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Performance Reviews

Crossing Roper Bar

Earth, Wind and Song Cycles Performing in Concert The Age (Jessica Nicholas), 22 March 2007

Bridging the Gap Between Contemporary Music and Ancient Indigenous Music. ABC Darwin 18 August 2008

A Work Of Rare Integrity (Dr Aaron Corn),

Earth, Wind and Song Cycles Performing in Concert www.resonatemagazine.com.au (Kelly Curran), 25 September 2008

Crossing Musical Boundaries Rhythms Magazine (Tony Hillier), Thursday, February 26, 2009

Renaissance on the Roper The Australian (Nicolas Rothwell), 30 April 2009

Crossing Roper Bar - An Introduction

A Fusion of Black and White The Australian (Ashleigh Wilson), 19th July 2010

Crossing the Divide The Age A2 (Liza Power), 31st July 2010


KEY: formative experiences for young musicians

Some feedback from parents and participants


City of Women

Flawed Gem The Age (Jessica Nicholas), 29 January 2001

Earthiness and Sensuality The Australian (Kevin Jones), 2 February 2001


Hard Core

Diverse The Age (Jessica Nicholas) January 2003


Into The Fire

Hypnotic Rhythms Adelaide GT May 2000

Ideas Never Become Tangled Weekend Australian (Lynden Barber), June 2000

West Meets the Subcontinent Sydney Morning Herald (John Clare), 6 May 2000

The Exception to the Rule The Age Green Guide (Leon Gettler), May 2000

A Brilliant Collaboration Australian Financial Review (Shane Nichols), June 2000

Unique and Beautiful Capital Q May 2000

For Sophisticated Listeners Canberra Times (Michael Porter), June 2000

All That Jazz The Indian Express, Bombay 31 October 1996

New Music From An Older Tradition The Indian Express, New Delhi October 1996

Out of This World Music Adelaide Advertiser (Stephen Whittington), March 1998

A Triumphal Hurrah The Telegraph, Calcutta (Prosanto Dutt), October 1996

Melody is the Mother; Rhythm is the Father The Age (Jessica Nicholas), 13 October 2003

When East Meets West! Hyderabad Times (Usha Raman), 25 January 2007

Into The Fire: Synthesising East With West The Hindu (Ranee Kumar), 26 January 2007

Experiment that worked The Hindu (Lalithaa Krishnan), 13 June 2008

Oceanic Wave of Fused Rhythms The Hindu (Usha Raman), 6 June 2008

Music Connecting People Newsindiapress.com Express Features 24 June 2008

Where Genres Meet The Hindu, Chennai (Divya Kumar), 2 June 2008

Moved by Rhythm Patterns The Hindu (V. Balasubramanian), 1 May 2009

Into the Fire - An Introduction and Brief History

Moving to Another Phase JazzChord, August 2000 (Martin Jackson),

A Quick Word From Paul Re. Into the Fire


Kura Tungar: River Songs and Stories

Kura Tungar The Age ( Jessica Nicholas), 19 October 2004


Meet Me in the Middle of the Air

A Dazzling Achievement The Independant Weekly (David Sly), 12 June 2006

Kelly Delivers a Cabaret Revelation Sunday Mail (John Merriman), 11 June 2006

Risky Mix of Religion The Australian (John McBeath), 12 June 2006

A Congregation Ready and Willing The Age (Jessica Nicholas), 7th June 2010


Passion

Jazz's Great Passion The Sydney Morning Herald (John Clare), 26 July 1997

Power of the Passion - From Very Different Corners The Australian (Jeremy Vincent), 31 March 1997

Passionate Entry to a New Home Sydney Morning Herald (John Shand), 2005



Ruby's Story

Music That Goes Right Into my Bones Sydney Morning Herald, SIMA website (John Clare), 15 April 2006

The Ebb and Flow - Songs from the River of Life The Sydney Morning Herald (Daniel Ziffer), 14 March 2006

Ruby's New Ground The Koorie Mail 15 March 2006

Swirling Sea of Sonic Passion Beat Magazine (David Dawson), 8 March 2006

A Unique Collaboration has Created an Authentic Form of Australian Blues and Jazz Limelight (Fred Pawle), April 2006

Daughter of the River The Australian (Iain Shedden), 1 June 2004

What an Amazing, Memorable Night Out! http://www.abc.net.au/message (Kezia George), 10 June 2004

She's the Centre of Attention in Some Very Fine Company The Advertiser (Louise Nunn), 12 June 2004

The Success of the Fusion dBmagazine Adelaide Issue 332 (David Grybowski), June 2004

Magical River Music Real Time (Keith Gallasch), June 2004

Joyous Celebration The Star (Ricky Lai), March 2008

Everything About the Show was Just Right starmagfeedback@thestar.com (Martin Vengadesan), March 2008


Theft of Sita

Paul Grabowsky on Theft of Sita Rhythms, March 2003 (Adrian Jackson),

A selection of responses


Shorelines

Sound Fusion, or Just Plain Confusing? The Australian (Kevin Ball), 29 October 2001

Plain Sailing in Shore's Heavy Weather The Age (Joel Crotty), October 2001

Composers Notes


Testimony: The Legend of Charlie Parker

Swinging in Bird's Paradise The Australian (Lynden Barber), 11 Jan 2002

Excellent Real Time (Keith Gallasch), January 2002

Soaring Tribute to Jazzman Bird The Australian (Hilary Shrubb), 18 January 2002

A True Marriage of Sound and Vision Sees Bird Take Flight Sydney Morning Herald (John Shand), 18.01.02

Jazz Opera Poet Jams With the Bird (Philip McCarthy), 9 January 2002

Tribute to a Genius The Advertiser (Patrick McDonald), 10 June 2003

Artistic Director's Notes

Composer's Notes


Soak / The Hollow Air

Phil Slater Describes The Hollow Air


Two Ducks Swimming

Paul's Big Splash Herald Sun (Xenia Hanusiak), January 2000

Ensemble Glories in Diverse Sounds The Australian (Jeremy Vincent), 24 January 2000

A Mixed Offering The Age (Joel Crotty), January 2000


Miles Davis: Prince of Darkness

A Tribute to Innovation and Traversing New Ground Arts Hub (Zoe Rinkel), 6th May 2010



Reviews of AAO Recordings

Crossing Roper Bar

Earth, Wind and Song Cycles Performing in Concert The Age (Jessica Nicholas), 22 March 2007

Bridging the Gap Between Contemporary Music and Ancient Indigenous Music. ABC Darwin 18 August 2008

A Work Of Rare Integrity (Dr Aaron Corn),

Earth, Wind and Song Cycles Performing in Concert www.resonatemagazine.com.au (Kelly Curran), 25 September 2008

Crossing Musical Boundaries Rhythms Magazine (Tony Hillier), Thursday, February 26, 2009

Renaissance on the Roper The Australian (Nicolas Rothwell), 30 April 2009

Crossing Roper Bar - An Introduction

A Fusion of Black and White The Australian (Ashleigh Wilson), 19th July 2010

Crossing the Divide The Age A2 (Liza Power), 31st July 2010





Into The Fire

Hypnotic Rhythms Adelaide GT May 2000

Ideas Never Become Tangled Weekend Australian (Lynden Barber), June 2000

West Meets the Subcontinent Sydney Morning Herald (John Clare), 6 May 2000

The Exception to the Rule The Age Green Guide (Leon Gettler), May 2000

A Brilliant Collaboration Australian Financial Review (Shane Nichols), June 2000

Unique and Beautiful Capital Q May 2000

For Sophisticated Listeners Canberra Times (Michael Porter), June 2000

All That Jazz The Indian Express, Bombay 31 October 1996

New Music From An Older Tradition The Indian Express, New Delhi October 1996

Out of This World Music Adelaide Advertiser (Stephen Whittington), March 1998

A Triumphal Hurrah The Telegraph, Calcutta (Prosanto Dutt), October 1996

Melody is the Mother; Rhythm is the Father The Age (Jessica Nicholas), 13 October 2003

When East Meets West! Hyderabad Times (Usha Raman), 25 January 2007

Into The Fire: Synthesising East With West The Hindu (Ranee Kumar), 26 January 2007

Experiment that worked The Hindu (Lalithaa Krishnan), 13 June 2008

Oceanic Wave of Fused Rhythms The Hindu (Usha Raman), 6 June 2008

Music Connecting People Newsindiapress.com Express Features 24 June 2008

Where Genres Meet The Hindu, Chennai (Divya Kumar), 2 June 2008

Moved by Rhythm Patterns The Hindu (V. Balasubramanian), 1 May 2009

Into the Fire - An Introduction and Brief History

Moving to Another Phase JazzChord, August 2000 (Martin Jackson),

A Quick Word From Paul Re. Into the Fire



Meet Me in the Middle of the Air

A Dazzling Achievement The Independant Weekly (David Sly), 12 June 2006

Kelly Delivers a Cabaret Revelation Sunday Mail (John Merriman), 11 June 2006

Risky Mix of Religion The Australian (John McBeath), 12 June 2006

A Congregation Ready and Willing The Age (Jessica Nicholas), 7th June 2010


Passion

Jazz's Great Passion The Sydney Morning Herald (John Clare), 26 July 1997

Power of the Passion - From Very Different Corners The Australian (Jeremy Vincent), 31 March 1997

Passionate Entry to a New Home Sydney Morning Herald (John Shand), 2005


Ringing The Bell Backwards

Grabowsky's Backwards Bell Ringing is a Triumph The Age (Adrian Jackson), 27 April 1995

Promise Fulfilled With More to Come Sydney Morning Herald ((John Shand), 8 May 1995

Ringing in the Changes Herald Sun (Jessica Nicholas), 24 March 1995

Strange Meeting Jazzcontinuum.com (Graham Collier), 7 April 2009

Ringing the Bell Backwards - An Introduction (Adrian Jackson),


Ruby's Story

Music That Goes Right Into my Bones Sydney Morning Herald, SIMA website (John Clare), 15 April 2006

The Ebb and Flow - Songs from the River of Life The Sydney Morning Herald (Daniel Ziffer), 14 March 2006

Ruby's New Ground The Koorie Mail 15 March 2006

Swirling Sea of Sonic Passion Beat Magazine (David Dawson), 8 March 2006

A Unique Collaboration has Created an Authentic Form of Australian Blues and Jazz Limelight (Fred Pawle), April 2006

Daughter of the River The Australian (Iain Shedden), 1 June 2004

What an Amazing, Memorable Night Out! http://www.abc.net.au/message (Kezia George), 10 June 2004

She's the Centre of Attention in Some Very Fine Company The Advertiser (Louise Nunn), 12 June 2004

The Success of the Fusion dBmagazine Adelaide Issue 332 (David Grybowski), June 2004

Magical River Music Real Time (Keith Gallasch), June 2004

Joyous Celebration The Star (Ricky Lai), March 2008

Everything About the Show was Just Right starmagfeedback@thestar.com (Martin Vengadesan), March 2008


Theft of Sita

Paul Grabowsky on Theft of Sita Rhythms, March 2003 (Adrian Jackson),

A selection of responses



Testimony: The Legend of Charlie Parker

Swinging in Bird's Paradise The Australian (Lynden Barber), 11 Jan 2002

Excellent Real Time (Keith Gallasch), January 2002

Soaring Tribute to Jazzman Bird The Australian (Hilary Shrubb), 18 January 2002

A True Marriage of Sound and Vision Sees Bird Take Flight Sydney Morning Herald (John Shand), 18.01.02

Jazz Opera Poet Jams With the Bird (Philip McCarthy), 9 January 2002

Tribute to a Genius The Advertiser (Patrick McDonald), 10 June 2003

Artistic Director's Notes

Composer's Notes