Chris McNulty in Concert ~ Featuring Perth Young Guns ~ Jackson VanBallegooyen and Lachlan Glover

Schedule

Fri Nov 04 2022 at 07:00 pm

Location

The Ellington Jazz Club - Perth | Perth, WA

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As part of this year's Ellington PIJF festival program, internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist-composer, Chris McNulty teams up with two of the hottest young guns in Perth, Jackson VanBallegooyen (piano) and Lachlan Glover (saxophone). Together with rhythm section stalwarts Nick Abbey and Chris Tarr this ensemble will be presenting a collaborative program of dynamic and eclectic hard swinging standards, originals and ballads. This promises to be one heck of a fiery kick-off to The Ellington's PIJF weekend.
One of the truly unique vocal jazz artists of her generation who also composes. Melding technical mastery, emotive delivery and a unique gift for storytelling, her effortless synergy with the musicians she shares the stage with has been captivating audiences worldwide for decades. On the flip of a dime she traverses music from hard swinging to soaring improvisations and ethereal ballads. Listen and watch: https://www.chrismcnulty.com
"Chris McNulty enthralled the Shirehall audience with a program of unhackneyed songs. A singer of great subtlety, Chris interpreted each lyric in an extremely individual way and with exceptional sensitivity. She is without doubt an inspirational jazz singer. Eloquent, expressive and extremely exciting. The subtle variations she applies to each song aptly illustrate her unflinching commitment to jazz. A consummate artist, her unsentimental approach suggests a certain vulnerability and emphasises an intimacy few singers can match.” - Mike Pinfold, journalist, writer – UK, Howden Jazz Society, Wakefield Jazz Society, January 2005
“Exquisite....McNulty applies poignant jazz chops... while accomplishing the impossible, the expression of her story through song....making listeners rethink the meaning of why we love jazz.." — 5 Stars ***** Blaine Fallis, All About Jazz, July 2015
"If McNulty's vocalizing is fearless, then her writing is peerless....her explorations seem to transcend to a free zone between jazz and modern symphonic....There is so much to commend about the album: above all, the versatile, soothing, swimming voice of Australian-born McNulty; her writing and arranging skills. The musical diversity on display is equally impressive" standards sprinkled throughout; rarities by Jobim, Bernstein, and Thad Jones; a surprise guest appearance by Frank Wess, whose tenor timbre is remarkably similar to McNulty's. This, her 6th album, should not merely be listened to, but carefully digested." Jazz Times - Harvey Siders, January 2007
“Her liquid phrasing and luminous tone underscoring a voice of serene beauty and striking veracity... compelling emotional fervency. One of the foremost singer-composers on the scene today... ” — 4 Stars Peter Quinn, Jazz Wise UK, Jan 2007
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Where is it happening?

The Ellington Jazz Club - Perth, 191 Beaufort Street,Perth,WA,Australia

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