Music
Jazz losing time to capitalism's bebop
A great festival success deserves stability. Instead Wangaratta Jazz has lost both triennial funding and visionary leadership.
Jazz festival seeks new director
An opportunity has arisen for a director to follow in the footsteps of Paul Grabowsky and Adrian Jackson.
Why Australia still dances to an Irish tune
What impact have successive waves of Irish immigration had on Australian art and culture?
Eddie Palmieri: Latin Jazz Septet
Afro-Cuban music lifts the roof at Hamer Hall.
Why aren’t Australia’s female composers being heard?
New music by female composers is being sidelined in professional Australian concert programs.
Sounding the right note for women composers
A new initiative designed to address the gender imbalance in Australian composition has been launched in Sydney.
New age markets for classical music
Are meditation, mindfulness and therapeutic audiences the next growth market for the classical music sector?
Jazz world mourns death of Allan Browne
The jazz drummer and composer passed away on Saturday, a month shy of his 71st birthday.
Jazz festival fights on despite core funding loss
Despite having had its funding axed by Queensland’s now-ousted Newman Government, the festival is fighting on.
Theatre review: Tommy, Adelaide Festival
Making its world premiere at the Adelaide Festival, this jazz reimagining of The Who’s masterpiece is far from audience-ready.