Dinah Washington

For Yaala Ballin, there is something very apt about her upcoming synergy with fellow jazz vocalist Miles Griffith as part of the Hot Jazz series. The…

The next installment of this year’s Hot Jazz series offers a breath of foreign fresh air in the shape of Korean-born vocalist Malo and her compatriot…

There are events that don’t give the sense of being anything special at the time, but which gradually grow to achieve iconic status and take on…

On stage blues musicians always let it hang out. Whether it’s a song about a recently departed spouse, or even the deplorable state of their shoes,…

Most wind instrument players from the jazz fraternity will tell you they try to get their instruments to "sing." Vocalist Paula West knows exactly…

This year's Hot Jazz series kicks off in style. First up in the six act series, which runs till next June, is acclaimed vocalist Kevin Mahogany who…

'Amy who?" I asked, as a voice like molasses, rich, huge and with an extraordinary musicality pervaded our living room. I was stretched out on the…

Although The Proposition was the opening attraction at the Australian Film Festival, when I spoke recently with its producer, Chris Brown, it did not…

They say "curiosity killed the cat". In 77-year-old jazz artist Junior Mance's case, his inquisitive mind and yen for learning opened up a whole…