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Review of Conjuror in SMH / The Age

Post Author:Miriam Zolin
Post published:27 October 2012
Post Category:Conjuror / Jazz / Reviews

Review by John Shand Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars "Allan Browne has been playing the drums for more than 50 years and for 40 of those has also written…

John McBeath reviews A Sudden Sentence in the Air in The Australian

Post Author:Miriam Zolin
Post published:26 November 2011
Post Category:A Sudden Sentence In The Air / Reviews

His new collection, A Sudden Sentence in the Air, contains a poem entitled A Manual of Style, dedicated to stellar Sydney saxophonist Bernie McGann, and selected by Black Inc for its forthcoming Best Australian Poems 2011. It's easy to see why the 13-line poetic description of McGann's playing was selected: Page's savvy observations inform his lines, taking on a kind of riffing of language, echoing and explaining the music.

Review: Take Me Higher by John Clare

Post Author:Miriam Zolin
Post published:10 June 2011
Post Category:Reviews / Take Me Higher

Reviewed by D. Byrne Sometimes people, places and deeds are hard to separate. Sometimes impossible. John Clare, jazz musician, critic and music lover, is one such person. His love of…