Bent Notes

20 Oct 2023

Nina’s Greatest songs from Ruth Rogers-Wright

Arts, Jazz, Music, Performing Arts

Ruth Rogers-Wright began her career in London where she was one of the leading artists in the “New British Jazz” movement, before migrating to  Australia.  Her band in London included two Aussie ex-pats – pianist Mark Fitzgibbon and vocalist Nichaud Fitzgibbon.

Ruth was introduced to the music of Nina Simone while in London and saw her perform live a number of times.  These experiences formed part of the inspiration for Ruth to put together a show about Nina and her music.

In this podcast from JOY 94.9 Ruth chats about her musical beginnings in London, the challenges of the music ‘industry’, and her show all about the life of the great entertainer and activist who was  Nina Simone.

Ruth is performing The Great Songs of Nina Simone at the Hawthorn Arts Centre on Friday October 20, 2023.

Ruth Rogers-Wright was guest of Bent Notes on Sunday October 15, 2023
Bent Notes – 2 hours of Jazz and Improvised Music – 7 o’clock Sunday nights
JOY 94.9 – Out.Loud.Proud – Your Voice – Your Radio Station

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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 ...