"Australian Jazz Festival 2008"
The Australian Consulate General Osaka is delighted to be able to present a series of Australian Jazz events throughout July in Kansai. Jazzhead/Head Records is the Melbourne-based label behind these talented performers who are visiting Japan to participate in live jazz music events right across Japan. Information in Japanese available here:
http://www.austrade.or.jp/newsreleases/?item=62
The Australian Consulate General Osaka is delighted to be able to present a series of Australian Jazz events throughout July in Kansai. Jazzhead/Head Records is the Melbourne-based label behind these talented performers who are visiting Japan to participate in live jazz music events right across Japan. Information in Japanese available here:
http://www.austrade.or.jp/newsreleases/?item=62
1. Ben Winkelman Trio http://www.benwinkelman.com (bio)
Ben Winkelman Trio is an innovative and dynamic contemporary jazz piano trio that draws on diverse influences, which range from Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music to stride piano and Jelly Roll Morton's "Spanish tinge". The trio's repertoire consists entirely of original compositions, some of which are modern reinterpretations of stride and early jazz; others are based on Brazilian and Afro-Cuban rhythms; some incorporate elements of Argentinean tango and contemporary classical music. The result is a dynamic and exciting meeting between the traditional and the innovative, and a balance between the structure of arrangements and the freedom of improvisation. These elements come together to form a sound that is unique in Australian jazz.
Ben Winkelman Trio Members：
Ben Winkelman (Piano), Sam Anning (Bass), Ben Vanderwal (Drum)
Ben Winkelman Trio is an innovative and dynamic contemporary jazz piano trio that draws on diverse influences, which range from Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music to stride piano and Jelly Roll Morton's "Spanish tinge". The trio's repertoire consists entirely of original compositions, some of which are modern reinterpretations of stride and early jazz; others are based on Brazilian and Afro-Cuban rhythms; some incorporate elements of Argentinean tango and contemporary classical music. The result is a dynamic and exciting meeting between the traditional and the innovative, and a balance between the structure of arrangements and the freedom of improvisation. These elements come together to form a sound that is unique in Australian jazz.
Ben Winkelman Trio Members：
Ben Winkelman (Piano), Sam Anning (Bass), Ben Vanderwal (Drum)
July 4th GROVE CAFE' (Tanimachi, Osaka) http://www.grove-cafe.com/
7:30pm and 9pm (2 performances)
Music charge: 1500 yen
Reservations: 06-6765-7000 (English menu available)
2. WAY OUT WEST
www.myspace.com/wayoutwestmelbourne
July 15th Wazz Japanese Dining & Live
Nishinakajima 5-12-12
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
Just a short walk from Shin-Osaka (near Washington
Hotel Plaza) Music charge: 1500 yen
Inquiries/bookings: 06-6305-0230
http://www.wazz.jp/owner.html#way-out
Where else but Melbourne would you be likely to find a band featuring a Sri Lankan born West African percussion master and a Vietnamese traditional musician, who also carves up the jazz guitar a-la Pat Metheny, mixing it with players diversely experienced in Western pop, jazz, and classical traditions? Melbourne is just such a melting pot and Way Out West is just such a band.
A chance meeting in 2001 between eclectic trumpeter/composer, Peter Knight, and Vietnamese traditional music virtuoso, Dung Nguyen, marked the beginning of a remarkable collaboration and led to the formation of Way Out West, a band that continues to draw inspiration from the cultural vitality and diversity of Footscray with its new album, Old Grooves for New Streets (Jazzhead).
Way Out West will be performing a One Night Only performance in Osaka on their way back from gigs at the Montreal Jazz Festival, followed by invitation performances at the Veneto and Catania Festivals. This is a performance not to be missed.
Members: Peter Knight, Dung Nguyen, Ray Pereira, Paul Williamson, Howard Cairns, Dave Beck
3. Alison Wedding
http://www.alisonwedding.com/
Alison's first solo CD, "The Secret", was released in September 2003 on the ABC Jazz label. Not long after this release, Alison and her band did a national tour performing all around Australia, including the Wangaratta Jazz Festival. “The Secret” went on to win the 2004 Bell Award for the Best Vocal Jazz Album.
Alison was also named a semi-finalist at the Wangaratta Jazz Competition in October 2005, and won the Gibson-May award at the London International Vocal Jazz Competition, which took place in London March 2006.
Alison was also named a semi-finalist at the Wangaratta Jazz Competition in October 2005, and won the Gibson-May award at the London International Vocal Jazz Competition, which took place in London March 2006.
July 30th GROVE CAFE' (Tanimachi, Osaka) http://www.grove-cafe.com/
7:30pm and 9pm (2 performances)
Music charge: 1500 yen Dinner set price for two people only 4700 yen)
Inquiries/bookings: 06-6765-7000 (English menu available)
July 31st Crowne Plaza Hotel Kobe, The Bar http://www.cpkobe.com/ 7:00pm
Inquiries/ticket inquiries: (078) 291-1272
