Mitch Garling, Author at 2MBS

CD of the Week – Zodiac

CD of the Week Jazz

Zodiac are a dynamic young four piece Asian-Australian jazz quartet. Their debut album “The Wild Wild East” consists of a diverse span of songs that reflect on the conflicted feelings attached to growing up in an environment so physically detached from your cultural background.

MOSAIC: Live at Foundry616

2024 Events Events Jazz

After a previous sell-out show in March, Mosaic (Fine Music Sydney Artists in Residence) returns to Foundry616 as part of their bi-monthly residency.

Review – Esme Quartet

Classical Live performance review Michael Morton-Evans

Michael Morton-Evans reviews Esme Quartet's fourth Australian concert that took place in Sydney this week.

World of a Symphony: the year 1948

Classical Fine Music Magazine

The year 1948 was one of tribulation for Shostakovich and Prokofiev, censured by the cultural commissars and forced to recant for writing ‘decadent’ and ‘formalistic’ music.

Jazz and Art

Fine Music Magazine Jazz

Jeannie McInnes looks at the close connections between Jazz and the visual arts. Both encourage creative freedom and improvisation and there are numerous creatives who work in both mediums.

International Jazz Day – April 30th

2024 Events Jazz Programs

Since 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day, promoting peace, diversity and freedom of expression.

Cassandra Doyle & Friends Recital

2024 Events Classical

Upon her recent success being accepted into the Salzburger Festspiele Young Singers Project and Opernstudio NRW, mezzo-soprano Cassandra Doyle looks forward to performing a final recital with friends at the Pitt Street Uniting Church, before moving to Essen to commence rehearsals in June.

Mahler Symphony no 2: Resurrection

2024 Events Classical Fine Music Magazine

Advance publicity for the Mahler 2 concert in Chatswood bordered on hyperventilation: Massive!, shrieked one headline, Colossal!, trumpeted another.

Contemporary Greek Jazz

Fine Music Magazine Jazz

A 2024 list of contemporary jazz high achievers reveals a surprisingly strong presence of Greek born contributors such as trumpet/flugelhorn player Andreas Polyzogopoulos and the double bassists Mihalis Kalkanis and Petros Klampanis.

Keyna Wilkins

Fine Music Magazine Jazz

Born in the United Kingdom to a mixed heritage – English father and Australian mother – Sydney-based composer, musician, and educator, Keyna Wilkins spent her early days in a small rural village in Somerset, where she first discovered her passion for music.