A live Youtube video of the fantastic Sydney jazz band. This was filmed at the Sound Lounge in Newtown earlier this year.
Dave Jackson, alto saxophone
Abel Cross, bass
Alex Masso, drums
A track from their latest album, Sofia (Rufus Records), will be featured on the DVD-R component of the forthcoming zine I have edited called Sydney Samizdat.
Matthew Asprey is a writer from Sydney, Australia. His website is here.
Honey For The Bears is the title of a 1963 novel by Anthony Burgess.
The header image is a detail of a portrait of Duke Ellington and his orchestra.
All posts are copyright ©2007-2009 Matthew Asprey.
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