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Oct 31, 2009
Jazz In The Vines 2009
The Jazz In The Vines festival, presented by ABC Jazz, is a one day celebration of jazz and local gourmet delights, held in the lush Hunter Valley wine region on Saturday 31 October.
Some old favourite artists return - James Morrison and the Australian Army Band, joined this year by Christine Anu, Grace Knight, Paulini, Monica Trapaga, Galapagos Duck, Watussi and the Dixieland Jazz Band.
For more information, including travel options from Sydney, the central coast and throughout the Hunter region, go to the official website.
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James Morrison AM (born 11 November 1962 in Boorowa, New South Wales) is an Australian jazz musician who plays numerous instruments, but is best known for his trumpet playing. He is a multi-instrumentalist, having performed on the Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flugelhorn, Bass Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Double Bass and Piano. He is also...
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If The Hunter sounds too cold for you, check out The Great Tropical Jazz Party on Mangentic Island, North Qld, 11-13 Sept. 2009 http://www.magneticislandjazz.org/index.htm
The line-up for our 13th Party includes: New Zealand All Stars, Etype Jazz – Adelaide, Hoffman/Newcomb Quintet - Brisbane, Dave Smith Quartet. - Sydney, Blow - Melbourne, Wanderlust - Canberra/Sydney, Neilsen Gough Quartet – Sydney, Don Reid Quintet – Sydney, Passmore Quartet – Townsville, a.k.a.Pel jazz choir - Mackay
Will, I think you are living in the past. The world has changed.
a) Technology has made it possible for all people including young and budding musicians to be exposed to all sorts of musical influences and experiences. The borders are dissolving.
b) Jazz is a vehicle rather than a genre. In fact it is too broad to be expressed as a genre. What is important about jazz is that It enables musicians to express themselves in new ways and step outside the bounds of what might be normal.
c) You cannot separate identity from artistic expression. Australian musicians are Australian (or some combination of Australian and whatever heritage they came from). There is nothing wrong with exposing Australian jazz and Australian musicians to an Australian audience. The Australian talent pool is quite amazing. It is also underexposed.
d) As it stands today, no-one owns jazz anymore. Many cultures have contributed to what we call jazz.
I do agree with you regarding moderation but I see no issue with a leaning towards our own talent pool. I happen to be in New York at the moment. There is a lot of new vibrant and very exiciting music (read jazz) developing here that needs to be included. Oddly enough, even this new material is not getting sufficient exposure in the US market because of the other forces at play.
Looking forward to purchasing a digital radio and hearing ABC Jazz. However please don't go overboard with Australian content. Jazz does not have its roots here and should not be used in a nationalistic ideal for a new radio station based on this genre. We are a small country with jazz artists of international renown but using them simply in the pursuit of local content will be a turnoff to jazz lovers.
I'll be there!
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