Bent Notes

21 Oct 2023

Crossing the Cultural Musical boundaries

Arts, Jazz, Music, Performing Arts

Australian composer and pianist Paul Grabowksy AO and Chinese-Australian composer, performer and pioneer of modern guzheng music Mindy Meng Wang chatted about the empathy, cultural awareness and conversation necessary to create new music crossing boundaries between different muscial cultures.

Mindy plays the Guzheng – a chinese instrument similar in look and sound to a Zither, and has collaborated throughout her career with musicians from different cultures.

Hear the conversation in this podcast from JOY 94.9

Mindy Meng Wang and Paul Grabowsky are performing together at Chapel off Chapel on Saturday October 21, 2023 as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival

Paul Grabowksy AO and Monday Meng Wang were guests of Bent Notes on Sunday October 15, 2023
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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 ...