Andrea Keller Curates Monday Nights Live at the Jazzlab: Volume 1 - The Composers’ Circle
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posted on 2025-01-22, 00:22authored byANDREA MEAGHERANDREA MEAGHER, Andrea Keller Meagher, Angela Davis, Samuel Anning, Carl Mackey, James Macaulay, James McLean
During my ongoing Monday night residency at the Jazzlab in Brunswick, Melbourne, I recorded several evenings featuring a variety of ensembles between December 2018 and December 2019. Two albums, showcasing a selection of these recordings, were released in 2020. The first volume in this set features The Composers’ Circle, an ensemble I devised as a key feature my Jazzlab residency. The ensemble has performed at the Jazzlab on a monthly basis, developing and showcasing compositions by all members, including re-imaginings of extant works and material written specifically for the ensemble, since the venue’s beginnings in mid-2017.
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During my ongoing Monday night residency at the Jazzlab in Brunswick, Melbourne, I recorded several evenings featuring a variety of ensembles between December 2018 and December 2019. Two albums, showcasing a selection of these recordings, were released in 2020. The first volume in this set features The Composers’ Circle, an ensemble I devised as a key feature my Jazzlab residency. The ensemble has performed at the Jazzlab on a monthly basis, developing and showcasing compositions by all members, including re-imaginings of extant works and material written specifically for the ensemble, since the venue’s beginnings in mid-2017.
The ensemble serves as a collaborative platform between leading improvising/composing musicians, developing an ensemble sound and a collective method of music making, whilst developing arrangements and new repertoire in the area of Australian contemporary jazz. The music on this first volume features original compositions written by each member of the Composers’ Circle, recorded over two nights in December 2018 – the first recording as part of the Melbourne Women’s International Jazz Festival and the second as part of my regular residency. The ensemble on Volume 1 features leading composers/performers/improvisers based in Melbourne, Australia, and includes Angela Davis (alto saxophone), Carl Mackey (tenor saxophone), James Macaulay (trombone), Andrea Keller (piano), Sam Anning (double bass) and James McLean (drums).
Andrea Keller curates Monday Nights Live at the Jazzlab: Volume 1 - The Composers’ Circle was released on August 3, 2020 and has garnered positive attention through feedback, radio play, and reviews in Rhythms magazine and the Sydney Morning Herald.