2011 Live Performances and broadcasts of recordings of local, national and international concerts
November 2 - Hannah, Catherine, Andy and Frank all moved from Canberra to Melbourne in early 2011. Whilst finding their feet in a new city they found each other again. This fatalistic reunion lead to the formation of Atluk. The group were playing a mean game of Balderdash when they came across the perfect name for their sweet sound; ‘Atluk’ is old English for a seal’s breathing hole in the ice. Dubbing their style as Saccharine-Folk, their music mixes the narrative style of Belle & Sebastian and the light-hearted romance of She & Him, they also have the occasional group harmonies of Boy & Bear and the warm melodies of Angus & Julia Stone. Every song is a quest to tell you a story and a tune get stuck in your heart.
Hannah previously played and sung in a duo "Hannah and Sam" and at just 17 had her music played on TripleJ as a featured artist in 2008. Her song writing has matured with her, plus some selected older works have re-hatched by the band with new life and dimension. The family piano has been a cultivator of much music; Hannah has written the majority of works sitting at its creaky frame. Andy has fronted four bands and gigged for eight years but now feels at home in Atluk. Catherine migrated from the classical world of orchestral double bass playing in 2008 to join Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens and Rafe and the Well Dressed. Swapping the music stand for a microphone, she joins in the vocal trio with Hannah and Andy. Occasionally she swaps the double bass for an electric when there's no decent trams to a venue. Frank was a Canberra drummer veteran, drumming for bands including Starfish Hill and Magic Hands.
When they’re not writing songs and practicing together in our lounge room, or playing shows around Melbourne; Frank draws pictures on his bathroom mirror with whiteboard markers and plays lazar tag. Catherine cooks dal and teaches kiddies to play in an orchestra. Andy feeds his monsters on his computer game and skateboards around the city. And Hannah watch films from the public library and stitches something up to wear next on stage.
June 17 - Matt and Jocelyn have been playing together since the start of 2010. They played at the Merimbula and Moruya Jazz Festivals to gracious audiences willing to hear something a little bit different. At the beginning of 2011 they invited Rafael Jerjen (Bass) and Henry Rasmussen (kit) to join them. The last six months with Raf and Henry have been about exploration of textures and arrangements of old standards, contemporary pieces and originals. The group draws on many different influences and tries to make these evident within their arrangements. The group have recently returned from the Merimbula Jazz Festival where they were welcomed with great enthusiasm and played to comments like ‘ the highlight of the festival.’ They are looking forward to performing in the Canberra Jazz Festival in August and are looking forward to again appearing at the Moruya Jazz Festival in October.
Matt Thompson – originally from Sydney, studied piano at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, completed Honours at the ANU and is now the Piano lecturer at the School of Music.
Jocelyn Jensen – Originally from Melbourne, Jocelyn has had the privilege of being taught by some of Australia’s leading jazz vocalists such as Bridget Allen and Michelle Nicolle. She is currently in her second year studying with Vince Jones at the ANU School of Music.
May 20 – Brass'ere -recorded by ArtSound at Adore Tea at Gold Creek on 27 March 2011. The personnel are: Cameron Smith (tpt), Zac Raffan (tpt), John Gosling (tromb), Michael Bailey (trombone), Nathan Sciberras (baritone sax), David Abkiewicz (sousaphone), Damon Coumahan (perc), Robert Nesci (drums), Courtney Stark (vocals). Student trumpeters Min Moore and Joe Lee joined for part of the second set.
May 13 – Michiel Bortslap - we take you to the Netherlands for a live performance by renowned Dutch pianist/composer Michiel Borstlap and his trio, with singer Trijntje Oosterhuis. Borstlap has travelled worldwide with his own trio, sextet, and as a soloist and played at numerous festivals. In 1996 he won the Thelonius Monk Composition competition with Memory of Enchantment, a composition later recorded by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. In 1998 and 1999 he was nominated for the Bird Award at the North Sea Jazz Festival and received a contract with Verve records in 1999. In 2000 he recorded a solo CD piano album called Solo Standards. In 2001 Gramercy Park followed, consisting of three CDs taken from worldwide live recordings on which he shows his whole range and the influence of Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea in his playing.
Courtesy of Radio Netherlands, we present his trio in this concert recorded live in 2002 in Holland featuring Michiel Borstlap (piano), Anton Drukker (bass), Joost Lijbaart (drums) and Trijntje Oosterhuis (vocals).
May 6 – The Translators - recorded at the Gods Café in May 2011 (one of our best yet!). You will hear original compositions from all members of the band. The group has created a unique blend of music that fuses the improvisation in Jazz with the rhythms and harmonies of Flamenco. The personnel are: Steve Hunter – bass, Damian Wright – Spanish Guitar, Ben Hauptmann – mandolin, James Hauptmann – drums.
April 29 –Due to popular demand, tonight's Friday Night Live (8PM) will be a repeat of the concert we broadcast on Good Friday featuring the fantastic JONATHAN ZWARTZ SEXTET. ArtSound FM recorded them in concert at the Gods Café at ANU as part of the 2011 "Jazz in Concert at the Gods" series. The personnel are some of Australia's leading jazz musicians: Jonathan Zwartz (bass), Richard Maigreath (sax and bass clarinet), James Greening (trombone), Phil Slater (trumpet), Matt McMahon (piano) and Hamish Stewart (drums).
April 15 – GUITAR NIGHT! -Tonight's program features two performances by leading young Australian guitarists. Tim Willis' group "The End" (currently visiting Canberra for a gig, and our feature CD of the Week artists this week), followed by a superb return to our archives and a recording of a concert presented at the Polish White Eagle Club in 2007 featuring Carl Dewhurst (guitar) with Cameron Undy (bass) and Evan Manell (drums).
April 8 – Part Two of Jazz FestLive, Highlights from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2010. Louisiana native, Brian Blade, opens this program of highlights of music from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival then Dee Dee Bridgewater follows with the bittersweet Billie Holiday classic, Don't Explain. The sweetness is restored after we interview Loretta of Loretta's Pralines. In the second half, Roderick Paulin covers Cannonball Adderly's Jessica's Birthday, Marcus Miller revives a Miles Davis tune, and New Orleans native, Shannon Powell, closes the program with some Herbie Hancock. Hosted byGeorge Ingmire (WWOZ New Orleans).
April 1 – Part One of JazzFest Live - The first in a series of programs in which we go offshore to New Orleans. Traditional Jazz and Brass Band show from Jazz FestLive - Highlights from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2010, hosted by George Ingmire (WWOZ). Exclusive to ArtSound FM, live music from the Economy Hall Stage, the tent where the fire of traditional jazz stays lit for 7 solid days. And whether we're talking about a song written in 1909 (Temptation Rag) or a musician born two years later in 1911 (Lionel Ferbos) doing the The Sheik of Araby, the music in this program runs the gamut of hot, sweet and sure to please. The program closes with a visit to the Jazz and Heritage stage with the Forgotten Souls Brass band giving props to one of the faces on the Mount Rushmore of Rhythm, Smokey Johnson.
1st set: Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, Mark Braud and the New Orleans Jazz Giants, Lionel Ferbos
2nd set: Mark Braud and the New Orleans Jazz Giants, Allen Toussaint, Forgotten Souls Brass Band.
In the second part of this special series on FNL on April 8, we'll feature Modern Jazz from the same festival including guests Brian Blade, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Marcus Miller.
March 25 - Dale Barlow Quartet – features one of the highlight concerts of the Gods Jazz series of 2009; a quartet fronted by superb saxophonist Dale Barlow. He's accompanied by three ANU School of Music-trained musicians: Brendan Clarke (bass), Mark Sutton (drums) and Ben Hauptmann (guitar).
March 18 – Blackschu Band. Welcome return of the BlackSchu Band, recorded by ArtSound in 2008. In this repeat performance, you'll hear some great Blues and Boogie Woogie Music presented by John Black (piano), Ben Schuman (drums), Richard Booth (sax).
March 11 – The Daniel Hunter Group – Switzerland-based guitarist Dan Hunter was in town last December and ArtSound was lucky enough to record his group in concert on Friday Night Live. Personnel includes Dan Hunter (guitar), Niels Rosendahl (saxophone), Phil Jenkins (bass), Aiden Lowe (drums). Join us for this inspiring young group of ex Canberra School of Music students in a two-set concert of original material.
February 18 – Jacam Manricks Quartet - recorded in concert at the Hippo Bar in 2008. You'll hear Jacam Manricks (alto sax), Jackson Harrison (piano), Brendan Clarke (bass) and Danny Fisher (drums) in a lively two sets.
Febuary 4 – Bert Joris and Dado Moroni – recorded in 2000 at Nick Vollebregt's Jazzcafe in Laren, in the Netherlands. Originally featured on Radio Netherlands jazz program"TROS", the concert provides two exciting sets from this group that is internationally recognized, but rarely heard in Australia. Thanks to Manon Miessen and Dick de Winter of Radio Netherlands for making this concert available to ArtSound FM.
First set: Mr Dodo (Joris), Connections (Joris), Lucky Thirds (Joris), Waltissimo (Moroni), All the Things You Could Have Been (Joris)
Second set: Blue Alert (Joris), It Is My Time (Joris), Magic Box (Joris), Alone At Last (Joris), Oleo (Rollins), You and the Night and the Music (Schwartz), For The Time Being (Joris).
January 28 – Joe Lloyd Quintet - as part of the Friday Night Live Summer Series Joe Lloyd (Alto Sax) with special guest John Mackie (Tenor Sax).
January 5 – B3 Hammond Trio – Friday Night Live this week sees the continuation of the Friday Night Live Summer Series of repeats of the best concerts of 2010. “B3 Hammond Trio” consists of James Le Fevre (sax), Andy Butler (keys), Hugh Deacon (drums) + Rob Lee (trombone).
