The Jazzlab

Australian Music Prize-nominated composer Luke Howard has been described as “absolutely heavenly” (Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC Radio 6) and his music as “an ambient masterclass” (Musos’ Guide), but no words can fully capture the potency of Howard’s enthralling compositions.

Dave Graney and Clare Moore are releasing their second album for 2019. Its called ONE MILLION YEARS DC and was recorded and mixed at their studio in the hills of Melbourne, the PONDEROSA. This album follows ZIPPA DEEDOO WHAT IS/WAS THAT/THIS? an album recorded with their band the mistLY which came out in May 2019 and featured the modern classics ULTRAKEEF, SONG OF LIFE and BABY,I WISH I’D BEEN A BETTER POP STAR. 

The two are companion pieces, in a  way. Many songs recorded over the same period. 

James Morrison, long established as a legend of jazz, introduces the new generation of Australia’s finest musicians, performing with his hand-picked Academy Jazz Orchestra.

The mirror project includes some of Melbourne’s most exciting younger improvising musicians, featuring Merinda Dias-Jayasinha (vocals), Tom Noonan (alto saxophone) Tamara Murphy (bass) and James Mclean (drums), in addition to Hoyne (guitar).

Jon Cleary quite simply embodies the sound of New Orleans, and throughout the second half of 2019, he takes that experience to stages across the globe on his massive Dyna-Mite World Tour, bolstered by the presence of his long time band, The Absolute Monster Gentlemen.