All posts tagged "Jazz"
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1.2KLatestInterview: Kym Purling
World renowned musician Kym Purling is returning to his hometown of Adelaide. He catches up for a chat about his upcoming Grand Night at the Regal.
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709Adelaide FringeFringe Review: A Lady Sings the Blues
Zkye Compson-Harris is one of Adelaide’s treasures. A blues and jazz singer of unquestionable talent, she constantly stretches both her repertoire and her style.
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1.1KArtsCabaret Festival Review: Gunhild Carling
Raucous, boisterous and cheeky, Gunhild Carling is a stunning performer to watch.
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815Adelaide FringeFringe Review: Ingrid James: Love and Other Fiascos
Jazz singer, teacher and impresario, Ingrid James, has been a lynchpin of the Brisbane Jazz Club for many years. This year’s Fringe sees her make her debut at the Adelaide Jazz Club, the founding of which was partly inspired by her.
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722Adelaide FringeFringe Review: Ella at Zardi’s
In 1956, acclaimed jazz vocalist Ella Fitzerald did a season at Zardi’s Jazzland in Los Angeles. On her final night, the entire show was recorded for an album release which never happened.
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905Adelaide Fringe
Fringe Interview: Jazz Singer Ingrid James
Renowned jazz singer and teacher, Ingrid James, is making her Adelaide debut at Fringe this year, playing at the newly minted Adelaide Jazz Club. In between teaching, singing and feeding her family, she sat down with Glam to talk about her glittering career and her upcoming gigs.
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737Adelaide FestivalFringe Review: Nic Jeffries
Sydney-based musician Nic Jeffries, triumphed last year as the inaugural artist for the Adelaide Jazz Club. He returned this year to kick off the club’s diverse Fringe season.
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918Adelaide FringeFringe Review: Crystal Club
It is not all that easy to find authentic jazz and swing shows in the modern Australian theatre circuit but the Scandinavian The DecaVita Sisters have given us the opportunity to experience the roaring 20’s in its purest form.
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1.3KAdelaide FringeFringe Review: A Night in Paris
Louise Blackwell is one of Adelaide’s treasures. A highly competent and innovative jazz singer, she has spent many years in France, and this Gallic sensibility pervades much of her work.
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2.0KAdelaide FringeFringe Review: Bernie Dieter’s Little Death Club
The darkest, funniest and most debauched kabarett club this side of Berlin! A Weimar-punk jazz band soundtracks a hazy night of dangerously funny kabarett, breathtaking circus and fire-breathing sideshow at its most inappropriate, provocative and hilarious best.
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960Adelaide FringeFringe: Spend A Night In Paris With Jazz Singer Louise Blackwell
Is an airfare to France a bit out of the question at the moment? No worries – jazz singer Louise Blackwell is bringing France to you during Fringe. Combining the beauty of French culture and jazz music, Louise and the French Set will be playing popular music from twentieth century artists including Lucienne Boyer and […]
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593EntertainmentTheatre/Music Review: Between Light
The Zephyr Quartet’s Between Light returns to the stage for the third time since its creation in 2014.
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758EntertainmentFeast Festival Review: Mama Alto – Torch Songs
Mama Alto came to the Raj House foyer with an intimate show in her unique jazz-gospel style.
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612EntertainmentOzAsia Festival Review: Haveli
This musical double-bill, jointly hosted by OzAsia and Nexus Arts, brings together two outfits with the same aim: to fuse Australian jazz with Carnatic music (the indigenous sound of Southern India).
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879LatestAdelaide Jazz Club Delivers the Cool!
The Adelaide Jazz Club's next gig on November 9th features Andy Seymour.
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3.3KLatestAdelaide Is Finally Getting A Jazz Club
And you don't have to wait long for it - the first gig starts this week.
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758Books & LiteratureBook Review: Little People, Big Dreams: Ella Fitzgerald, by Isabel Sánchez Vegara
One in a series of illustrated children's books about inspirational women. In this edition, the highs and lows of Ella Fitzgerald's life and singing career are brought into focus to inspire young girls.
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345Adelaide FringeFringe Review: Peggy Lee: “Is That All There Is?”
Hard-core Peggy Lee fans cannot complain about repertoire choice, presentation or musical style as Brigitte Baden-Rennie performs her intelligent and entertaining homage to the great jazz/pop vocal stylist.
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367Adelaide FringeFringe Review: Kind of Blue: The Miles Davis Show
This gig was one of the big successes of the 2017 Fringe, selling out, and taking both the band and Rob Pippan, by surprise. Pippan has taken a punt in reprising this performance and the punt has paid off.
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283EntertainmentNew Orleans Comes To Adelaide At Nexus This Saturday!
Yep, you read that right! This weekend’s festivities will be of New Orleans proportions when NOLA at Nexus turns up the heat this Saturday. Chris Weber’s Banksia Orchestra will be playing old-time New Orleans Jazz, followed by Melbourne’s Horns of Leroy with one of their trademark energetic brass band performances to bring you to your […]
