In a retrospective performance, jazz virtuoso Barney McAll draws on the traditions of his genre while pointing the way to the future, writes Garry Lee
Author Archives: Garry Lee
Reviews
Jazz young guns offer glimpse of future
5 April 2022
A quartet of next generation local jazz musicians impress our writer Garry Lee with their musicality and strong grasp of the traditions of the genre.
Reviews
One guitar expert reviews another
15 December 2021
Guitar geek alert: this review contains some technical language and many superlatives as Garry Lee reviews the Kristian Borring Quartet.
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New sounds in new venue
8 November 2021
As the Perth International Jazz Festival wraps up Scott Tinkler and Ghost Gum Reverb play Hackett Hall, which Garry Lee discovers is the ideal venue for experimental music.
Reviews
New music swings big band
28 October 2021
The future of jazz is in good hands, says Garry Lee after witnessing the new compositions emerging from the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra.
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Jazz fusion a fabulous festejo
20 September 2021
A melting pot of musical traditions are celebrated in a live recording project at the WA Academy of Performing Arts, says Garry Lee.
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Jazz with a social conscience
28 June 2021
Artemis Orchestra launch their debut album The Elephant in the Room and Garry Lee enjoys the arrival of a jazz ensemble that values equity, commitment and passion.
Reviews
Redefining jazz
16 April 2021
Audible Edge Festival continues, with a performance which Garry Lee says challenged the preconceptions of what jazz is and – more importantly – created a platform as to what jazz might be.
Reviews
Jazz with benefits
15 March 2021
The pandemic has brought unintended benefits to the Perth jazz scene, says Garry Lee after listening to James Flynn and David Rastrick at the Ellington Jazz Club.
Opinion
Jazz orchestra’s history of success
28 October 2020
Garry Lee, the first administrator of the West Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra, goes behind the scenes to discover the organisation’s secret to 37 years of success.
