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Henry Manetta is getting his band “The Trip” back together to perform for the first time since the significant impacts of COVID. In this podcast from Bent Notes on JOY... LEARN MORE The post Cosmic Blues from Henry Manetta & The Trip appeared first on Bent Notes.

Matt Thomson won the National Jazz Award last year and this year he gets to enjoy being a featured artist at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues. Matt talks... LEARN MORE The post National Jazz Award Winner to Enjoy his own stage appeared first on Bent Notes.

Artistic Director Michael Tortoni was excited to talk about the 2022 Melbourne International Jazz Festival when he was guest on Bent Notes recently.  The festival is getting back to a... LEARN MORE The post An Excited Michael Tortoni talks about this years Melbourne International Jazz Festival appeared first on Bent Notes.

Eugene Ball is Co-Artistic Director of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues for 2022 and is excited that the festival returns to a face to face event across the... LEARN MORE The post Eugene is Excited for the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues appeared first on Bent Notes.

Andy Sugg spoke about his classical Saxophone education, playing Punk the same day as Avante Garde classical, and the music of Michael Brecker – one of the world’s great saxophonists... LEARN MORE The post Brecker by Sugg & Mackey appeared first on Bent Notes.

Aussie Jazz Royalty Vince Jones spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes about his musical career, gardening, creativity and how clouds can be used as an analogy for creativity. Along... LEARN MORE The post Creative Rainstorms – Vince Jones appeared first on Bent Notes.

Stephen Magnusson was joint winner of the National Jazz Awards for Guitar in 2000.  In 2022 Stephen is one of the three Judges in this years National Jazz Awards –... LEARN MORE The post Contestant to Judge – Stephen Magnusson – National Jazz Awards 2022 appeared first on Bent Notes.

American Guitarist Stanley Jordan spoke with David Moyle on Bent Notes about moving from Classical Piano to Jazz Guitar, developing a Touch Technique for playing Guitar to achieve the sound... LEARN MORE The post Stanley’s Touch Guitar appeared first on Bent Notes.

Brothers Mal and Steve Sedergreen visited the Bent Notes studio to chat about working together over many years in their band Mistaken Identity, and their album released in 2002 –... LEARN MORE The post The Wondering Sedergreens appeared first on Bent Notes.

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... LEARN MORE The post Tim’s Real Aussie Jazz Book appeared first on Bent Notes.