i used to live about 3 minutes walk from the sound lounge
at the moment it's about a 3 hour trip - each way
involving lots of walking and a long train trip
but this band plays so rarely it has to be done
a modest crowd at start of set meant a choice of seats
so well positioned centre stage second row as they started up
ripping into a roger frampton tune titled jazznost
that does everything to confirm the strength of this outfit
a rollicking number of very many different styles and sounds
seeing everyone contributing on their respective instruments
or giving way to a gentle drum/bass/piano section
john pochee as drummer/leader then back-announcing the tune
and seemingly in fine form as on-stage m c and story-teller
a trio of tunes composed by sandy evans were then played
including a new tune that surely means recordings will follow
sitting as close as i was meant total absorption was possible
and with 10 excellent musicians on stage there was plenty to observe
not least the camraderie and respect given and received
my feeling with this outfit is that it is an absolute pinnacle
each musician totally dedicated to their role in the band
giving their all musically and soaking it up equally
closed eyes, nodding heads, tapping feet, smiling faces
all in evidence as other musicians took the spotlight
and when all 10 of them are hard at it
i cannot imagine a more glorious jazz sound
loose but tight, melodic but shambolic, loud but gentle
any rhythm, style, beat or speed in their easy grasp
tunes counted in and the band then just so together
which in any other outfit would indicate lots of playing or rehearsing
but i suspect given the difficulty of uniting 10 highly prolific musicians
in this case means connection, intuition and feel is at play big time
then when a classic such as blues for clancye is rolled out they let rip
adding to the mixture a fallback to a very well known piece of music
but still played with unchecked passion and enthusiasm
10 part invention have played together for over 20 years
i have had the great fortune of seeing them only a handful of times
and now have them on the not-to-be-missed list
making me part of a small but growing club
judging by the reaction at the end of the performance tonight
loud, long, appreciative and deserving applause
best band in australia?
put them up there
at the moment it's about a 3 hour trip - each way
involving lots of walking and a long train trip
but this band plays so rarely it has to be done
a modest crowd at start of set meant a choice of seats
so well positioned centre stage second row as they started up
ripping into a roger frampton tune titled jazznost
that does everything to confirm the strength of this outfit
a rollicking number of very many different styles and sounds
seeing everyone contributing on their respective instruments
or giving way to a gentle drum/bass/piano section
john pochee as drummer/leader then back-announcing the tune
and seemingly in fine form as on-stage m c and story-teller
a trio of tunes composed by sandy evans were then played
including a new tune that surely means recordings will follow
sitting as close as i was meant total absorption was possible
and with 10 excellent musicians on stage there was plenty to observe
not least the camraderie and respect given and received
my feeling with this outfit is that it is an absolute pinnacle
each musician totally dedicated to their role in the band
giving their all musically and soaking it up equally
closed eyes, nodding heads, tapping feet, smiling faces
all in evidence as other musicians took the spotlight
and when all 10 of them are hard at it
i cannot imagine a more glorious jazz sound
loose but tight, melodic but shambolic, loud but gentle
any rhythm, style, beat or speed in their easy grasp
tunes counted in and the band then just so together
which in any other outfit would indicate lots of playing or rehearsing
but i suspect given the difficulty of uniting 10 highly prolific musicians
in this case means connection, intuition and feel is at play big time
then when a classic such as blues for clancye is rolled out they let rip
adding to the mixture a fallback to a very well known piece of music
but still played with unchecked passion and enthusiasm
10 part invention have played together for over 20 years
i have had the great fortune of seeing them only a handful of times
and now have them on the not-to-be-missed list
making me part of a small but growing club
judging by the reaction at the end of the performance tonight
loud, long, appreciative and deserving applause
best band in australia?
put them up there
