Tag: Jazz
Devonport gets jazzed up
This weekend's Devonport Jazz Festival is attracting large crowds to the state's north-west.[MORE]
Top musicians honoured at classical awards
Australia's top musicians have been honoured at the Classical Music Awards.[MORE]
WYD pilgrims hear message in Christian hits
Despite the Pope's dislike of rock music, World Youth Day features rap, heavy metal and jazz concerts.[MORE]
Nearly 80 but Sonny's still learning
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Ageing jazz legend Sonny Rollins is still searching for the perfect performance.[MORE]
Jazz musician Orszaczky dies
Accomplished and innovative musician and composer Jackie Orszaczky died on Sunday after nearly two years of having treatment for lymphoma. He was 60.[MORE]
Jazz legend Oscar Peterson dies
Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson died aged 82 on Christmas Eve at his home west of Toronto.[MORE]
Grammy-winning jazz producer dies
Veteran record producer Joel Dorn - who worked with such artists as Roberta Flack, Max Roach and the Neville Brothers - died of a heart attack on Monday in New York. [MORE]
Jazz pianist Joe Zawinul dies
Jazz pianist Joe Zawinul, who won widespread acclaim for his keyboard work with Miles Davis and helped create the sound known as jazz fusion, has died in hospital in his native Vienna. [MORE]
Jazz guitarist Fourie dead at 70
South African jazz guitarist Johnny Fourie, who participated in the jazz fusion experiment in the 1970s, has died aged 70.[MORE]
Dubbo prepares to jazz it up
Dubbo's jazz festival is vying to be the top event of its kind in New South Wales.[MORE]
Jazz buffs snap up festival tickets
Organisers of this weekend's Palmer Street Jazz Festival in Townsville say tickets are selling fast.[MORE]
Jazz singer George Melly dies
Eccentric jazz singer George Melly has died at his London home aged 80.[MORE]
Festival Centre debt wiped out
The Adelaide Festival Centre's $28 million debt will be wiped out by the South Australian Government.[MORE]
Jazz singer Anita O'Day dies
Jazz great Anita O'Day, one of the legendary American singers from the 1940s and 1950s, has died at the age of 87 in a Los Angeles hospital. [MORE]
Jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson dies
Jazz trumpeter and big-band leader Walter "Maynard" Ferguson, famed for his screaming solos and ability to hit blistering high notes, has died at age 78.[MORE]
Daytime no barrier to Jones' nightclub music
Thousands of jazz fans were in Bellingen over the weekend for the 17th annual jazz festival.[MORE]
Bellingen jazz festival attracts international line-up
The organisers of the Bellingen Jazz Festival say they expect this year's event to be bigger and better than ever.[MORE]
Jazz player hits right note with scholarship win
Saxophonist Tilly Anderson is the winner of the prestigious James Morrison Scholarship, after the weekend's Generations in Jazz Festival in Mount Gambier in south-east South Australia.[MORE]
Singer Lou Rawls dies of lung cancer
Silken-voiced crooner Lou Rawls, who started singing at age seven in a gospel choir and grew into a beloved blues, jazz and R&B performer, died on Friday at age 72 after a battle with lung cancer, his spokesman said. [MORE]
Jazz great Shirley Horn dies
Shirley Horn, the Grammy-winning jazz vocalist and pianist, has died after an extended battle with diabetes. [MORE]
Fine arts community honoured at awards
The best in Australian classical, jazz and world music have been honoured at the ARIA Fine Arts awards in Sydney.[MORE]
Jazz great Oscar Brown dead at 78
Oscar Brown Jr, a legendary rhythm and blues and jazz singer, died at age 78 on Sunday following a two-month illness, his son said. [MORE]
