Press
Performance Reviews
City of Women
- Flawed Gem
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The Age
(Jessica Nicholas),
29 January 2001
- Earthiness and Sensuality
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The Australian
(Kevin Jones),
2 February 2001
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.
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ABC Darwin
18 August 2008
- A Work Of Rare Integrity
-
(Dr Aaron Corn),
- Very Old Meets Very New in Quest for Mutual Understanding
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www.resonatemagazine.com.au
(Kelly Curran),
25 September 2008
- Crossing Musical Boundaries
-
Rhythms Magazine
(Tony Hillier),
Thursday, February 26, 2009
- Renaissance on the Roper
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The Australian
(Nicolas Rothwell),
30 April 2009
- Crossing Roper Bar - An Introduction
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Hard Core
- Diverse
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The Age (Jessica Nicholas)
January 2003
Into The Fire
- Hypnotic Rhythms
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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
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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
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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
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The Hindu
(Ranee Kumar),
26 January 2007
- Experiment that worked
-
The Hindu
(Lalithaa Krishnan),
13 June 2008
- Oceanic Wave of Fused Rhythms
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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
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- A Quick Word From Paul Re. Into the Fire
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(Paul Grabowsky),
2003
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
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
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The Sydney Morning Herald
(Daniel Ziffer),
14 March 2006
- Ruby's New Ground
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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!
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http://www.abc.net.au/message
(Kezia George),
10 June 2004
- She's the Centre of Attention in Some Very Fine Company
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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
- "Elegant, soothing, frantic, turbulent"
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Rhythms (Adrian Jackson), March 2003
- "Jazz and something else"
-
Financial Review, March 29 2003
- A selection of responses
-
The Theft of Sita
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
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(Philip McCarthy),
9 January 2002
- Tribute to a Genius
-
The Advertiser
(Patrick McDonald),
10 June 2003
- Artistic Director's Notes
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- Composer's Notes
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Two Ducks Swimming
- Paul's Big Splash
-
Herald Sun
(Xenia Hanusiak),
January 2000
- Ensemble Glories in Diverse Sounds
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The Australian
(Jeremy Vincent),
24 January 2000
- A Mixed Offering
-
The Age
(Joel Crotty),
January 2000
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),
- Very Old Meets Very New in Quest for Mutual Understanding
-
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
-
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
-
- A Quick Word From Paul Re. Into the Fire
-
(Paul Grabowsky),
2003
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
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
- "Elegant, soothing, frantic, turbulent"
-
Rhythms (Adrian Jackson), March 2003
- "Jazz and something else"
-
Financial Review, March 29 2003
- A selection of responses
-
The Theft of Sita
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
-
The Hollow Air
- Phil Slater Describes the Project
-
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