An elegant red-haired woman in a patterned dress stands outside, trees behind her. She has her arms open wide, long sleeves falling like wings either side, her head tilted to the sky. This is singer Jessie Gordon. Fifty shades of jazz
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Fifty shades of jazz

3 August 2023

Perth Jazz Society is celebrating a major milestone with a stellar lineup at this year’s Lyric Lane Jazz Festival. Julie Hosking gets the lowdown from co-curator Jess Herbert. 

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A man wearing glasses sits facing a monitor. He looks intent on creating something. Worth making noise about
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Worth making noise about

8 June 2023

Armed with a new instrument, musician Jeremy Segal is ready to get experimental with some friends. He tells Julie Hosking why you should, too.

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Two performers dressed in black on a darkened stage. One is simultaneously playing guitar and piano, the other is moving glass jars Musical explorations from the edge
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Musical explorations from the edge

27 April 2022

Tune Noise Tune’s series of experimental performances is giving local audiences new opportunities to hear innovative sounds, and the latest instalment has Kristian Borring mesmerised.

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Pictured is TuneNoiseTune driving force Josten Mybrugh he wears a green jumper and blue collared shirt underneath stands in front of concrete buildings. The sounds of freedom
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The sounds of freedom

9 February 2022

What happens when you combine jazz and experimental music? Josten Myburgh introduces TuneNoiseTune, a new series dedicated to this adventurous, exciting music.

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four musicians play on a small stage: double bassist, drummer, trombonist and saxophonist Redefining jazz
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Redefining jazz

16 April 2021

Audible Edge Festival continues, with a performance which Garry Lee says challenged the preconceptions of what jazz is and – more importantly – created a platform as to what jazz might be.

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