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Congrats Andrea, Tom, Peter, Jeremy, Quentin and Troy!

I've really been enjoying listening to this recording. Mike has also uploaded a preview of one of the tunes 'After Satie' on his website and there have been some good reviews. Check out the front page of his site for the video and some links. http://www.mikenock.com/

John Pia, John Shand did a great little piece on Paul Motian recently that echoes what you say above. Worth a read. It traces Motian's history, and talks in depth about his approach to music. http://www.jazz-planet.com/2011/12/paul-motian-conception-vessel/

We've done a couple of interviews with Gian on jazz-planet - including one to coincide with her release recently of the CD 'Gone, without saying' with the Invenio singers. Worth a read if you'd like some insights into this recent project! http://www.jazz-planet.com/2011/12/gian-slater-gone-without-saying/

What a lovely launch gig last night in Northcote! Thanks guys :-) I really fell for 'Chasing Cars'

We're doing some little Q&As with the finalists over on the extempore website for the next couple of weeks. Find out what inspired them to start with the jazz and the drumming thing, where they like to play and practise, what they are listening to now... http://www.extempore.com.au/?page_id=1244 Thanks! Miriam

Really enjoyed hearing this on the wireless - loving that it's online now. Thanks :-)

We did a little interview / chat thingy on the extempore website recently with Sarah - she was a delight to talk to! Here's a link if anybody wants to take a look. http://www.extempore.com.au/?p=2970

Loved the festival too! When the line-up is announced each year, there are always voices who harumph about this choice or that choice, opining that it's 'not going to be very exciting' etc. ... but that's the thing about this music... you can't say stuff like that because it's full of surprises! Highlights for me were Stu Hunter's The Gathering concert (!!) and Jonathon Zwartz's concert on Sunday night, including a moment when there was barely a dry eye in the house. Thanks AJ and team for a great festival. And thanks to ABC Jazztrack and Jazz Up Late for giving us snippets of Wangaratta all through the year!

Ten Part is one of my favourite ensembles. Great to hear them live in Vic! A friend asked me the other day if I know of them... he said, 'do you know that band Ten Part Intervention?' I wonder how often they get that variation on the name?