! Festival in Sydney in 2004. It was one of those defining moments that made me ... http://melbournejazzfringe.com/NEWS/2007/04/04/elana-stonestephen-magnussonjulien-wilson/ A roving all-star event. Exploring the nooks and crannies of Fed Square a collection of festival artists will combine to embark on an outdoor spontaneous, creative musical blitz. Curated by composer/woodwind player Phil Bywater this outdoor session will aim to use the spatial, visual and kinetic energy in and ... http://melbournejazzfringe.com/NEWS/2007/04/04/nooks-and-crannies-curated-by-phil-bywater/ Craig Fermanis guitar Sam Anning bass Sam Bates drums Craig Fermanis has been playing the guitar for 25 years, and professionally for 19. He has performed and recorded all around the world with a variety of different musicians and groups. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Craig mainly plays jazz and works as ... http://melbournejazzfringe.com/NEWS/2007/04/03/craig-fermanis-trio/ For sound samples click Sam Keevers was born in Mount Isa Queensland and began playing piano and cello at age nine. After finishing high school, Sam studied piano at the QLD Conservatorium of music and the Victorian College of the Arts (with Mickey Tucker). Since then he has performed and ... http://melbournejazzfringe.com/NEWS/2007/04/02/sam-keevers/ Guitarist Nashua Lee has been involved in many ensembles such as the 12 tone Diamonds, The Miles Davis Tribute, Murphy's Law and a tour with Barney McAll's MODAS ensemble in 2005. This ensemble is his first group in Melbourne as a band leader playing all original tunes, and has evolved ... http://melbournejazzfringe.com/NEWS/2007/04/01/rabid-hawke/ Fran Swinn: guitar Tamara Murphy: bass Ben Hendry: drums Fran Swinn is a guitarist living in Melbourne where she plays in some bands and teaches guitar. She is a member of the Picture Box Orchestra, the Jacqueline Gawler Quartet and her own trio. She has a degree and a grad dip from the ... http://melbournejazzfringe.com/NEWS/2007/03/30/fran-swinn-trio/ Bumford is a Melbourne based trio, formed over 3 years ago consisting of Lawrence Folvig > Guitar, Lachlan McLean > Alto Saxophone and Ben Hendry > Drums. The group focuses on blending improvisation with well structured original compositions that they have been playing since the group formed. Bumford’s group dynamic ... http://melbournejazzfringe.com/NEWS/2007/03/28/bumford/