Jack Charles
It was during the runaway success of his theatrised life story when Jack Charles discovered a musical chemistry, born out live in front of sold out crowds at Belvoir St theatre, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth Festivals. It was not long before musical director Nigel MacLean and percussionist Phil Collings, both musicians in Jack Charles v The Crown, made a creative decision to record an album with Jack and experiment with the narrative from his own life story to create a soundtrack with hauntingly honest delivery, revealing the ramifications of a life once lived in dark corners. It is composed with dark, hard edges whilst remaining triumphant at the core. Listen to music from Jack Charles here.
GENRE: Jazz, blues, experimental |
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With international talents like David Hirschfelder accompanying operatic stars Roger Lemke and Carmel Parente, Blue Drag transports the listener through a film-like world of Django-inspired big band arrangements and futuristic flavours. Their most recent release I'll See You There is an inspiring collection of all original songs containing lush ballads seductively sung by Kate Ceberano and Chantal Mitvalsky and artfully accompanied on piano by Joe Chindamo with a 26-piece string orchestra led by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Wilma Smith. Likened to Miles Davis and coined 'Lord of the Strings' Blue Drag is Melbourne's best kept secret, delivering world class jazz with a local marinade. Listen to music from Blue Drag here.
GENRE: Jazz, cafe, swing, skat, ballad |
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Rarely do you see such a complete musician as Jali Buba. Born in The Gambia and a local of Malmsbury (Victoria) Jali is a hereditary musician from a West African griot, playing kora since the age of 10. He comes from the famous Kuyateh family of Medina Wandifa where all his brothers sing, dance and play kora. He has recently been working with Nigel MacLean on 'Mandinkan meets Melbourne'; a cross cultural collaboration exploring the kora-violin musicianship of the two FilmHarmonix artists. Listen to music from Jali Buba here.
GENRE: World music |
