This CD is his latest and one of four that Michael Lowenstern has released in the last eleven years. Fans will immediately recognise how comparatively different this project is in particular to his post-Amsterdam release of Spasm – a complex and at times quite cerebral compilation of compositions, or even the more accessible 1985 which also had its moments of high level compositional art.

AUSTRALIA ENSEMBLE Catherine McCorkill – basset clarinet, clarinet Dene Olding, Dimity Hall – violin Irina Morozova – viola Julian Smiles – cello Tall Poppies TL131 The Mozart and Brahms clarinet quintets are popular choices for clarinettists to record. Perhaps less common is the decision to perform on basset clarinet such as in this rendition of [...]

Col Loughnan & Steve Murphy La Brava Music LB0060 http://www.labravamusic.com In 1981 Col Loughnan and Steve Murphy released their duo LP, Feel the Breeze. It met with immediate acclaim receiving endorsements from Don Burrows and other critics. Steve Murphy is no longer on the jazz scene, but Col Loughnan, based in Sydney where he is [...]

Nicole Canham – Clarinet Anthony Smith – Piano MCD 288 Nicole Canham recently completed a year of studies in France with renowned clarinettist and pedagogue, Philippe Cuper, which, has inspired the production of this debut recording. Nicole is a founding member of the clarinet quartet Clarity, and in more recent times as Director of the [...]

{mosimage} Music by Stuart Greenbaum, Featuring Barry Cockcroft, saxophones RM 099 Available from reedmusic.com, the Australian Music Centre <amcoz.com.au>, and selected stores. This CD, devoted entirely to the music of Stuart Greenbaum is a treat for lovers of Australian classical music. There are two sonatas, for saxophone and for violin, solo pieces for violin, saxophone, [...]

{mosimage}Reviewed by Matt Christensen This DVD is the musical tribute to pianist, composer and educator Ellis Marsalis.  It was recorded live in 2001 at the University of New Orleans and features Ellis and his four talented musician sons on stage together for the first time. As such it makes a very worthy addition to any [...]