Bent Notes: Recent Episodes
JOY 94.9
Emerging Melbourne based Cello player, composer and educator Darcy Gilkerson spoke with Bent Notes about his Debut album – Acteon, and his music which works to build a bridge between contemporary classical composition and the jazz improvisatory tradition. His first memory of music is of playing some very basic piano at around 4 years of age – likely to be a sliding up and down the keyboard!
Darcy is a trans man who uses his music to explore themes of self-discovery, empowerment, trans love and the ever-present ebb and flow between pain and joy. Darcy talks about how some of his compositions reflect his life experience at various times and how some of these compositions have made it onto his debut album.
More details about the album – Acteon – are available on Bandcamp.
Darcy will be performing at the Kew Courthouse on Friday October 11 with his Jazz trio. More details from the City of Boorondara.
Darcy Gilkerson was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday October 5, 2025Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock every Sunday night
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Darcy’s World of Cello appeared first on Bent Notes.
Guitarist Robbie Melville, Cello player Zoe Knighton and Actor Richard Piper performed excerpts from Robbie’s latest creation – The Village Square – LIVE from Studio A at JOY 94.9.
Robbie talked about his writing a short story in response to a request from Zoe, but that it became somewhat bigger and more complex than he had originally thought; and the joy that he, Zoe and Richard have experienced themselves and from their audiences to date when performing the work.
The Village Square is a work that combines live music and storytelling – with a story that is set in an imaginary town. The work presents stories of love and loss, misfortune and mirth, the graceful and grotesque.
Robbie has produced a book and an album of the work, featuring the artwork of David Frazer.
Robbie spoke about the images from the story that have been created by David Frazer in his hand made engravings on end grain wood, hand printed on an antique printing press.
Robbie, Zoe and Richard will be performing The Village Square as part of The Melbourne Fringe Festival.
For more details about Robbie, The Village Square, and to see David Frazer’s artwork for the project, head to the website of Robbie Melville.
Robbie Melville, Zoe Knighton and Richar Piper were guests of Bent Notes on Sunday September 21, 2025Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock every Sunday night
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post The Village Square – Live from Studio A appeared first on Bent Notes.
Saxophonist Jason Bruer spoke with Bent Notes about his being taken with the music of John Coltrane and Weather Report in London for the first time when he was 16 years of age. Jason’s only previous musical experience had been when he learnt the Recorder at school!
Within a few short years Jason was practising hours every day and well on the way to establishing his identity in the music scene across a range of genres, where Jazz has remained his goto.
Hear Jason talk about his amazing experiences over the years in both Australia and London, and his most recent project – HAMMERHEAD – a band described as playing High Calibre, Exhilarating Contemporary Jazz, coming out of Jason’s love of Hard Bop.
Jason Bruer and Hammerhead will be performing in Melbouren at the Paris Cat Jazz Club on Friday September 12, 2025.
Jason Bruer was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday September 7, 2025Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock every Sunday night
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Jason’s Hammerhead Jazz appeared first on Bent Notes.
Serge Carnovale, Artistic Director of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, visited the Bent Notes studio to chat about this year’s festival, providing his guidance for your Wang Hang! This is the 2nd festival that Serge has artistically directed, working with the new board establilshed to resurrect the festival and put it back on the map.
Serge spoke about the achievements made last year and had great joy in his voice as he spoke about the venues and artists for this year’s festival, including the opportunity thay have taken to introduce a number of international artists.
Artists this year include Emma Pask. Clayton Doley, Luca Ciarla, Marlene Cummins, Black Jesus Expoerience, Dale Barlow, Amelia Evans, Leigh Barker, Tom Olloendorf amongst others.
For the complete programme, checkout wangarattajazz.com
Hear what Serge had to say in this podcast from JOY 94.9
Serge Carnovale was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday August 3, 2025Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock every Sunday night
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Serge’s Wang Hang Advice for 2025 appeared first on Bent Notes.
Hamed Sadeghi asked his mother for a TAR when he was 14 years of age, after hearing it played on the radio and falling in love with the sound of the instrument. He decided that Music was to be his career when 18 years of age then started his university studies into Persian Classical music.
Hear Hamed talk about his classical musical education in Iran before moving to Australia where he commenced fusing his Persian classical music with Western Jazz – creating his East-West fusion through his EISHAN ENSEMBLE – and how his music is founded in the Earth. Their recent release – Northern Rhapsody – explores themes of connection, transformation and belonging – and was composed during a creative residency in regional Australia – where the earth contributed to the work.
Hamed’s ensemble – the Eisham Ensemble will be performing his “Persian Chamber Jazz” at the Hawthorn Town Hall on Saturday September 6, 2025.
Hamed Sadeghi was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday August 24, 2025Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock every Sunday night
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Hamed’s East-West Fusion appeared first on Bent Notes.
When Paul Grabowsky and Michelle Nicolle visted the Bent Notes studio they spoke about the feelings, emotions and memories they recall after gigs and projects, and their consideration of the history of songs and music in their projects.
Paul spoke especially about his memories and experiences working with first nations people for many years and the learnings he has made about their music and history, and how that has impacted his other musical work.
Michelle spoke about her memories of a gig many years ago in Siberia, where not only was there a language barrier, but a different approach to music than had been her prior experience in the Jazz world.
Both Paul and Michelle spoke with much enthusiasm for their new debut project together – NOIR – a collection of Sad Songs, reimagined as duets with deep meaning, meaning that comes from the lyrics, from the artist’s past experiences with the songs, and from Paul and Michelle’s and listeners memories of when they heard these songs in the past and what they may have been experiencing at the time.
Hear Paul and Michelle in this Podcast from JOY 94.9 when they spoke with David Moyle and Chelsea Wilson in the Bent Notes studio.
And See and Hear Paul and Michelle launch the album NOIR on Saturday August 30, 2025 at the Melbourne Recital Centre.
Michelle Nicolle and Paul Grabowsky were guests of Bent Notes on Sunday August 10, 2025Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock every Sunday night
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Paul and Michelle’s Sad Songs appeared first on Bent Notes.
Quinn Knight visited the Bent Notes studio to chat about his musical upbringing, developing musical career, and the debut album of his father’s TL;DR project. The album is called Too Long;Didn’t Read – an album described by Quinn as music for the listener to interpret as they wish.
The 4-piece project was founded by Trumpeter Peter Knight, and includes Peter (Trumpet, Electronics, Live Signal Processing), his son Quinn Knight (Drums), Theo Carbo (Guitar, Electronics) and Helen Svoboda (Double Bass, Voice).
Quinn noted that Peter set one rule only for the quartet – when introducing a new phrase it must be played at least ten times before the next change or next improvisation proceeds.
Hear Quinn talk about his starting drumming when very your and his view for his future, and the enthusiasm in his voice for his music and TL;DR.
TL;DR is released on the Earshift Music label and is being launced on tour through Mallacoota, Orbost, Bruny Island, Hobart, Thebarton (SA), Newtown (NSW), Port Kembla (NSW) and Seddon (Vic). More information from peterknightmusic.com.
Quinn Knight was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday July 13, 2025Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Quinn Knight talks about TL;DR – Too Long;Didn’t Read appeared first on Bent Notes.
Mina Yu spoke on Bent Notes of starting her classical piano education at a really young age and of taking up the Jazz mantle when the concept of Jazz was introduced to her. Mina has not become a Jazz musician, but rather a musician who plays in the Classical and Jazz spheres.
Three years in the making, this new album from Mina – A Day and Life – results from her cross- genre musical skills, and is a solo piano album providing musical interpretations of those everyday things that happen including – Waking up, Being Alone in The Tram, Walking Along The Stream, and Sleeping at the End of the Day.
Hear Mina talking about her musical life and this new album, in this podcast from JOY 94.9.
Mina Yu was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday June 1, 2025Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Music of your day – Mina Yu appeared first on Bent Notes.
Melbourne based vocalist and composer Michelle Nicolle visited the Bent Notes studio upon the occaision of the release of her 11th album – THE SILENT WISH. Michelle was about to leave Australia for a visit to America to launch the album in the country where she had recorded it with guitarist Larry Koonse.
The album is a collection of 10 songs including one composed by Michelle herself.
Hear Michelle discuss the sense of awe in the recording studio, and the attention to detail of her production team, as well as the care taken to put together a playlist for an audience so that the conviction in the vocalists interpretations due tio their understandiong of hte songs content can be heard and experienced.
Read more about Michelle and the new album – THE SILENT WISH at Michelle’s website – www.michellenicolle.com
Michelle Nicolle was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday March 9, 2025Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Michelle’s Silent Wish appeared first on Bent Notes.
Perth based Pianist and composer Austin Salisbury spoke of his musical journey to date and bringing his piano trio to the Eastern States to launch their new album – OUTLINES – at the Church St Studios in Camperdown (NSW), and The Jazzlab in Brunswick (VIC)
Austin recalls his earliest musical memories which include watching the movie “The Blues Brothers” and marveling at the music of Ray Charles and knowing that the Piano was to be his instrument.
Austin graduated from the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2017 and has been building his career ever since, composing, performing and working on projects including MELVE(contemporary Australian Jazz) and Mejadra(Afro-Cuban inspired Jazz with Imogen Thompson).
Austin’s piano trio released their latest album in 2024 and are launching it in the eastern states on Monday April 14, 2025 at the Church Street Studios in Camperdown NSW, and on Wednesday April 16 at The Jazzlab in Brunswick (VIC).
Stephen Hornby in the Dingo Jazz Journal said of the trio – “Exciting and accomplished young players who seem to have found kindred spirits in each other.”
Hear Austin in this podcast from JOY 94.9.
Checkout Austin’s website for more information about.
Austin Salisbury was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday March 23, 2025Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Austin Outlines his Piano Trio appeared first on Bent Notes.
Pianist and composer Paul Grabowsky chatted about emotion in music, from composer, arranger, engineer, performer and the listener; and how vocalists have the greateast opportunity to imbue their vocal works with emotion.
Paul will be accompanying American countertenor vocalist Reginald Mobley with his Gospel and Spiritual repertoire on his Australian Tour during March & April 2025. This repertoire was featured in Reginald’s 2024 album BECAUSE. Paul spoke of some of the history of this African-American music and the emotional potential built into each piece, and his enthusiasm for these concerts with Reginald.
Reginald and Paul will be performing the Gospel and Spiritual repertoire in Melbourne March 30, Warragul Victoria April 17, Ukaria Cultural Centre Mt Barker South Australia, and Canberra ACT April 16.
Paul Grabowsky was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday March 23, 2025Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Emotions and the Gospel & Spiritual Jazz of Reginald Mobley appeared first on Bent Notes.
Andrew Harrison is a musician who composes to order. His new EP – Time Is Truth – is a work he was commissioned to create by a gay couple wishing to celebrate 20 years of relationship committment in a very special way.
A couple who love music, their chioce was a musical suite to celebrate deeper truths about love and committment, through contemporary Jazz arrangements and intimate vocal performances. Andrew sought to capture the many aspects and the unexpected twists and turns of a two-decade long journey shared between two people.
Hear Andrew talk in this podcast about the process, the interactions between him and the couple, and some of his past experiences that supported this creation.
Andrew is launching his “TIME IS TRUTH” EP at the Cross Street Music Hall at 3pm on Sunday March 16, 2025.
More details about Andrew from his website. Checkout Andrew’s music at his bandcamp page – including his soundtrack for The Laramie Project – composed for an Australian production of ‘The Laramie Project’, a play written in 2000 by Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project. The play looks at the aftermath to the horrific 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay student at the University of Wyoming at Laramie. The murder was later declared a hate crime. Andrew has used a component of this music in the ‘TIME IS TRUTH’ work
Andrew Harrison was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday March 9, 2025Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Time is Truth appeared first on Bent Notes.
Drummer, Composer and Educator Sonja Horbelt, the Artistic Director of the Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival visited the Bent Notes studio to chat about the challenges experienced by Women in Jazz and the progress for them becoming featured artist and working musicians; and the fabulous women artists performing in this year’s Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival.
The festival cponcert series will be held agaon at The Jazzlab in Brunswick.
Hear about the Improvising Symposium and Equity in Tertiary Education discussion, the new Lumina Award, and so many talented Women featured across 9 days of festival, including Abi Lee, Mia Barham, Jess Green, Andrea Keller, Nat Bartsch, Holly Moore, Coco’s Lunch. Lucy Clifford. Kennedy Snow, Naked Raven, Ame;lia Evans, Genevieve Kuner and Louise Rankin!
All the festival details are found at mwijf.org.
Sonja Horbelt was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday November 24, 2024Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Sonja’s Artistic Bent to the Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival appeared first on Bent Notes.
Lee Orszaczky, co-leader of the Sydney based music collective MOSAIC, spoke with Bent Notes about his family musical upbringing, including exposure to a broad range of great music; as well as some of his experiences as a music student at the Sydney Conservatorium of music – where he has co-created the MOSAIC collective – a group with an objective to play as much original music as they can. Lee was inspired towards creating Mosaic when he participated in a workshop led by Sydney based group Ten-Part Invention.
Album artwork: Lee Francis-Evatt (@blonde_pigeon_)
Mosaic released their debut album on October 13, 2024 – called Where We Are Now. Lee talks about the significant amount of work and emotional investment in the project and the nice feelings to have it released.
Lee talks through the pieces of the album describing each piece with such great enthusiasm, and talking of the storytelling that takes place.
Mosaic was formed at the Sydney Conservatorium by Trombone player Lee Orszaczky and Saxophone player Chiara Minotto, and features the musical voices of Braden Clarke, Sarah Morrison (Tpt), Leo Marland. Lachie Eggert, Aidan Wong (saxes), Matt Simmonds (Drums), James Watt (Bass) and Ravi Trachtenberg Ray (Pno.)
Mosaic will be launching the album in Sydney on October 24 at the Lazybones Lounge followed by a performance at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues at 1pm on Saturday November 2, 2024 at the Wangaratta Club. More information from wangarattajazz.com.
Mosaic Band Photo: Blake Holden (@blakeholden_13)
Lee Orszaczky was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday October 13, 2024Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Lee’s Mosaic Storytelling appeared first on Bent Notes.
Alastair Kerr, one of Australia’s leading exponents of Brazilian percussion and jazz drumming, visited the Bent Notes studio to chat about his love of Brasilian jazz, the wonderful music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, and his addiction to Brasilian Jazz!
Alastair told us that Antonio Carlos Jobim was perhaps the most important composer of the 20th century, becoming known for his Bossa Nova music, as well as orchestral works and art music. The Stan Getz / Jao Gilberto album – Getz/Gilberto, was the first internationally massively successful Bossa Nova album which featured music by Antonio Carlos Jobim – it was also the very first album of Jobim’s music that Alastair Kerr heard.
Panorama Brasil is the ensemble put together by Alastair to perform the music of Jobim and Brasil – a group based in Melbourne who will be performing music of Antonio Carlos Jobim with Orchestra Victoria as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival at Hamer Hall on October 26, 2025. This feature concert of the festival pays tribute to the 100th anniversary of Rhapsody in Blue, and the music of Chick Corea featuring Japanese pianist Makoto Ozone, and the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim featuring Panorama Brasil.
Hear what Alastair had to say in this podcast from Bent Notes at JOY 94.9.
Alastair Kerr was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday October 13, 2024Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Alastair’s Jobim Panorama appeared first on Bent Notes.
Saxophonist Jamie Oehlers spoke with Bent Notes about the inspiration he received from hearing and seeing the saxaphone in popular music of the 80’s; and starting his musical journey at school with a year of learning and practicing the flute before migrating to the sax. Jamie recalls the inspiration he recevied from his instrumental teachers along the way.
Jamie described pushing musical boundaries alongside guitarist Stephen Magnusson and drummer Ben Vanderwal. Those boundaries are in part due to the instrumentation of their trio which does not include drums or bass, giving them their own sonic world to collaboratively explore and expand.
The trio, Paper Tiger, released their self-titled first album in 2014, and will be debuting their followup album Between The Lines Of Stillness at The Jazzlab on October 22, 2024 as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
Jamie Oehlers was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday October 13, 2024Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Paper Tiger pushing the boundaries appeared first on Bent Notes.
Saxophonist, Educator, Researcher and Educational Author Rob Burke visited the Bent Notes studio to chat about how the definition of Jazz has changed ove the years, and how that change has been driven in part by the different diaspora’s around the world .
Rob talks about the challenges of collaborating with the music of other cultures, maintaining the character and life of the music, whilst blending it with the Western approach to improvisation.
Barlines and Beyond released their debut album, recorded at the Sir Zelman Cowan School of Music at Monash University, on the Jazzhead label in 2015.
Rob will be performing with the Barlines & Beyond project, a project where Indian Classical music on the Slide Guitar played by Debasis Chakroborty, is blended with the Western approach to Improvisation from Rob (Tenor & Soprano Saxaphones & Alto Clarinet), Stephen Magnusson (Electric Guitar), with rhythm from Sam Evans (Tabla), as part of this year’s Melbourne International Jazz Festival. More details from melbournejazz.com
Rob Burke was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday October 6, 2024Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Rob’s Approach to Jazz, Research and Barlines & Beyond appeared first on Bent Notes.
Michael Tortoni, Artistic Director of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, visited the Bent Notes studio to talk about the team working with him to curate and activate the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, and the superb roster of artists creating music during the 2024 festival.
Michael spoke about over 400 artists representing 12 countries, performing in 109 events across 34 venues in and around Melbourne, with a collective tally of 34 Grammy award wins and 99 Grammy award nominations. The festival also sponsors over one third of the program to be a range of free events for the entire community to enjoy – from toddlers to the more mature age!
Artists coming to Australia inclde Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, Esperanza Spalding, Antonio Sanchez and the TBC Brass Band.
Events include a major party on opening weekend at the Sydney Myer Music Bowl featuring Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller and Australia’s own Bumpy; a 2nd line street parade featuring the TBC Brass Band and Free jazz at Fed Square.
Hear Michael chat about the festival in this podcast from JOY 94.9’s jazz program – Bent Notes.
The Melbourne International Jazz Festival runs from October 18 to October 27 with all the details on their website melbournejazz.com.
Michael Tortoni was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday September 1, 2024Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Michael’s International Festival Preview 2024 appeared first on Bent Notes.
Serge Carnovale visited the Bent Notes studio to chat about his new role this year as the Artistic Director of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues.
Serge spoke about the range of artists appearing across the many venues in and around Wangaratta and the venue-based ticketing system introduced this year, as the festival is re-born alongside the National Jazz Awards – this year for Saxophone.
This years artist roster includes Vince Jones, Hetty Kate, Mark Fitzgibbon, Ilaria Crociani, Kellie Santin, Tamara Kuldin, Julien Wilson, Jack Earle, High Society and lots more!
Find more details about the 34th festival at the website – www.wangjazzblues.com.
Serge Carnovale was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday July 21, 2024Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Serge talks all things Wangaratta Festival! appeared first on Bent Notes.
Harry Mitchell described the philosophy behind his latest album – NOON – when he spoke with David Moyle and Chelsea Wilson on Bent Notes.
NOON is created as a collection of songs inspired by Harry’s observations of society’s collectively diminishing attention spans. The inspiration said to Harry that he should create someting long-form – that can’t be consumed quickly. (recalling the days when you would put a vinyl record on the turntable then sit down to listen for 22 minutes for each side.)
Harry would like us to listen to the entiure album from start to finish in one sitting to receive the best appreciation. Harry has composed the pieces reflecting each other in a Pallindromic fashion, including both longer and shorter composistions to tell the story.
Find NOON on Bandcamp, and read, see and hear more about Harry at his webiste – harrymitchell.net
Harry Mitchell was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday July 21, 2024Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Harry Hits NOON and stays listening appeared first on Bent Notes.
The Take Note Leader of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival for 2024 is Jazz flautist and composer Erica Tucceri. Erica visited the Bent Notes studio to chat all things Take Note – an impportant role that addresses the underrepresentation of women and gender diverse musicians in jazz by celebrating and promoting women and gender diverse leaders on stage and in high schools across Victoria.
Erica spoke of the joy of meeting so many young musicians when visting secondary schools as part of the role; her thrill at being commissioned to write a major new work to be debuted at the festival, enabling Erica to write for an ensemble including a String Quartet; learning the drums, and making percussive sounds in her music that surprises the secondary school students!
Hear Erica in this podcast from JOY 94.9
Erica Tucceri was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday September 1, 2024Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Erica Takes Note appeared first on Bent Notes.
Violin player, artist, songwriter and entertainer Xani Kolac described her path to become a professional violin player and entertainer when she was guest on Bent Note recently. Xani reminisces about causing her violin teacher to cry from the beautiful interpretation she gave of Dvorak’s Humoresque, and auditioning for the VCA with her sister playing the bass.
Xani spoke about the focus on improvisation and using the effects pedals and other equipment to produce her style of music using her electric violin – calling upon her skills in the worlds of Pop, Rock and Jazz to create interesting and entertaining sounds and musical sequences to keep her audiences enthralled. Xani has described her music as exploring the spaces between Pop, Jazz, Electronic and Chamber music.
Hear Xani recall her first gigs along Fitzroy Street St.Kilda and how so many amazing jazz artists are taking part in the FUSION ON FITZROY event across so many Fitzroy Street St.Kilda venues on Satuday August 31, 2024.
Xani Kolac was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday August 18, 2024Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Xani talks Violin, Improvisation and Fusion on Fitzroy Street appeared first on Bent Notes.
Australian born musicians Jody Sternberg (Voice, Sax) and David Lewis (Trumpet, Piano) have lived in France for some years and spoke with David Moyle and Chelsea Wilson on Bent Notes when they visited the JOY 94.9 studios recently as they commenced their 2024 Aussie tour.
Jody Sternberg & David Lewis in-studio at JOY 94.9
Jody recalled her journey from Australia where she played sax in her primary school band, to Japan where she was discoverd by an American blues pianist who advised her to audition to study at the Berklee College, before moving to America to do just that! Jody finally settled in France where she discovered that her voice would be her primary instrument. David recalled his opportunity to study in Europe included Sweden, before settling in France. Both recalled the joy of studying and performing with the major players of the day.
Jody and David will perform during their Aussie tour in Perth (The Ellington Jazz Club), Sydney (Camelot Lounge, August 8), Hobart (MONA, August 19), Melbourne (Beleura House August 23, and The Jazzlab August 24) before returning to France.
Jody Sternberg and David Lewis were guests of Bent Notes on Sunday July 28, 2024Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Jody & David’s Aussie Return ’24 appeared first on Bent Notes.
When trumpeter and band leader Travis Woods and sousaphone player Jay Scarlett from The Horns Of Leroy visited the Bent Notes Studio they spoke about the way they as a band are inspired by the music and the musicians of New Orleans. They recalled the immense energy they picked up from watching, listening, jamming and performing with these bands and how this changed their outlook and musical creativity in their own projects, whilst still being conscious of their music being filtered through their Australian heritage and experiences.
The new album, Monster In Your Head, features 12 brand new pieces written fresh for this project around the experiences of break-ups. The music was so fresh to the recording studio that Travis had not heard them all completely until the album mixing was taking place! Checkout the album on Bandcamp.
The Horns of Leroy are Ben Harrison & Travis Woods – Trumpet, Chris Vizard & Nick Pietsch – Trombone, Jay Scarlett – Sousaphone, Daniel Berry & Tim Clifton – Percussion.
The Horns of Leroy are performing together with Thando and Sydney based brass band The Hot Potato Band at the Fitzroy Brass Party on Friday July 26, 2024 at The Night Cat – celebrating 30 years of Night Cat.
Travis Woods and Jay Scarlett were guests of Bent Notes on Sunday July 14, 2024Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Leroy’s Monster In Your Head appeared first on Bent Notes.
Michelle Nicolle visited the Bent Notes studio to chat with David Moyle and Chelsea Wilson about her brand new album – 10 – Live At The Jazzlab.
The album was recorded at the Jazzlab by the ABC during the 2023 Melbourne International Jazz Festival and has now been relased.
Michelle talks about the thrill of performing in ALLL LIVE with the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra led by Wynton Marsalis and the MSO at Hamer Hall during 2023; the scat syllables that we hear in scat singing and how one should not try to think about them; and performing a gig with her quartet with a set list made up entirely of her own compositions.
Michelle Nicolle was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday July 7, 2024Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Michelle Achieves a 10 – LIVE appeared first on Bent Notes.
Melbourne Drummer, Composer and Artistic Director of the Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival, Sonja Horbelt visited the Bent Notes studio to chat all things 2023 Festival with David Moyle and Paul Gardner. The festival runs from December 3-10, 2023 with most events schedueld at The Jazzlab.
Sonja spoke about the legacy and the memory of the late Lynnette Irwin, for many years the backbone of the artistic direction of the festival, and the person to whom this years festival has been dedicated.
Hear about the amazing female musicians performing in the festival this year including Teri Roiger, Peggy Lee, Elly Hoyt, Mim Crellin, Nina Ferro, Ilaria Crociani, AURA, and so much more – including an industry panel, perfromance workshop and a singers symposium.
Checkout the festival at www.mwijf.org.
Sonja Horbelt was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday November 19, 2023Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Sonjas’ Artistic Outcomes for 2023 appeared first on Bent Notes.
Cheryl Durongpisitikul
Cheryl Durongpisitkul spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes about the work involved in preparing for the debut of her new suite for 12-piece improvising ensemble that channels her own personal experiences of loss, grief and healing.
As the Take Note leader for 2023 for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Cheryl was commissioned to compose this work as well as visit secondary schools across Victoria, as part of the festival’s activities to address underrepresentation of women and gender diverse musicians in jazz by celebrating and promoting women and gender diverse leaders on stage and in high schools across Victoria.
Cheryl debuted the work – I Still Miss You – to an enthusiastic and appreciative capacity audience at the Jazzlab as the official openeing gig of this years festival.
Hear what Cheryl had to say in this podcadst from Bent Notes on JOY 94.9
Cheryl Durongpisitkul was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday October 15, 2023Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Cheryl’s work of Loss, Grief and Healing – Take Note 2023 appeared first on Bent Notes.
Zac Hurren, Katie Noonan, Ben Hauptmann
Katie Noonan‘s ELIXIR project kicked off in 1997, with their goal to explore the relationship between text and sound and celebrate great Australian poetry.
The current line-up for the trio is National Jazz Award, ARIA Award winning and Freedman Jazz Fellowship finalist saxophonist/composer Zac Hurren, Freedman Jazz Fellowship winning and National Jazz Award finalist guitarist Ben Hauptmann and 5 x ARIA, AWMA, AIR and APRA award winning musician Katie Noonan.
Album Cover: A Small Shy Truth
Their new Album – A Small Shy Truth – the 4th album for the trio, is based upon Poetry of Michael Leunig – whose unique poetry was featured on the trio’s 3rd album – Gratitude and Grief (KIN Music 2018)
Hear Katie talk about the need for vulnerability when composing music, the wonderful poetry of Michael Leunig, and Sassy The Staffie!
Elixir, featuring Katie Noonan, launches A Small Shy Truth at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday night, October 28, 2023 as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
Katie Noonan was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday October 22, 2023Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Katie’s Elixir of Poetry appeared first on Bent Notes.
Emma Pask
Emma Pask was discovered at a school concert gig by multi-instrumentalist and entertainer James Morrison – a week later Emma was invited to tour with the James Morrison Big Band – and the rest is history!
Hear Emma talk about that amazing experience and much more in this podcast from Bent Notes, including Trombone player, arranger and band leader Ed Wilson, the necessity to get on with achieving items off your bucketlist without undue delay, performing with wonderful musicians, all with a main aim of making everyone happier.
Emma will be performing standards from the great American Songbook, with some raucus Blues and Latin feels too – with pianist Grant Windsor, Sydney drummer Tim Firth and bass player Harry Morrison (son of James and someone who Emma used to babysit when he was young) at The Count’s at Monash University on Saturday October 28, 2023
Emma Pask was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday October 22, 2023Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Morrison, Wilson and Music – amazing parts of Emma Pask’s musical career appeared first on Bent Notes.
Vanessa Perica. Photo: Pia Johnson
Award winning composer Vanessa Perica is launching her 2nd Jazz Orchestra album as part of the lineup for this year’s Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
The 1st album, Love Is A Temporary Madness, was named one of the best Australian albums of 2020 by The Guardian, winner of the Best Jazz Album at the Music Victoria Awards, ‘Work of the Year’ at the APRA Art Music Awards and Australian Jazz Bell Awards, and was nominated for the prestigious Australian Music Prize.
Vanessa spoke about the opportunities that have arisen for her since that 1st album, and the joy she has experienced in spending time with the amazing musicians of her Jazz Orchestra once again in recording the 2nd album – The Eye is the First Circle.
Album Cover: The Eye is the First Circle
The Eye is the First Circle features the same musicians augmented by a couple of new faces, and will be launched on Thursday October 26, 2023 at the Melbourne Recital Centre.
Vanessa Perica was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday October 15, 2023Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Award winning composer launches 2nd album for her Jazz Orchestra appeared first on Bent Notes.
Australian composer and pianist Paul Grabowksy AO and Chinese-Australian composer, performer and pioneer of modern guzheng music Mindy Meng Wang chatted about the empathy, cultural awareness and conversation necessary to create new music crossing boundaries between different muscial cultures.
Mindy plays the Guzheng – a chinese instrument similar in look and sound to a Zither, and has collaborated throughout her career with musicians from different cultures.
Hear the conversation in this podcast from JOY 94.9
Mindy Meng Wang and Paul Grabowsky are performing together at Chapel off Chapel on Saturday October 21, 2023 as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Paul Grabowksy AO and Monday Meng Wang were guests of Bent Notes on Sunday October 15, 2023Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Crossing the Cultural Musical boundaries appeared first on Bent Notes.
Ruth Rogers-Wright
Ruth Rogers-Wright began her career in London where she was one of the leading artists in the “New British Jazz” movement, before migrating to Australia. Her band in London included two Aussie ex-pats – pianist Mark Fitzgibbon and vocalist Nichaud Fitzgibbon.
Ruth was introduced to the music of Nina Simone while in London and saw her perform live a number of times. These experiences formed part of the inspiration for Ruth to put together a show about Nina and her music.
In this podcast from JOY 94.9 Ruth chats about her musical beginnings in London, the challenges of the music ‘industry’, and her show all about the life of the great entertainer and activist who was Nina Simone.
Ruth is performing The Great Songs of Nina Simone at the Hawthorn Arts Centre on Friday October 20, 2023.
Ruth Rogers-Wright was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday October 15, 2023Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Nina’s Greatest songs from Ruth Rogers-Wright appeared first on Bent Notes.
Monique diMattina
Stella Miiles Franklin was an Australian author, activist and feminist, leaving an endowment behind celebrating Australian Literature in the form of the annual Miles Franklin Award. However, Stella was much more than an author!
Inspired by the dramatic and exciting life story of Stella Miles Franklin, Melbourne based composer, vocalist and pianist Monique diMattina has written a new musical – STELLA – about the life of Stella Miles Franklin.
Monique has developed the music and script to the degree that it is ready for a public workshop performance before the next stage of development for the theatrical stage in 2024.
Moniquie spoke about the process to date, the admiration that she has for Stella, and shared her excitement at the both the opportunity for the workshops presentations and the cast she has assembled for the workshops including Alma Zygier, Xani Kolac, Fem Belling, Esther Henderson, Sam Lemann, Cat Canteri, Ben Robertson, Adrian Perger, Kalina Krusteva, Zara Giacobello, Darcy Kent and Monique herself.
STELLA – The Miles Franklin Story is in workshop mode at The Jazzlab on October 6,7 & 8, 2023
Hear what Monique had to say when she spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes in this podcast from JOY 94.9.
Monique diMattina was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday September 24, 2023Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post The Story of ‘STELLA’ – by Monique diMattina appeared first on Bent Notes.
Ericka Ascenzo visited the Bent Notes Studio to chat about the upcoming release of her latest composition – IN TIME.
Erika says that her vocals are a tribute to the Jazz greats, and that her songwriting pays homage to the Soul classics.
Hear what Erika has to say about her music, and hear her in a fabulous in-studio performance of two of her compositions – BOUND (Erika’s first single as an independent artist in 2020) and Erika’s new single IN TIME, accompanied by guitarist Tavis Wardlow.
Erika’s EP including IN TIME releases towards the end of 2023.
Erika Ascenzo was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday August 13, 2023Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Erika’s new Jazz – a tribute to Soul Classics & Jazz Greats appeared first on Bent Notes.
Melbourne based guitarist James Sherlock visited the Bent Notes studio to chat about the value of awards to up and coming musicians, how he listens to music, and his brand new Trio album The Verb not the Noun – his first trio album since 2010.
While in-studio James played Live-To-Air a piece from the new album , and discussed performing with his trio consisting of Bass Player Sam Anning and Drummer Danny Fischer.
The launch of The Verb not the Noun, referencing the fact that music is an active activty, will be held at The Jazzlab on Tuesday Octboer 17, 2023.
Keep an eye on Bandcamp from October 17, 2023 for The Verb not the Noun
Hear all that James had to say in this podcast from JOY 94.9
James Sherlock was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday September 24, 2023Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post James’ Music is Active – it is the Verb appeared first on Bent Notes.
When Pianist and Composer Luke Howard was guest on Bent Notes he spoke about working in both the Comtemporary Classical and Jazz worlds as both composer and pianist, and being drawn back into the musical world after starting a career outside of music.
With Story Telling at the heart of his music, Luke spoke about his contemporary classical composition created during COVID lockdowns called ALL OF US, based upon a book called THE PLAGUE, written in 1947 by French novelist Albert Camus.
Luke also spoke about combining his Solo Piano and Jazz Trio in a single gig at The Count’s on Wednesday September 13, 2023
Hear what Luke had to say in this podcast from JOY 94.9
Luke Howard was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday August 27, 2023Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post appeared first on Bent Notes.
Inspiration for Stephen Hornby’s +F:rst Sunn+ project came out of Lockdowns, when Stephen found himself with time to think and work without interruption. The result is the debut album for...
LEARN MORE
The post Stephen’s +F:rst Sunn+ appeared first on Bent Notes.
Harry Mitchell is a pianist based in Perth who spoke about growing his love of live music through his enjoyment of live bands at his church when growing up. His...
LEARN MORE
The post Harry’s Country Euphoria appeared first on Bent Notes.
Tim Stevens celebrates a number of things this year – marriage, first child – and his Trio – the Tim Stevens Trio. Celebrating the trio takes the form of a...
LEARN MORE
The post Tim’s 20 Year Improvisational Questions appeared first on Bent Notes.
Aussie ex-pat musicians Jody Sternberg (Voice, Saxaphone) and David Lewis (Trumpet) spoke with David Moyle and Matt Warne on Bent Notes shortly before their departure from France to visit Australia....
LEARN MORE
The post Jody Sternberg sharing her Sand Castles appeared first on Bent Notes.
Fiona Burnett and Sonja Horbelt spoke about the challenges experienced by female artists as they try to establish themselves in the Jazz world, and the impact that their all-female band...
LEARN MORE
The post appeared first on Bent Notes.
In this podcast from Bent Notes on JOY 94.9, Michelle Nicolle speaks of her love of the music of J.S. Bach from her early Violin studies when she was only...
LEARN MORE
The post Michelle’s New Bach appeared first on Bent Notes.
Paul Grabowsky visited the Bent Notes studio to chat about his latest work – Fascinatin’ Algorhythm – being performed by his Jazz trio Torrio! onstage with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra....
LEARN MORE
The post Chaotic Jazzy Contrasts? appeared first on Bent Notes.
Guitarist and composer Robbie Melville visited the Bent Notes studio to play live to air two pieces from his latest album – Tangled Trails. The album contains 55 minutes of solo guitar, the same length as the 1921 silent movie – Tangled Trails. Robbie discovered after recording the album, that the music coincides with the action on the screen of the movie!
Hear Robbie chat with David Moyle, about his favourite guitarists and his enthusiasm for accompanying Silent Movies in Central Victoria with Ronny Ferrella playing Drums.
Robbie is looking forward to his album launch tour commencing June 23,2023 where he will be playing the album supporting the screening of the movie Tangled Trails!
Robbie’s latest album – Tangled Trails – can be found on Bandcamp.
Robbie Melville was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday May 28, 2023
Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Robbie’s Guitar Trails of Tangles appeared first on Bent Notes.
David Lewis is looking forward to a series of shows at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June this year when he brings the Paris Combo to Adelaide to celebrate in three very special shows their tribute to their late vocalist and band leader Belle Du Berry.
David Lewis also recalls the process of the evolution of the Paris Combo from a covers band to a band that plays original songs when he spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes recently.
The Paris Combo performs three times at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival across the weekend of June 9-11 in what will be the final outing of the band.
David Lewis was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday May 28, 2023
Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Paris Combo’s Tribute to Belle appeared first on Bent Notes.
Nina Ferro spoke with Bent Notes about her time living in London where she became a regular at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club – an opportunity that led to so many musical associations and friendships – and some magnificent musical experiences. Hear Nina recall with much fondness her special Happy Birthday event at the club!
Whilst in London Nina met vocalist Brendan Reilly – this was the start of an ongoing musical friendship and the search for opportunities to perform since then.
Hear Nina chat about her warm memories of London, and her enthusiasm for performing with Brendan again on June 4, 2023 at The Jazzlab.
Nina Ferro was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday May 21, 0223
Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Rekindling Nina’s Musical Association appeared first on Bent Notes.
When Martin Jackson was guest on Bent Notes he discussed some of the history of the MJC – the Melbourne Jazz Co-Operative – a not-for-profit organisation that Martin launched 40 years ago to support and promote original live jazz performances by established and emerging artists in Melbourne.
The MJC provides our Jazz musicians an opportunity to try something new, and to perform with other musicians they may not normally play with.
MJC gigs were held for many years at the Bennet’s Lane Jazz Club prior to its closure, and more recently at The Jazzlab on a Sunday night.
The MJC’s 40th Anniversary Concert will be held at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Friday May 26, 2023, and features a huge roster of amazing musicians including a 24 piece MJC Orchestra led by Vanessa Perica premiering a work called JUMPING YAKS comosed by Erkki Veltheim, Erik Griswold, Eugene Ball and Niko Schauble; and musicians including Mike Nock, Paul Grabowsky, Barney McAll, Sandy Evans, Andrea Keller, Stephen Magnusson, Julien Wilson and Mirko Guerrini.
Martin Jackson was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday May 7, 0223
Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Martin’s MJC celebration – 40 Years of Jazz appeared first on Bent Notes.
Trumpeter and pianist David Lewis visited the Bent Notes Studio to chat about the latest album from the Paris Combo, an album released in memory of their late vocalist and composer Belle Du Berry.
Hear David talk about his meeting Belle and together bringing their Jazz ensemble Paris Combo to the stage.
The album is a tribute to the work of Belle, who passed away before the album was released.
A gig in tribute to Belle has been held in Paris, with David working to hold an Australian Tribute gig in the near future.
(Since this interview the Paris Combo have locked in to Celebrate the Songs of Belle Du Berry at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival June 9-11, 2023)
David Lewis was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday December 18, 2022
Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post David Lewis chats Paris Combo and the music of Belle Du Berry appeared first on Bent Notes.
What’s more Joyous than singing alone?
Singing with others!!
Vocalist and composer Nina Ferro visited the Bent Notes Studio and spoke of the Joy she feels when listening to, or participating in, groups of people singing together – whether that be a huge choir, or a 2-3 piece ensemble.
Singing harmonies is an aspect of singing that requires some practice, but adds so much to the enjoyment by the audience of the sound produced.
Nina is performing with two other amazing Melbourne vocalists – stalwarts of the Melbourne Jazz Scene- Nichaud Fitzgibbon and Julie O’Hara – to bring beutiful music and harmonies to Mother’s Day at the Memo Music Hall, accompanied by a swinging quartet.
Hear what Nina had to say in this Podcast from Bent Notes on JOY 94.9
Checkout Memo Music Hall for all the deatils.
Nina Ferro was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday May 7, 2023
Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post The Joys of Singing with Nina appeared first on Bent Notes.
Jennifer Salisbury and Mark Morand performed live-to air on Bent Notes and spoke about Mark’s 32 Bars project – 32 new Jazz songs recorded across 32 venues in Melbourne. Their performance was a beautiful rendition of the 2nd song in the series – You Fell In Love With Me – performed in the stripped down Voice and Guitar mode.
The 32 new Jazz songs are being composed in the Jazz styling format of the jazz songs of the “Great American Songbook”, these new songs are being composed by Mark to add to the Aussie repertoire of this great music styling.
Find more information about Mark’s 32 Bars project at the 32 Bars website – 32bars.com.au
Jennifer Salisbury and Mark Morand were guests of Bent Notes on Sunday April 16, 2023
Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post 32 Bars Number 12 – I Prefer To Swing appeared first on Bent Notes.
The Melbourne International Jazz Festival‘s Take Note Jazz Leader for 2023 is Melbourne based Sax player, comnposer and band leader Cheryl Durongpisitkul.
Cheryl spoke of the thrill of being commisioned to write a large work and to have it performed at the MIJF festival this year, and the opportunity provided for Cheryl to mentor and educate students across schools in Victoria during the year.
Hear Cheryl in this podcast from Bent Notes.
Cheryl Durongpisitkul was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday April 23, 2023
Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Cheryl Takes Note! appeared first on Bent Notes.
Adam Simmons, editor of the Dingo Jazz Journal, visited the Bent Notes Studio to chat about this year’s Jazz in the Square event celebrating International Jazz Day.
Adam spoke about the history of International Jazz day, established by UNESCO in 2011 and co-chaired by Herbie Hancock.
Jazz in the Square is a free event in The Edge at Federation Square in Melbourne, kicking off at 1pm, with a Gala Performance to end the day from 7:30pm.
Hear Adam talk about the Jazz to be experienced at The Edge, including the Salvo Bigband, Origami with Wang Zheng-Ting, Kennedy Snow, Paul Williamson’s Hammond Combo, ZÖJ, and the Aaron Choulai Trio
Adam Simmons was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday April 23, 2023
Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Celebrate International Jazz Day the Dingo way appeared first on Bent Notes.
Christine Manetta loved singing when she was at school – especially performing as part of her school’s productions, however as often happens life takes over after school and Christine traveled a different path including a teaching and scientific career and motherhood.
Christine’s love of music and performing never went away, and has resurfaced years later when the opportunity arose for Christine to take on the challenge of retraining her voice, putting a repertoire and band together, and recording her debut album – One Woman, One Day, with Adam Rudegeair as Musical Director and keys player.
Hear about Christine’s life and her delayed launch into singing as a profession in this podcast from Bent Notes on JOY 94.9.
Christine Manetta was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday January 15, 2023
Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Christine’s One Woman Day appeared first on Bent Notes.
As a guest on Bent Notes, Bass player and composer Christopher Hale spoke about how Inspiration is an active activity, the joy of responding to inspiration in Korea in 2012 – and now creating brand new music integrating the shaman ritual drumming styles and traditional rhythms of Korea with contemporary jazz and rhythms from Australia.
Ritual Diamonds is Christopher’s brand new album, made in collaboration with Korean drumming innovator Woo Minyoung and some of Australia’s great jazz artists, including saxophonist Jamie Oehlers, pianist Andrea Keller, and drummer Simon Barker.
Catch all the details of the album (Digital, CD and Vinyl) and descriptions of each track on Bandcamp
Christopher Hale was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday February 26, 2023
Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Diamonds are a Ritual for Chris appeared first on Bent Notes.
Belinda Parsons, Fem Belling and Nina Ferro visited the Bent Notes Studio to chat about getting back to the business of entertaining live audiences, and the absolute JOY of singing the Christmas Fare of songs in front of a Big Band in their annual Big Band Christmas Show. They were very generous in singing live-to -air one of their favourite fun Christmas Songs – Big Bulbs!
For the 6th year in a row this amazing trio are putting their combined memory effort to the test to recall the harmonies they sang last year!
They also spoke about the Joy of getting back to singing in front of an audience, and their concerns about how we keep people keen to come along to shows and clubs to hear live music.
Nina, Fem and Belinda are performing with special guest Matt Hetherington at the Memo Music Hall on Sunday December 18 – more details from memomusichall.com
Belinda Parsons, Fem Belling and Nina Ferro were guests of Bent Notes on Sunday November 27, 2022
Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station
Support this podcast, Donate to JOY; Become a member
The post Big Band Christmas Trio Sings to Bent Notes appeared first on Bent Notes.
Guitarist Harry Tinney has released a new album under his WASTELANDS project. The album seeks to respond to a sense of cultural and spiritual apathy that Harry experienced during COVID...
LEARN MORE
The post Oracles form Harry’s Wastelands appeared first on Bent Notes.
Melbourne based saxophonist Julien Wilson worked on his own individually styled music during COVID Lockdowns in Victoria. Coming out of that work are Three albums – 2 just released, the...
LEARN MORE
The post Mutations and Meditations – Julien Wilson Style! appeared first on Bent Notes.
Leigh Barker and Heather Stewart moved to Paris six years ago to create a new European base for their music, family and diverse projects. Now with TWO editions of his...
LEARN MORE
The post Paris to Melbourne with the Leigh Barker Band appeared first on Bent Notes.
For years Tim Stevens did not want to play Standards because he felt that they had all been done so well before by so many great musicians, including pianists Keith...
LEARN MORE
The post Tim’s Ace Is High appeared first on Bent Notes.
Angela Davis spoke about her affinity for melody in her composition and performance when she spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes. Angela also chatted about her latest work –...
LEARN MORE
The post Angela’s Suite for Max appeared first on Bent Notes.
Julius Schwing spoke about the benefits of living on Bruny Island and discovering the ‘touch’ sounds of a guitar when he listened back to a recording he made of his...
LEARN MORE
The post Julius discovered Guitar Touch on Bruny Island appeared first on Bent Notes.
Trumpeter, vocalist and composer Eamon McNelis visited the Bent Notes studio to chat about his musical upbringing, ‘Bric-A-Brac’, and his band The Skellingtons. Eamon describes how he his love of...
LEARN MORE
The post Eamon’s Skellington’s go to Wang appeared first on Bent Notes.
Guitarist Fran Swinn will take her Quintet on stage at this years Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues to launch her new album – Old Idea/New Idea. Fran recalls her...
LEARN MORE
The post Fran’s Guitar Quintet New Album appeared first on Bent Notes.
Drummer Rod Gilbert from The Shuffle Club spoke about bringing enjoyment and happiness through a gig in a country town that had suffered so much through fire, COVID and floods;...
LEARN MORE
The post The 21 year Shuffle appeared first on Bent Notes.
Paul Williamson spoke about his projects for 2022 including The What Ifs, performing in this year’s Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Hear about the launch of their debut album, fast-tracked through...
LEARN MORE
The post Paul Williamson’s What Ifs at the MIJF appeared first on Bent Notes.
Henry Manetta is getting his band “The Trip” back together to perform for the first time since the significant impacts of COVID. In this podcast from Bent Notes on JOY...
LEARN MORE
The post Cosmic Blues from Henry Manetta & The Trip appeared first on Bent Notes.
Matt Thomson won the National Jazz Award last year and this year he gets to enjoy being a featured artist at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues. Matt talks...
LEARN MORE
The post National Jazz Award Winner to Enjoy his own stage appeared first on Bent Notes.
Artistic Director Michael Tortoni was excited to talk about the 2022 Melbourne International Jazz Festival when he was guest on Bent Notes recently. The festival is getting back to a...
LEARN MORE
The post An Excited Michael Tortoni talks about this years Melbourne International Jazz Festival appeared first on Bent Notes.
Eugene Ball is Co-Artistic Director of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues for 2022 and is excited that the festival returns to a face to face event across the...
LEARN MORE
The post Eugene is Excited for the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues appeared first on Bent Notes.
Andy Sugg spoke about his classical Saxophone education, playing Punk the same day as Avante Garde classical, and the music of Michael Brecker – one of the world’s great saxophonists...
LEARN MORE
The post Brecker by Sugg & Mackey appeared first on Bent Notes.
Aussie Jazz Royalty Vince Jones spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes about his musical career, gardening, creativity and how clouds can be used as an analogy for creativity. Along...
LEARN MORE
The post Creative Rainstorms – Vince Jones appeared first on Bent Notes.
Stephen Magnusson was joint winner of the National Jazz Awards for Guitar in 2000. In 2022 Stephen is one of the three Judges in this years National Jazz Awards –...
LEARN MORE
The post Contestant to Judge – Stephen Magnusson – National Jazz Awards 2022 appeared first on Bent Notes.
American Guitarist Stanley Jordan spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes about moving from Classical Piano to Jazz Guitar, developing a Touch Technique for playing Guitar to achieve the sound...
LEARN MORE
The post Stanley’s Touch Guitar appeared first on Bent Notes.
Brothers Mal and Steve Sedergreen visited the Bent Notes studio to chat about working together over many years in their band Mistaken Identity, and their album released in 2002 –...
LEARN MORE
The post The Wondering Sedergreens appeared first on Bent Notes.
Guitarist Tim Nikolsky visited the Bent Notes studio to chat about playing jazz on the forecourt of the Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open in the early 2000’s, and...
LEARN MORE
The post Tim’s Real Aussie Jazz Book appeared first on Bent Notes.
Composer, guitarist and bandleader Robbie Melville spoke about creating new solo guitar music during lockdown, winning the Johnny Dennis Music Award, and looking forward to performing to an audience to...
LEARN MORE
The post Deep Listening, Deep Thinking – Antelodic appeared first on Bent Notes.
Jennifer Salisbury and Mark Morand visited the Bent Notes studio to chat with David Moyle about an exciting project – 32 BARS – aiming for 32 new ‘Classic’ Jazz Tunes...
LEARN MORE
The post 32 BARS aiming for 32 new ‘Classic’ Jazz Tunes appeared first on Bent Notes.
Axle Whitehead and Steve Sedergreen visited the Bent Notes studio to chat with David Moyle about their meeting when Axle attended the VCA, their love and enjoyment of Jazz –...
LEARN MORE
The post Axle and Steve Together Again appeared first on Bent Notes.
Shayan and the Melbourne Amplified Strings collaborated on their new album to be launched at the Jazzlab on June 19, 2022 – an album inspired by the resilience of the...
LEARN MORE
The post Living In The Shayan Machine appeared first on Bent Notes.
Melbourne trumpet player and educator Daimon Brunton visited the Bent Notes studio to chat about his brand new album from his Quintet – The Chunky Biscuit. Daimon spoke about starting...
LEARN MORE
The post Daimon’s Chunky Biscuit appeared first on Bent Notes.
David Moyle welcomed Trumpeter Paul Williamson back to Bent Notes to chat about an aspect of his PhD thesis concerning “Flow” in Jazz Improvisation, Groove in Jazz, and his North...
LEARN MORE
The post The Flow and Groove of Paul Williamson’s North Side HomeGrown appeared first on Bent Notes.
Trumpeter, Composer and Educator Tom Avgenicos spoke about Improvising, going back to basics, and building a personal memory library of ‘licks’ that assist the creative process when improvising live in...
LEARN MORE
The post Licks, Basics, River, Improvisation and more from Tom Avgenicos appeared first on Bent Notes.
Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Musical Director, Vocalist and Trumpeter Jack Earl spoke with David Moyle about his excitement getting out to play gigs, enjoying the enthusiasm and energy from the audiences –...
LEARN MORE
The post Jack Earle’s Joys of Jazz and Music appeared first on Bent Notes.
Gregg Arthur joined David Moyle on Bent Notes to chat about his albums produced during COVID lockdowns – Jazz and Cocktails (2020) and The Ballad Collection (2021); Dame Joan Sutherland,...
LEARN MORE
The post Gregg’s Ballads, Jazz and Cocktails! appeared first on Bent Notes.
What do you do when you have interests in both Jazz and Social Justice? Combine them!! That is exactly what Jackie Bornstein has done to her passions of singing Jazz...
LEARN MORE
The post Jackie’s Jazz and Social Justice appeared first on Bent Notes.
Harriett Allcroft is an effervescent performer, who ensures that her performances are bright and cheery, and full of fun. When Harriet joined David Moyle on Bent Notes she chatted about...
LEARN MORE
The post Harriet’s New Songs reflecting Life appeared first on Bent Notes.
Julien Wilson visited the Bent Notes studio to chat with David Moyle about the new album from the 4-piece ensemble THIS WORLD called ‘Another Dance‘. Due for release on February...
LEARN MORE
The post Julien goes for Another Dance in This World appeared first on Bent Notes.
Adelaide based Drummer and Composer Alexander Flood chatted with David Moyle upon the release of the 2nd single, Pathways, from his soon to be released album, The Space Between. With...
LEARN MORE
The post Alexander’s Pathways and the Space Between appeared first on Bent Notes.
Eugene Ball chatted with David Moyle about the brand new album from his 4tet – FROM DOWN HERE. Featuring Eugene playing Trumpet, James Macaulay – Trombone, Michael Meagher – Electric...
LEARN MORE
The post Eugene’s 4tet From Down Here appeared first on Bent Notes.
Anton Delecca spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes about launching his 5th album – The Offering – an album dedicated to the memory of his parents. Anton grew up...
LEARN MORE
The post Anton’s Offering appeared first on Bent Notes.
Reuben Lewis, Leader of I Hold The Lion’s Paw, chatted with David Moyle about the launch of their brand new album – LOST IN PLACE, taking place as part of...
LEARN MORE
The post Reuben’s Lion’s Paw gets Lost in its own Space Place appeared first on Bent Notes.
Adrian Jackson was artistic director of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues for its first 27 years. He has now put pen to paper to produce the definitive book...
LEARN MORE
The post Booking Adrian’s Festival Memories appeared first on Bent Notes.
Tamara Murphy, Melbourne based educator and player of the Double Bass, chatted with David Moyle about her own ‘Flipped Interviews‘ with male musicians that she works with, using variations of...
LEARN MORE
The post Tamara’s Spirograph Anteloper Lowlights appeared first on Bent Notes.
Monique diMattina spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes about her latest album of solo piano works called TIDES. An album of 10 beautiful meditative pieces that grew out of...
LEARN MORE
The post Monique’s Tides of Emotion appeared first on Bent Notes.
Guitarist James Sherlock and Double Bass player Ben Hanlon have released their 2nd Duo album – STRAVINKSY – a collection of pieces inspired by the Petrushka and Rite Of Spring...
LEARN MORE
The post Sherlock & Hanlon’s Stravinsky appeared first on Bent Notes.
Hop On, Now Then, So Here, and What Now are just a few of the titles from the new release digital album from the THEN THIS Project. A quirky set...
LEARN MORE
The post Then This Schauble with Puxination! and a 4-track appeared first on Bent Notes.
The 5-year project “The Songs That Saved Your Life” from Jazz Chanteuse Kimba Griffith is coming to a close as Kimba releases an EP to celebrate the project. A project...
LEARN MORE
The post Kimba’s Songs That Saved Your Life appeared first on Bent Notes.
Sonja Horbelt visited our new JOY studios at the Victorian Pride Centre to chat with David Moyle about the impacts on artists of the significant lockdown during 2020 and 2021...
LEARN MORE
The post Sonja’s Lockdown Listening and Looking to the Kennedy Snow future appeared first on Bent Notes.
Matt McMahon won the National Jazz Award in 1999 playing the Piano and this year, 2021, Matt returns to Wangaratta as the lead judge for this years awards – again...
LEARN MORE
The post Matt’s Return to The National Jazz Awards appeared first on Bent Notes.
Melbourne vocalist Lillian Albazi chatted with David Moyle on Bent Notes about her debut album – After Image, an album of Jazz Standards reinterpreted by Lillian and her band, including...
LEARN MORE
The post Lillian’s After Image appeared first on Bent Notes.
Gemma Farrell founded the Artemis Orchestra in 2017 with the objective to support and encourage people of marginalised gender (female, trans and non-binary) in their journeys as jazz musicians, soloists...
LEARN MORE
The post The Elephant In The Room appeared first on Bent Notes.
Ben Hanlon, Anthony Schulz and Eugene Ball spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes upon the release of their trio’s debut album – LAND OF IF. An “Unconventional” trio, consisting...
LEARN MORE
The post Unconventional Land Of IF appeared first on Bent Notes.
Monash University has re-launched their Jazz Club at their Clayton campus with a brand new name – The Count’s – a joint reference to both their Executive Director of the...
LEARN MORE
The post The Count’s Count counts in their new programme appeared first on Bent Notes.
Michelle Nicolle and Ronny Ferella visited the Bent Notes Studio at JOY 94.9 to chat about the Socialist Jazz Club, Jazzing-up Bach, Juggernauts! and a whole lot more. Ronny talks...
LEARN MORE
The post Musician’s Unite at the Socialist Jazz Club appeared first on Bent Notes.
Melbourne Musician Adam Simmons spoke on Bent Notes about the Brand New Australian Jazz Magazine called DINGO. Adam has taken on the role of Editor for what will become a...
LEARN MORE
The post Adam Celebrates DINGO appeared first on Bent Notes.
David Moyle had an enlightening chat with Melbourne Vocalist and Violin Player Fem Belling where she spoke about learning to ride a bicycle, the changing face of Jazz, how to
The post Fem’s New Bandwagon, Bicycle and Jazz appeared first on Bent Notes.
When the opportunity became available Eugene Ball jumped to curate an ongoing weekly series of gigs which he has termed Old’sKool Jazz. The series puts the spotlight on the wonderful
The post Eugene Educates Old’sKool Uptown! appeared first on Bent Notes.
Melbourne Pianist, Trumpeter, vocalist, composer, arranger and Band Leader Jack Earle remembers seeing the name of Sammy Nestico on the top of so many big band charts when he was
The post Jack Earle remembers Sammy Nestico appeared first on Bent Notes.
After almost an entire year of very challenging circumstances for musicians and performers everywhere the Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival is scheduled over the weekend of December 11-14 at The
The post Women’s Jazz Festival Live and In-Person appeared first on Bent Notes.
Melbourne Musician Adam Rudegeair has curated, arranged, recorded, mixed and released a brand new album from his Bowie Project across four days during lockdown in Melbourne. The results are the
The post Adam creates his Art Crime Inc! appeared first on Bent Notes.
Journalist and Photographer Roger Mitchell has been taking photos of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues for over 10 years – photographs which have featured often in his blog...
LEARN MORE
The post Roger’s Story of Stills In Motion appeared first on Bent Notes.
Drummer Alex Hirlian’s Arcing Wires are set to light up the Wangaratta Festival Of Jazz and Blues with their Jazz-Rock repertoire on Friday October 30 at 8:15pm. Winner of the
The post Alex’s Arcing Wires to Light Up the Festival appeared first on Bent Notes.
Wangaratta Local Emma Christie features her contemporary vocal jazz in the Community Program at the 30th Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues. Emma will be performing the repertoire built-up during
The post Emma’s Jazz Investigation leads to Festival Performance appeared first on Bent Notes.
The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues for 2020 has been confirmed as an ONLINE festival this year – their 30th festival – commencing Monday October 26 and concluding Sunday
The post Wangaratta Festival Goes Online appeared first on Bent Notes.
Tom and Michael Avgenicos grew up with a love of music, dancing around their lounge room to the music from the stereo before taking up musical instruments and playing along
The post Treading The Avgenicos Water appeared first on Bent Notes.
Mirko Guerrini and Niko Schauble chatted about their new project “expEARience‘ when they spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes. The project is working towards better educating musicians and their
The post The expEARience Experience! appeared first on Bent Notes.
Adam Simmons spoke with David Moyle about his recent survey of the jazz community. The survey asked about the impacts of the response to the COVID-19 virus essentially shutting down
The post Adam chats Zatoczka & COVID-19 appeared first on Bent Notes.
Kristin Berardi joined Dave Fuller from the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues to chat with David Moyle on Bent Notes about the importance of the National Jazz Awards, and
The post National Awards Call for Vocal Jazz appeared first on Bent Notes.
Andrea Keller has been curating Monday Nights at The Jazzlab since 2017, providing Jazz and Improvised music through a range of different themed projects. The Composer’s Circle is a group
The post Andrea’s Circle Of Compositions appeared first on Bent Notes.
Guitarist, composer and Band Leader Robbie Melville spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes about the latest album from his Contemporary Chamber Jazz trio – ANTELODIC. The album TO ICELAND!
The post Icelandic Antelodic appeared first on Bent Notes.
Hadley Agrez, CEO of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival chatted with David Moyle about the Joys and Challenges of presenting three Digital Festivals, (THESE DIGITAL TIMES), and the amazing artists
The post These Digital Times III appeared first on Bent Notes.
The Tim Stevens Trio has released their 5th album, a collection of 10 pieces composed by Tim during 2016, when he composed 1 piece everyday – a total of 366
The post Tim’s Trio Plays The Changes appeared first on Bent Notes.
Afro-Brazilian inspired jazz is at the heart of the latest album from Alistair Kerr‘s Panorama Brasil project. The album has been inspired by the music and iconography of the Afro-Brazilian
The post Panorama Brasil Beautifies the Chants and Calls appeared first on Bent Notes.
Improvising Trio IMPERMANENCE spoke on Bent Notes about the improvisation games they play, creating new and interesting works out of musical forms and ideas. Impermanence are releasing this debut double-album
The post Impermanence Improvises Intelligently – with Games! appeared first on Bent Notes.
Niko Schauble is a multi-talented Musician, composer, arranger and producer who also owns the Pughouse Recording Studio. Niko chats about his time in COVID Isolation and his first venture onto
The post THEN THIS happened with Niko Schauble appeared first on Bent Notes.
Hadley Agrez, CEO of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, spoke with David Moyle about the approach to the Jazz Festival in light of the isolation restrictions on concerts and gathering
The post MIJF in These Digital Times appeared first on Bent Notes.
Two of Australia’s Up and Coming Jazz Musicians, with a great love of Jazz and Improvised Music, have collaborated on a new chord-less project called TUCKERBOX. Trombonist Josh Bennier and Trumpeter
The post Dasch Sits On The Bennier & Avgenicos Tuckerbox appeared first on Bent Notes.
Don Burrows passed away on March 12, 2020 at the age of 91, leaving an amazing legacy in a treasure trove of recordings, his establishment of the first Jazz music
The post Memories of Don Burrows appeared first on Bent Notes.
Tamara Kuldin chatted with David Moyle on Bent Notes about her latest album – This May Only Be A Dream, an album of 11 pieces – three of which are
The post Tamara’s Album Is More Than A Dream appeared first on Bent Notes.
South Australian based Composer, Producer and Bass player Ross McHenry spoke with David Moyle about his Voyage of Exploration including compositional extremes and his brand new album Nothing Remains Unchanged.
The post Nothing Remains Unchanged on Ross McHenry’s Voyage of Exploration appeared first on Bent Notes.
David Moyle from Bent Notes welcomed composer and improvising Trombone player Josh Bennier to the studio to chat about his Modular project and the release of the album recording this
The post The Modular Josh Bennier appeared first on Bent Notes.
Melbourne Vocalist Emma Gilmartin chatted to David Moyle about Vibrato, the joy of working with Tony Gould, getting into a Song, and the trials and tribulations of recording a live album. Emma is releasing her [...] The post Who is Emma Gilmartin? appeared first on Bent Notes.
Jazz Vocalist Nina Ferro joined David Moyle in-studio to chat about her career, leading a band, and putting her head into a speaker (you'll have to listen to find out!!) Nina's Grandmother is credited with being [...] The post Why did Nina Ferro put her head into the speakers? appeared first on Bent Notes.
Andrea Keller spoke with David Moyle about her musical upbringing and the important place the late Allan Browne has had in her musical life. Allan was a Mentor to Andrea and taught her the importance [...] The post Andrea Keller Talks Transients! and Allan Browne appeared first on Bent Notes.
John Scurry joined Corey in-studio to chat about the Allan Browne Memorial Concert celebrating the Life and Musical Legacy of Melbourne based Bandleader & Jazz Drummer Allan Browne. The Memorial show features musicians who have worked [...] The post John Scurry, Red Onions and Allan Browne appeared first on Bent Notes.
Buddy Love spoke with David Moyle about starting his singing career later in life, acting, and the craft of recording. Buddy has released three albums to date - more details checkout his website here! Buddy spoke with [...] The post Buddy Love Loves Jazz! appeared first on Bent Notes.
Adrian Jackson visited Bent Notes to talk about the highlights of this years Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues? Hear about the festival venues and headline artists at the festival this year. The Wangaratta Festival [...] The post Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues 2016 appeared first on Bent Notes.
The Retro Girls and Libby O'Donovan joined David Moyle to discuss, Songs, Life - and having LOTS!!! of FUN. Listen to Libby talk about her career in Music and how to create a show that [...] The post Libby O'Donovan & The Retro Girls - Songs, Life - and having fun! appeared first on Bent Notes.
The Project: Kennedy Snow The Artist: Sonja Horbelt The Album: Follow Sonja Horbelt called into the Bent Notes studio on August 7 to chat with David Moyle about the launch of her Debut [...] The post Who Is Sonja Horbelt? Who is Kennedy Snow? appeared first on Bent Notes.
Melbourne based Trumpeter, Composer, Bend Leader and Educator Paul Williamson chatted with David Moyle about his 10th album as band leader - "Live At Uptown" released on the JAZZHEAD label. Hear about Paul's approach to performance, [...] The post Paul Williamson LIVE at Uptown and more appeared first on Bent Notes.
Hetty Kate called in from New Zealand on Sunday May 29, 2016 to chat with David Moyle about her latest retro-look EP - "Comes Love", and her Quintet performance at this years Melbourne International Jazz [...] The post Hetty Kate "Comes Love" and MIJF appeared first on Bent Notes.
Chelsea Wilson chatted with David Moyle about the challenges of being the first performer given the opportunity to Artistically Direct this years Stonnington Jazz Festival. Chelsea described what is an amazingly varied program in this years [...] The post Chelsea Wilson talks her Stonnington Jazz 2016 appeared first on Bent Notes.
Julien Wilson joined David Moyle in-studio to chat about touring the music of the late Australian Sax player David Ades, launching David's final album - A Life In A Day - recorded in New York shortly [...] The post Julien Wilson Tours the music of David Ades appeared first on Bent Notes.
New Zealand singer and songwriter Hollie Smith spoke with David Moyle about creating music, performing at the Montreal Jazz Festival in front of 50,000 people in 2014, and her visit to Melbourne to perform at the HOWLER bar, and at [...] The post Hollie Smith speaks with Bent Notes appeared first on Bent Notes.
Hear what Steve Sedergreen had to say when he spoke with David Moyle about The Art and Beauty of Deep Listening, and his growing up in a musical family. Steve is performing at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz [...] The post Steve Sedergreen & Deep Listening appeared first on Bent Notes.
Ingrid Martin, Conductor of the Monash Concert Band, joined David Moyle in-studio to chat about conducting, teaching, and the excitement of working with the Monash Concert Band. The bands 'American' themed concert - ROUTE 66, [...] The post Ingrid Martin chats Conducting appeared first on Bent Notes.
Composer Lloyd Swanton spoke with David Moyle about his AMBON suite, composed as a means of paying tribute to his Uncle Stuart who who died in a Japanese Prisoner of War camp in the Indonesian Island [...] The post Lloyd Swanton and AMBON appeared first on Bent Notes.
Kristen Berardi spoke with Paul Gardner about her new album based, in this ANZAC anniversary year, on letters sent back from the ANZAC's and now part of Australia's history. You can see Kristen perform the album [...] The post Kristin Berardi talks about 'Hope In My Pocket' appeared first on Bent Notes.
Kimba Griffith joined David Moyle in-studio to talk about, and sing songs from her new Album "Each Time - The First Time". The recording process, dedication of the album, Kimba's love of these 'lost gems' [...] The post Kimba Griffith - Each Time The First Time - Live appeared first on Bent Notes.
Nilusha Dassenaike visited Bent Notes to chat to David Moyle about telling tales, winning a prestigious 'Premio Internacional' Cuban music award with Alex Pertout, and the spiritual side of music in her solos album The Lotus [...] The post Nilusha Dassenaike Interprets Native Folk Songs of Sri Lanka appeared first on Bent Notes.
Grace Knight joined David by telephone to chat about her career, pleasing the Audience, and the start of her Jazz career with a cameo role in the ABC Television series Come In Spinner, her latest [...] The post Grace Knight chats about pleasing her audience appeared first on Bent Notes.
Rory Clark joined David Moyle in-studio in July to talk about his new Album - RORY REMEMBERS - as he remembers the inspiration of the late Gil Askey . Checkout details of Rory's new album [...] The post Rory Clark talks about Rory Remembers appeared first on Bent Notes.
Chris Botti chatted to David Moyle about his musical career, his latest album - Impressions, the many artists he has performed with, and rates Australia as the best coffee in the world (after Italy). The post Chris Botti and his musical life appeared first on Bent Notes.
Rob Burke joined David Moyle in-studio for Bent Notes and chatted about his new album released on the Jazzhead label - Power Of The Idea, Improvisation, Practice-Based Research and being yourself - and lots more. The album [...] The post Rob Burke chats about The Power Of The Idea appeared first on Bent Notes.
Founders of the Paris Combo - ex-pat Australian David Lewis and french chanteuse Belle du Berry - spoke with David Moyle about their band - writing songs, and the benefits to the band from taking a break. [...] The post The Paris Combo - French Inspired Jazz appeared first on Bent Notes.
Adam Starr from the Alter Jazz Ensemble spoke with David Moyle about the fusion of Jazz with traditional Jewish Worship led by the Rabbi Noam Sendor, in the lead-up to their Stonnington Jazz Festival gig [...] The post Adam Starr talks Alter Jazz Ensemble appeared first on Bent Notes.