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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.