Bent Notes

9 Jul 2022

Tim’s Real Aussie Jazz Book

Arts, Jazz, Music, Performing Arts

Guitarist Tim Nikolsky visited the Bent Notes studio to chat about playing jazz on the forecourt of the Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open in the early 2000’s, and realising while doing so that this was an ideal starting point to collect Australian Jazz and eventually put it together into what would become the Australian Jazz Real Book.

Hear why Graeme Bell thought the Real Book was such an important collection for Australia, and how an offhand comment to Jex Saarelart about improvisations of The Necks catalysed a transcription and condensation of their music for inclusion into the book.

Tim Nikolsky was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday June 19, 2022
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23 Nov 2023

Sonjas’ Artistic Outcomes for 2023

Arts, Jazz, Music, Performing Arts

Melbourne Drummer, Composer and Artistic Director of the Melbourne Women's International Jazz Festival, Sonja Horbelt visited the Bent Notes studio ...

25 Oct 2023

Cheryl’s work of Loss, Grief and Healing – Take Note 2023

Arts, Jazz, Music, Performing Arts

[caption id="attachment_2726" align="alignleft" width="221"] Cheryl Durongpisitikul[/caption] Cheryl Durongpisitkul spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes about the work involved in preparing ...

24 Oct 2023

Katie’s Elixir of Poetry

Arts, Jazz, Music, Performing Arts

[caption id="attachment_3007" align="alignleft" width="300"] Zac Hurren, Katie Noonan, Ben Hauptmann[/caption] Katie  Noonan's ELIXIR project kicked off in 1997, with their goal ...