
REVIEW: VINCE JONES – FROM IPANEMA TO THE WORLD (MIJF)
Vince Jones and Orquestra do Brasil. Melbourne Recital Hall. Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Saturday June 10, 2017. Review by Greg Phillips The impeccable quality of sound
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Vince Jones and Orquestra do Brasil. Melbourne Recital Hall. Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Saturday June 10, 2017. Review by Greg Phillips The impeccable quality of sound

Melbourne will be in the presence of guitar royalty next week when musician extraordinaire Adrian Belew plays an up close and personal week long residency at

E-drum launches at Drum Show By Allan Leibowitz The debut Sydney Drum and Percussion Show was well-timed for product debuts, offering Roland its first opportunity to

American four piece rockers The Dives have unearthed a swaggering, punchy style of rock that other New York bands seemed to have mislaid quite some time

DV Mark officially launched the Gambale Sweep Masters Competition today. This contest invites guitarists from all over the world to submit a video of them playing

Sydney based garage-soul rockers Polish Club have just wrapped up a sold out Alright Already album tour. Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips caught up with John and

Melbourne’s harmony-based acoustic pop/rock outfit Husky have just released their third studio record, Punchbuzz. Recorded in Melbourne with producer Matt Redlich, the captivating sound of Punchbuzz

The inaugural Sydney Drum & Percussion Show at Rosehill Gardens May 27 & 28, 2017 was an explosion of sound and vision featuring acclaimed drummers such

Donny McCaslin Group The Toff in Town, Melbourne Melbourne International Jazz Festival by Greg Phillips Celebrating its 20th year, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival has always

Donnarumma have recently released their raucous debut single Love Your Man, a horn-bouyed heavy hitter that leaves little to the imagination, out now. The trio have

Sometimes being a musician in a vibrant music scene is akin to playing the dating game. You go from band to band, testing to see if

Michael Schack and Ryo Takasaki (SPD ONE engineer) demo the 4 new SPD ONE pads at Australian Musician’s Sydney Drum & Percussion Show May 2017. The

PLAYING IT FORWARD BENEFIT CONCERT FOR STUART (CHET) FRASER, SUPPORT ACT AND OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN WELLNESS CENTRE featuring JOHN FARNHAM, JIMMY BARNES, NOISEWORKS & DIESEL TICKETS GO on

There’s no questioning this man’s songwriting credentials, Jimmy Webb has been crafting wonderful songs for over forty years, many of which have become treasured standards. His

Day 2 of the Sydney Drum & Percussion Show was as lively and inspiring as the opening day. Sydney turned on another gorgeous sunny day which

The inaugural Sydney Drum & Percussion Show kicked off today at Rosehill Gardens Grand Pavilion and the NSW drum community welcomed it with open arms. On

The inaugural Sydney Drum & Percussion Show is ready to roll as exhibitors set up their stands today and artists sound checked. The drum show, which

Bill Evans is an American jazz saxophonist who first came to prominence as a member of the Miles Davis group in the 1980s as well as

Cambridgeshire-bred, Melbourne-based fingerpicker, singer and songwriter Justin Bernasconi has just released his second solo album Barefoot Wonderland. The follow up to his acclaimed 2015 record

There are many reasons why you should check out the Sydney Drum & Percussion Show on May 27 & 28 at Rosehill Gardens Grand Pavilion. Here

With the imminent release of Brutal Dawn, companion album to 2016’s Civil Dusk, Bernard Fanning and The Black Fins are again pulling out the road cases

Australian Musician Sonny Landreth album announce and video exclusive! Australian Musician is thrilled to announce a new live album from the King of Slydeco Sonny Landreth,

He may blush at being reminded these days but we first saw a teenage Virgil Donati behind the drum kit in satin pants on ABC TV’s

Shelby J first came to our attention as the powerhouse vocalist in Prince’s New Power Generation. The soul and funk queen is currently in Melbourne playing

Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek were three young American guys in a foreign country in the 60s, who made a name for themselves

Australia’s jazz music community gathered last night at Melbourne’s premier jazz club Birds Basement to celebrate the 2017 Australian Jazz Bell Awards. Those in attendance witnessed

20th Anniversary of Roland V-Drums development. In 1997, Roland revolutionised the drumming world with the introduction of the TD-10K: the world’s first electronic drum kit to

Hot Apple Distribution Australasian distribution arm for premium international brands including: Sakae Drums, Murat Diril Cymbals, Craviotto Drums, Humes & Berg Cases, Protec Cases & Accessories.

With a new solo album release, All The Way, Justin Hayward will now embark on his first solo tour of Australia – with two special shows in

Formed in 1986 by guitarist Johnny McElhone and singer Sharleen Spiteri, Scottish band Texas have sold somewhere around 40 million records to date. Three of their

Let’s face it, pressed to name the members of any band, most people will tell you who the singer and guitarists are. It’s an unfortunate fact


Kentville Drums is Australia’s foremost drum repair and restoration workshop. An authorised warranty repair centre for Ludwig, Gretsch, Pearl, Yamaha, DW and Sakae, their meticulous commitment

DAVE GOODMAN presents STICK CONTROL Dave Goodman presents Stick Control featuring the Moeller technique and what he learned from lessons with Jim Chapin and Joe Morello,

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Ahead of the Sydney Drum & Percussion Show, May 27 & 28 Rosehill Gardens Grand Pavilion, we chat with That Redhead singer/drummer Lozz Benson, who will