Melbourne International Jazz Festival Summer Sessions 2015

15 – 29 January 2015



Melbourne International Jazz Festival are presenting their 2015 Summer Sessions which brings world-class jazz to Bennetts Lane Jazz Club in January 2015.



Over six nights, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club will play host to a series of intimate gigs including Belgian piano virtuoso Jef Neve, a celebration of John Coltrane's seminal album 'A Love Supreme' and a showcase of some of this country's finest jazz pianists in...

“HUBBLE BUBBLE, TOIL and TROUBLE” [Manfred Mann]

This is Part 7 of an ongoing series of articles on: “I Remember … when it was great to be . . .”

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In Part 2 of the story of 86-year old Nancy Angove, we find ourselves being taken through the years of the Second World War. This leads to an amazing story, where the conclusion doesn’t come about until almost 60-years later! Among the plethora of fascinating stories comes one of how Nancy became involved in the world of live theater came to sing and dance in front of Lady Mountbatten.

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"A Blockbuster." (Nick Tosches - Rolling Stone)
"If you ever find 12 Dreams, buy it." (Anthony Nownes - Music Columnist Metro Pulse)

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SECOND WAVE FEMINISM HAS ITS SYMBOLIC ROOTS IN THE WOMEN’S PEACE CAMPS AT GREENHAM COMMON IN THE 1980S.



The title of Wendy Bacon’s article in New Matilda ‘ – The Gutting and Gagging of Feminist Women’s Refuges in NSW – gets straight to the heart of the matter. ”More than 25 feminist women’s refuges in NSW have lost their government funding,” she says, ”with their buildings being handed over to religious or other charities. Many shelters will no longer focus on...

Internationally acclaimed magician, comedian, singer / songwriter and all round entertainer Mr Rob Zabrecky from LA, USA speaking with myself after his performance at The Melbourne Magic Festival 2015.



produced by Kerrie Pacholli © pationpics.com...

Edited by Maria Katsonis and Lee Kofman. Published by Ventura Press.

Rebellious Daughters is a delightful read, composed of 17 true stories written by premium Australian female writers. The stories capture a period of time in the authors lives that reflects on the development of their characters, shaping and greatly influencing who they have become as adults today.
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The Sunday Session at Hong Kong’s leading live music venue, The Wanch, was spiced up last Sunday July 24, 2016 with appearances by Aussie film and musical theatre writer and director, the impresario Frank Howson.


_{Barry O’Rorke, Brian Greytak, Phil Whelan, Rocky Dabscheck and Frank Howson take the Hong Kong Drinking Oath of Allegiance at the Wanch}
The Sunday Session acts as a scoop for the cream of Filip...

Welcome to Listen To Older Voices, a program produced by Rob Greaves for Wesley Mission Victoria and podcast through the Toorak Times.

Listen To Older Voices presents the stories, views and opinions of our older citizens. It is predominantly in a life & times format, with interviewees reflecting upon their lives from earliest memories. An underlying principal of the program is to promote the concept of positive ageing, reinforcing the principle that older people have & continue to make a valuable contribution to both their local & wider community.
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