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After Long Silence ...
... "the supreme theme of Art and Song" awakens again after our long period of lockdown against the COVID-19 foe! Apologies to W. B. Yeats, but the sentiment seems appropriate.
By the way, Neil Ardley set that poem to music and Norma Winstone sang it on Ardley's 1971 LP "A Symphony of Amaranths". It's a brilliant album and very much worth hearing. Ardley's setting of Edward Lear's poem "The Dong With A Luminous Nose", recited by Ivor Cutler, is a classic.
Anyway, things are at last looking up. The LazyBones Quintet should be playing soon; the Windjammer Brass Trio will be appearing at a market near you as soon as the weather on Sundays warms up; and The Windjammer Brass Quintet is all set to perform at the Port Fairy Jazz Festival on the weekend of 11th-13th February, 2022. The brass quintet has a nice range of jazz and ragtime pieces, ranging from the beautiful compositions of Jelly Roll Morton, through some great Dixieland arrangements by Zach Smith, to sublime compositions from Duke Ellington's band.
By the way, Neil Ardley set that poem to music and Norma Winstone sang it on Ardley's 1971 LP "A Symphony of Amaranths". It's a brilliant album and very much worth hearing. Ardley's setting of Edward Lear's poem "The Dong With A Luminous Nose", recited by Ivor Cutler, is a classic.
Anyway, things are at last looking up. The LazyBones Quintet should be playing soon; the Windjammer Brass Trio will be appearing at a market near you as soon as the weather on Sundays warms up; and The Windjammer Brass Quintet is all set to perform at the Port Fairy Jazz Festival on the weekend of 11th-13th February, 2022. The brass quintet has a nice range of jazz and ragtime pieces, ranging from the beautiful compositions of Jelly Roll Morton, through some great Dixieland arrangements by Zach Smith, to sublime compositions from Duke Ellington's band.
LazyBones Trombone Jazz Quintet at the Newport Jazz Festival
Saturday 1st May 2021
The quintet played a much-appreciated set at the Festival, thanks to Lachlan Smith (trombone), Rory Clark (piano), Doug Kuhn (bass) and Larry Kean (drums). Several photos with nice captions appeared in the local paper, and the Festival Director gave us high praise. The band was programmed for another two sets on the following day but, overnight, Lachlan developed COVID-19 symptoms and needed to be tested and self-quarantine, so we had to withdraw. We're looking forward very much to next year's Festival!
76 Mel'Bones In Federation Square, Melbourne
Thursday 12th December 2019
LAZYBONES
Don Jordan's Famous Trombone Band LazyBones has been on the Melbourne jazz scene since the middle ‘80s and has delighted audiences ever since with our unique instrumentation, extensive repertoire...
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